Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 134: Building and Supporting Communities

April 9th, 2023  |  55 mins 29 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Ashley Kearney to talk about connecting with, building, and supporting school communities.

Episode 133: Providing Effective Feedback

April 2nd, 2023  |  52 mins 23 secs

Zach is joined by Jerod Brown and Dan Ronchak to discuss strategies for providing effective feedback as well as ways that a Modern Classroom can be conducive to providing targeted feedback.

Episode 132: Universal Design for Learning and MCP

March 26th, 2023  |  52 mins 12 secs

Zach is joined by Devin Schrock to discuss Universal Design for Learning and the many ways it is evident in the MCP model.

Episode 131: Implementing MCP at an Independent School

March 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

Zach is joined by Carmen Welton to discuss her experience teaching at an independent boarding school and the advantages and disadvantages of implementing the MCP model in that context.

Episode 130: Teacher Collaboration - How to Lead a PLC about MCP at Your School

March 12th, 2023  |  32 mins 8 secs

high school, massachusetts, world languages

Toni Rose is joined by Whitnei Moore and Andrea Kowalski to talk about the MCP PLC they've developed at their school.

Episode 129: Teacher Collaboration

March 5th, 2023  |  56 mins 9 secs

alabama, math, middle school

Zach is joined by Brook Lee and Rick Smith, two members of a 6th grade math teaching team, to talk about working with other teachers (who may or may not implement the MCP model) to collaboratively develop curriculum and instruction.

Episode 128: Culturally Sensitive and Sustaining Teaching

February 26th, 2023  |  44 mins 17 secs

district of columbia, k12, thought leadership

Toni Rose is joined by Liz Kleinrock to speak about her work in the area of Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist teaching.

Episode 127: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities

February 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

k12, minnesota, sped

Toni Rose is joined by Tiffany Dreher to discuss how educators can support learners who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Episode 126: English Learners Success Forum

February 12th, 2023  |  49 mins 30 secs

colorado, ell, k12, thought leadership

Toni Rose is joined by Rebecca Castellanos of the English Learners Success Forum to talk about strategies and approaches to working with multilingual learners and learners who speak different languages in the classroom.

Episode 125: Neurodivergence

February 5th, 2023  |  50 mins 59 secs

district of columbia, k12, sped, thought leadership

Toni Rose is joined by Melody Maitland to discuss ways in which she approaches education through the lens of universal design for all learners and acknowledging every student's abilities in their educational journey.

Episode 124: Grading for Equity

January 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment.

Episode 123: Goal Setting

January 22nd, 2023  |  52 mins 7 secs

Zach is joined by Stephanie Howell to talk about different ways teachers can scaffold student goal setting and ways we can support our students in keeping themselves accountable to their goals.

Episode 122: Going School-Wide with MCP

January 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 38 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Crystal Deaver, principal of the Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD, to talk about how she pioneered and continues to lead a fully-MCP school.

Episode 121: Student Feedback on the MCP Model

January 8th, 2023  |  49 mins 5 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Ronda Cosby, principal of Grace M. James Academy of Excellence, as well as five of her 7th grade students, to give their perspective on being middle schoolers in Modern Classrooms.

Episode 120: Guided Self-Paced Learning

December 25th, 2022  |  45 mins 13 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Joe Manfre to discuss the approaches and strategies he uses to guide his students in their self-paced learning and to personalize feedback to their unique learning experiences.

Episode 119: Metacognition and Reflection (Part II)

December 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins

Zach is joined by an all-star teaching team from the International School of Kenya to continue the discussion on metacognition and reflection, in particular focusing on several of the incredible tools this team has developed for implementing metacognitive and reflective routines in their classes.