Episode Archive
216 episodes of Modern Classrooms Project Podcast since the first episode, which aired on August 4th, 2020.
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Episode 87: Troubleshooting Self Pacing
May 1st, 2022 | 1 hr 3 secs
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Zach is joined by Charlie Moynahan, who shares the story of how he rapidly rolled out a modern classroom and then went about troubleshooting it, and both of them share some ideas on how implementers may troubleshoot common issues that arise in self-paced classrooms.
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Episode 86: Q&A and Feedback for April, 2022
April 24th, 2022 | 42 mins 17 secs
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Toni Rose and Zach tackle listener questions! Topics include motivation, guided notes, collaboration, tech tools, teaching novels, and standardized tests in the context of MCP.
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Episode 85: Self Pacing in Non-Traditional Settings
April 17th, 2022 | 46 mins 17 secs
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Toni Rose is joined by Brandy Netherton and Pierce Woodward talk about how they use the model to facilitate the work they do in their (very different) non-traditional school settings.
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Episode 84: Teacher Spotlight - Visual Arts with Aimee Plueger
April 10th, 2022 | 39 mins 59 secs
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Zach is joined by Aimee Plueger, one of his former mentees, to chat about how she uses MCP in her visual art classroom and how she provides her students with creative freedom using the model.
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Episode 83: Misconceptions About Self Pacing
April 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
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This week, Zach is joined by Andrea Mahr, Beth Benavides, and John Tyler to address six common misconceptions about self pacing and self-paced classes.
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Episode 82: Feedback and Q&A for March, 2022
March 27th, 2022 | 41 mins 36 secs
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Toni Rose and Zach tackle feedback and questions! For this month, we have feedback on different teaching contexts and physical vs. digital trackers, and questions on structuring breaking up work time in class, instilling a sense of urgency, and structuring units.
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Episode 81: Self Pacing with Adult Learners
March 20th, 2022 | 41 mins 33 secs
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Zach is joined by Elizabeth Armstrong and Kathleen Shafer, both TOSAs who work with teachers, to talk about how MCP principles can be applied when working with adult learners.
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Episode 80: Summer 2022 with MCP
March 13th, 2022 | 38 mins 33 secs
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Zach is joined by Kareem to talk about why summer is an important time for planning and innovations, how educators can engage with MCP over the summer through the Virtual Summer Institute, and a few other updates.
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Episode 79: Opening and Closing Routines
March 6th, 2022 | 54 mins 16 secs
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Toni Rose is joined by Jess Bille to discuss using opening and closing routines to streamline classroom activities in both in-person and virtual/hybrid classes.
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Episode 78: Feedback and Q&A for February, 2022
February 27th, 2022 | 39 mins 14 secs
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Zach is joined by Sam to cover some listener feedback and tackle questions on self-pacing as well as reporting mastery grades, managing mastery checks and video production time, and motivating students in a self-paced class.
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Episode 77: Self Pacing in Secondary Education
February 20th, 2022 | 58 mins 10 secs
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This week, Zach is joined by Amy Azaroff and Jesse Buck to talk about implementing Modern Classrooms in the secondary context - from middle to high school - and the unique opportunities and limitations we have when we teach older students.
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Episode 76: Teacher Spotlight - Elementary Math, with Andrea Mahr and Beth Benavides
February 13th, 2022 | 33 mins 19 secs
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Toni Rose is joined by Andrea Mahr and Beth Benavides to talk about how and why they implement MCP in their elementary math classes, as well as some other tips and ideas for elementary educators in general.
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Episode 75: Tools for Self Pacing
February 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
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This week, Zach is joined by Emily Johb, Dave Read, and Karla McEachern to talk about a wide variety of tools they use to facilitate self-pacing in their Modern Classrooms.
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Episode 74: Feedback and Q&A - January 2022
January 30th, 2022 | 37 mins 36 secs
q&a/feedback
Zach is joined by a surprise guest to tackle listener feedback and answer your questions in this season's first Q&A/Feedback episode.
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Episode 73: Self Pacing in Elementary Classrooms
January 23rd, 2022 | 47 mins 40 secs
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Toni Rose is joined by MCP Mentors Calla Miller and Sarah Krasowski to talk about how they implement and manage self-pacing in their Elementary (1st and 5th grade) classrooms.
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Episode 72: Teacher Spotlight - CTE, with Evin Jarrett
January 16th, 2022 | 28 mins 55 secs
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Toni Rose is joined by Evin Jarrett, a Middle School CTE teacher, to chat about how he integrates MCP into his classes, both in person and virtually.