Toni Rose Deanon

Shortcast 53: Unit Zero and a Day in the Life of a Modern Classroom

July 27th, 2025  |  15 mins 37 secs

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Toni Rose is joined by Emily Dia to talk about using a Unit Zero to introduce the model, and they go on to describe a day in the life of a Modern Classroom once students have internalized the routines.

Shortcast 183: Student Perspective (HS)

July 6th, 2025  |  15 mins 47 secs

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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

Shortcast 60 - Middle School Student Experience

June 29th, 2025  |  15 mins 53 secs

middle school, student voice, washington d.c.

Toni Rose is joined by two of their former 6th grade students, Lila and Tyler (currently 8th graders) to talk about their experience in Modern Classrooms throughout middle school - in person, in remote learning, and in general

Shortcast 213 - Do We Want Students To Be On Pace or Actually Learning?

June 15th, 2025  |  15 mins 44 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Drea Siford to talk about her approach to teaching 4th grade using the MCP model

Shortcast 204: Reflections from a Four-Year Implementer

June 8th, 2025  |  15 mins 17 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

Shortcast 201 - Increasing Student and Teacher Confidence

June 1st, 2025  |  18 mins 10 secs

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 240: Hacking Assessments

May 25th, 2025  |  44 mins 27 secs

TR is joined by Starr Sackstein to talk about how teachers can authentically innovate and disrupt in the realm of assessment

Episode 238: What About the High Achievers?

May 11th, 2025  |  51 mins 7 secs

TR is joined by Jocelyn Hieatzman to talk about how high achieving students can learn from discomfort as they thrive in a Modern Classroom

Episode 237: 5th Grade Collaboration

May 4th, 2025  |  56 mins 5 secs

arizona, collaboration, elementary

TR is joined by a fifth grade teaching team to talk about how they work together to use the MCP model in their different classes

Episode 236: Gifted Education

April 27th, 2025  |  51 mins 44 secs

gifted education, maryland

TR is joined by Alex Clough to talk about gifted learners and how to help them thrive in a modern classroom.

Episode 235: Is AI the Solution?

April 20th, 2025  |  1 hr 3 mins

ela, florida, middle school

TR is joined by Carlos Canela to talk about how educators can use AI responsibly and the importance of connection, even in an AI-forward classroom

Episode 234: Learned Helplessness

April 13th, 2025  |  1 hr 7 mins

high school, new york, science

Toni Rose is joined by Ernest Rodriguez to discuss learned helplessness and the importance of SEL and vulnerability in a student-centered classroom

Episode 233: Driver Education

April 6th, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

driver education, health, high school, physical education, virginia

TR is joined by Debbie Fry to talk about how she uses the MCP model in her Driver Education, P.E., and Health classes

Episode 232: Workforce Readiness Training

March 30th, 2025  |  55 mins 30 secs

adult education, high school, study snacks, washington dc

TR is joined by Sam Meisenburg, co-founder of Study Snacks, to talk about the importance of, and methodologies for, teaching cybersecurity and AI concepts to high schoolers

Episode 231: Physical Education

March 23rd, 2025  |  58 mins

elementary school, massachusetts, physical education

TR is joined by Jake Bersin to talk about the unique considerations of teaching health and PE and the ways he thinks MCP may benefit health and PE teachers.

Episode 230: HS Credit Recovery Team

March 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

alternative education, high school, minnesota

TR is joined by Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris to talk about their work incorporating MCP into the credit recovery program in St. Paul Public Schools