Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

221 episodes of Modern Classrooms Project Podcast since the first episode, which aired on August 4th, 2020.

  • 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.

  • Episode 182: Pre-K

    March 24th, 2024  |  36 mins 26 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Marquitta Thomas to talk about how she uses the model at the pre-K level.

  • Episode 181: An Educator's Impact

    March 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins

    Toni Rose is joined by high-school and college students Dulce, Aayla, and Breanna to talk about the talk they gave at NCTE and the impact that of a caring educator.

  • Episode 180: Edifying Teachers

    March 10th, 2024  |  49 mins

    Toni Rose is joined by Katie Caster to discuss her work at Edifying Teachers and the importance of curiosity and reflection for teachers.

  • Episode 179: Computer Science

    March 3rd, 2024  |  41 mins 55 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by taMica Gaither-Banks for an in-depth discussion of the MCP implementation she uses in her computer science classes.

  • Episode 178: Learning for Justice

    February 25th, 2024  |  49 mins 17 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by D’Aisha Smith, Skyla Hudson, and Jaci Jones to talk about their involvement with Learning for Justice and how teachers can incorporate social justice teaching and learning into their work.

  • Episode 177: Gamification

    February 18th, 2024  |  1 hr 1 min

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

  • Episode 176: Joyful Disruption

    February 11th, 2024  |  1 hr 6 mins

    Toni Rose is joined by Marvin Reed to talk about how he disrupts traditional approaches to teaching while prioritizing joy in his classes.

  • Episode 175: Sports and MCP

    February 4th, 2024  |  54 mins 32 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Tacks Feliciano to talk about how he adapted the MCP model into an innovative approach to coaching volleyball.

  • Episode 174: Planning for Multiple Preps

    January 28th, 2024  |  1 hr 6 mins

    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 173: Indigenous Teaching Practices

    January 21st, 2024  |  55 mins 23 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Micah Daniels for a conversation on culturally responsive education for indigenous students and communities.

  • Episode 172: Genially

    January 14th, 2024  |  48 mins 39 secs

    Zach is joined by Cat Spencer of Genially to discuss the platform and how it can be used to enhance blended materials in a modern classroom and beyond.