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Episode 265: They Have People In the Building

February 8th, 2026  |  32 mins 36 secs

leadership, virginia

Toni Rose is joined by Beth Pallister to talk about leadership in a supportive school environment

Episode 263: Lone Wolves and Trendsetters

January 25th, 2026  |  25 mins 14 secs

TR is joined by a team of MCP staff to debrief after visits with over 40 NYC schools to talk about the incredible work that's happening in modern classrooms throughout the city

Episode 262: Hot Take: Math and AI

January 18th, 2026  |  30 mins 57 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Ifeoma Uzoka and Tre'Nee Uzoka to talk about how they use AI to plan more efficiently and push students' thinking

Episode 261: Optimizing for the Right Kind of change

January 11th, 2026  |  25 mins 19 secs

Toni Rose is joined by Kareem and Rob, co-founders of the Modern Classrooms Project, to talk about what's coming for the organization in 2026 and beyond

Episode 259: Everybody's a Teacher, Everybody's a Learner

December 14th, 2025  |  1 hr 3 mins

higher education, mississippi

TR is joined by Cindy Wilkins to talk about how she has used the model in her work with preservice teachers in the higher education setting

Episode 257: It's Not Best Practice, But...

November 30th, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

colorado, instructional coach, middle school

TR is joined by Drea Aguirre, an instructional coach, to talk about genuine, realistic, and humanistic coaching, and the importance of intentionally modeling the techniques that best serve students

Episode 256: Live from GaETC2025

November 23rd, 2025  |  49 mins 31 secs

ai, edtech, georgia, school leadership

Live from GaETC2025, TR is joined by Daniel Forrester, Sarah Eiler, Nick Provenzano for a discussion of ed tech, AI, and implementing innovative approaches to teaching

Episode 252: Success Criteria

October 26th, 2025  |  54 mins 19 secs

TR is joined by Mike Friedberg to talk about middle school science and using success criteria to check for mastery and track student progress

Episode 251: Chesapeake Schools

October 19th, 2025  |  39 mins 17 secs

TR is joined by Dr. Jataune Jones and Dr. Freddie Alarcon to talk about how they supported teachers in a district-wide rollout of the MCP model and the positive outcomes of implementing at a large scale

Episode 250: Visual Rubrics

October 12th, 2025  |  50 mins 14 secs

assessment, high school, massachusetts, mastery

TR is joined by Eileen Ng to discuss her use of visual rubrics to enable authentic assessment, reflection, and learning

Episode 249: Dungeons and Dragons and Self Pacing

October 5th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

games-based learning, middle school, utah

TR is joined by Travis Hammer to talk about how he uses the MCP model in his Dungeons and Dragons class to teach social and soft skills through gaming

Episode 248: Station Rotation

September 28th, 2025  |  55 mins 54 secs

blended learning

TR is joined by Catlin Tucker to talk about the Station Rotation model of blended learning

Episode 247: Engaging Professional Development

September 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

TR is joined by Erin Luckhardt and Kim Weaver to talk about the importance of relevant, differentiated professional development opportunities for teachers

Episode 245: Gamification in SPED

September 7th, 2025  |  58 mins 48 secs

middle school, new york, sped

Toni Rose is joined by Dykeisha Hill to talk about using games of all types to bring joy into the classroom and connect with students

Episode 242: EduProtocols

August 17th, 2025  |  48 mins

Toni Rose is joined by Zena Brown to talk about the EduProtocols frameworks and explore the ways Zena uses them in her Modern Classroom

Episode 241: Alabama Teacher of the Year

August 10th, 2025  |  57 mins 8 secs

alabama, elementary

TR is joined by Katie Collins, MCP educator and Alabama Teacher of the Year, to talk about how she uses the model to build community in her classroom and develop a growth mindset with her 1st graders