Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 207: How MCP Impacts the College Experience

September 22nd, 2024  |  1 hr 31 mins

higher education, middle/high school, student voice

Guest host Avery Balasbas is joined by a panel of his previous students who are now in college to discuss their MCP experience and how it prepared them for learning beyond high school

Episode 206: From the Classroom Into Leadership

September 15th, 2024  |  57 mins 47 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Don Allen to talk about his journey from the classroom into school and district leadership positions, and the philosophy and approaches to education that guided him along the way.

Episode 205: Engaging with Students Even When They Are Absent

September 8th, 2024  |  56 mins 53 secs

high school, indiana, self-paced, us government

Toni Rose is joined by Cassandra Burdette to talk about how she engages and supports students who are absent from school.

Episode 204: Reflections from a Four-Year MCP Implementer

September 1st, 2024  |  58 mins 46 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Sam Ortiz to talk about her experience implementing the model over four school years, addressing concerns from stakeholders, and engaging with the MCP community.

Episode 203: Troubling the Narrative with Ken Shelton

August 25th, 2024  |  1 hr 16 mins

all levels, thought leadership, usa

Toni Rose is joined by Ken Shelton to talk about ways we can critique and disrupt the status quo in the world of education.

Episode 202: System Alignment

August 18th, 2024  |  1 hr 17 mins

thought leadership

Toni Rose is joined by Sean Aker to talk about how aligning and streamlining systems while centering relationships within schools materially benefits students and teachers.

Episode 201: Increasing Student and Teacher Confidence

August 11th, 2024  |  55 mins 12 secs

blended learning, elementary, mastery based instruction, utah

TR is joined by Megan Meachum to talk about how the MCP model benefited both herself and her students, and her plans for the coming school year.

Episode 200: Celebrating 200 Episodes!

August 4th, 2024  |  1 hr 28 mins

Toni Rose and Zach are joined by a live audience and a variety of special guests to celebrate our 200th podcast episode!

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

shortcast

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.