Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 24: Q&A from the Community Part #2

February 7th, 2021  |  42 mins 3 secs

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This week, your hosts answer more questions from the community, with topics ranging from implementing mastery checks to adapting the model for different groups and grade levels. Remember, you can always submit questions at modern classrooms.org/askmcp or tweet with the #askMCP!

Episode 23: Manageable Grading in a Modern Classroom

January 31st, 2021  |  52 mins 32 secs

education, grading, mastery

In this week's episode, we discuss systems and strategies Modern Classroom educators employ to make mastery-based grading sustainable in their classrooms.

Episode 22: Finding the Right Time to Innovate

January 24th, 2021  |  48 mins 58 secs

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On this week’s episode, we discuss the best time to learn and implement the Modern Classroom instructional model and share our exciting plans for our 2021 Virtual Summer Institute.

Episode 21: Building Effective Learning Communities

January 17th, 2021  |  38 mins 51 secs

On this episode we discuss how to build a learning community at the school level to empower teachers to implement the model across multiple classrooms, content areas and grade levels.

Episode 20: Sustainability for Teachers

January 10th, 2021  |  47 mins 6 secs

education, teacher burnout

This week, we discuss teacher sustainability and strategies for combating teacher burnout.

Episode 19: A Path Forward in 2021

January 3rd, 2021  |  46 mins 1 sec

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This week, we discuss some of the ways the Modern Classrooms Project will support educators as they face the challenges and uncertainty of the coming school year.

Episode 18: Building Effective Instructional Videos

December 27th, 2020  |  56 mins 28 secs

blended learning, education

On this week's episode, we discuss the benefits of using instructional videos in a self-paced class, best practices for building instructional videos, and strategies educators can use to build engagement with their video lessons

Episode 17: Trauma-Informed Teaching in a Modern Classroom

December 20th, 2020  |  54 mins 8 secs

education, trauma-informed teaching

What can Modern Classroom educators do to help students who have experienced trauma? Tune in to this week's podcast episode to learn concrete strategies you can use to make students feel safe, strengthen memory, and build self-regulation skills.

Episode 16: Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in a Modern Classroom

December 13th, 2020  |  43 mins 50 secs

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On this week's episode, we discuss strategies for supporting our Emergent Bilingual students, as well as how we can leverage the blended, self-paced, and mastery-based structure of the model to enhance literacy for all learners.

Episode 15: MCP Q&A

December 6th, 2020  |  49 mins 21 secs

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Your hosts answer audience questions. Topics include implementation of the model, differentiation, collaboration, and deadlines. You can submit questions for future Q&A episodes at www.modernclassrooms.org/askmcp or tweet at us with the hashtag #askmpc

Episode 14: Learning from Team Teachers in Australia

November 29th, 2020  |  44 mins 50 secs

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We chat with two incredible English teachers in Australia who shared their fascinating journey redesigning their team-taught English class around blended, self-paced, mastery-based instruction.

Episode 13: What We're Grateful For

November 22nd, 2020  |  38 mins 19 secs

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Your hosts take a moment to talk about what they're grateful for. We also hear from several Modern Classrooms educators, from teachers to school administrators, about what they're grateful for and what's bringing them joy this year, despite the challenges of the moment.

Episode 12: Modern Classrooms Founders Chat

November 15th, 2020  |  45 mins 41 secs

Kareem is joined by Modern Classrooms Project cofounder Rob Barnett to discuss the origins of the model, how the organization has scaled while retaining a teacher-first approach, and their vision for the future of the organization.

Episode 11: Collaboration Pt. 2 - Planning for Organic Collaboration

November 8th, 2020  |  44 mins 3 secs

collaboration, education, self-directed learners

In Part Two of our series on collaboration in a Modern Classroom, we discuss how teachers can establish a classroom culture in which students are encouraged to collaborate organically and spontaneously.

Episode 10: Collaboration Pt. 1 - Planning for Collaboration in a Modern Classroom

November 1st, 2020  |  46 mins 54 secs

collaboration, education

In episode 10, we begin a two-episode series on collaboration; this week's episode focuses on pre-planned full group activities like labs and seminars, and we discuss ways teachers can manage these collaborative activities in a self-paced, mastery based class.

Episode 9: Planning and Teaching in a Modern Classroom

October 25th, 2020  |  51 mins 2 secs

Kareem is joined by Nora Barnett and Lisa Doty to discuss in detail how they plan and implement their modern classrooms, from planning and recording instructional videos, to implementing self-paced structures and mastery checks.