Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 199: Shortcast 174: Planning for Multiple Preps

July 28th, 2024  |  18 mins 18 secs

Zach is joined by Steve Schlarman to discuss the challenges of teaching multiple different courses simultaneously and some of the solutions Steve has discovered to ease them.

Episode 198: Shortcast 187: Early Learners

July 21st, 2024  |  16 mins 22 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Kendra Jergovic and Nick LeDoux to talk about how they use the MCP model to work with very young (1st grade) learners.

Episode 197: Shortcast 177: Gamification

July 14th, 2024  |  21 mins 23 secs

Zach is joined by Chad Collins to discuss the gamified materials he's designed and how he approaches gamified teaching in general.

Episode 196: Shortcast 171: Resetting MCP

July 7th, 2024  |  18 mins 46 secs

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Toni Rose is joined by Kendal Giacomini to talk about resetting a modern classroom mid-year (after a long break) and her new role at MCP.

Episode 194: Shortcast 156: Progression vs. Grades

June 23rd, 2024  |  15 mins 23 secs

Zach is joined by Dacia Guffey and Paul O'Donaghue to talk about the distinction between tracking progress and assigning grades and how teachers can help students and other stakeholders shift their mindsets around learning and displaying progress data.

Episode 193: Shortcast 155: Grading Beliefs and Mindsets

June 16th, 2024  |  14 mins 49 secs

Zach is joined by Kate McGillicuddy to discuss mindsets around grades and grading, and in particular Kate's use of standards-based grading to address some of the problems inherent in traditional grading systems.

Episode 192: Shortcast 152: Embracing Resistance

June 9th, 2024  |  14 mins 14 secs

Toni Rose and Zach discuss the variety of emotions that can come with implementing an alternative educational model and beginning a new school year.

Episode 191: Shortcast 151: Humanizing Teaching Practices

June 2nd, 2024  |  14 mins 54 secs

Zach is joined by Paul France to discuss practices that foster personalized learning and make teaching more sustainable.

Episode 190: Fostering Inclusivity: Navigating Special Education in Student-Centered Classrooms

May 26th, 2024  |  56 mins 1 sec

This week's episode is the audio from a webinar Toni Rose hosted called Fostering Inclusivity: Navigating Special Education in Student-Centered Classrooms. They are joined by a fantastic panel of Mark Pederson, Maddie Richer, and Cassie Fontaine.

Episode 189: Mastery-Based Teaching and Learning

May 19th, 2024  |  55 mins 6 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Ylaiza Perez to talk about teaching authentically and promoting true mastery.

Episode 188: Screencastify

May 12th, 2024  |  50 mins 51 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Vishal Shah, CEO of Screencastify, to talk about how teachers, students, and industry professionals use Screencastify's various platforms and tools.

Episode 187: Early Learners

May 5th, 2024  |  53 mins 16 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Kendra Jergovic and Nick LeDoux to talk about how they use the MCP model to work with very young (1st grade) learners.

Episode 186: Kami

April 28th, 2024  |  45 mins 30 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Margie Tiner to talk about how her education journey led her to Kami, as well as discussing some of Kami's incredible features.

Episode 185: Teacher and Student Collaboration

April 21st, 2024  |  54 mins 27 secs

Zach is joined by Megan Kindred to talk about collaboration at all levels - between students, between adults, and even between students and teachers.

Episode 184: Visual Arts

April 14th, 2024  |  1 hr 26 secs

Zach is joined by Dana Pelzman to talk about teaching visual arts using MCP, as well as some more general discussion on accommodating, flexible mastery checks for creative work.

Episode 183: Student Perspective

March 31st, 2024  |  33 mins 50 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Sarahya College, a high school sophomore, who offers incredible insight into the student experience of learning in a modern classroom as well as advice for teachers who are implementing the model.