Zach Diamond

Episode 111: HS Media Production

October 23rd, 2022  |  45 mins 48 secs

Zach is joined by Afton Dean to talk about how she used the model in her high school Media Production class and about using the model in creative, project-based classes more generally.

Episode 107: Updates and Q&A

September 25th, 2022  |  47 mins 23 secs

Toni Rose and Zach have some MCP updates for you, after which we tackle some great listener questions! Remember you can email us questions at podcast@modernclassrooms.org

Episode 102: Elementary Science

August 21st, 2022  |  48 mins 51 secs

Zach is joined by Hilary Stover to talk about how she implements the model in her elementary science class, including how she transitions into the science block, how she has students conduct experiments, and how she incorporates science demonstrations.

We're taking the week off!

July 10th, 2022  |  1 min 42 secs

We're taking the week off! Check back next week for a brand new episode, and make sure to check out our episodes in the coming weeks as we launch Season Two of the Modern Classrooms Project Podcast.

Episode 91: Wrapping Up Season One

May 29th, 2022  |  35 mins 10 secs

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Kareem joins Toni Rose and Zach to wrap up our first official podcast season, which focused on self pacing! We look back on the season and discuss our takeaways, as well as giving some updates on how VSI is going and what to expect over the summer and in August when we launch our second podcast season. Thanks for listening!

Episode 90: Q&A for May, 2022

May 22nd, 2022  |  38 mins 53 secs

q&a

Toni Rose and Zach tackle some more listener questions on our last Q&A episode of the Spring 2022 season! Topics include explaining MCP to stakeholders, classifying lessons, displaying data in a very large class, and dealing with internet outages.

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.

Episode 86: Q&A and Feedback for April, 2022

April 24th, 2022  |  42 mins 17 secs

q&a/feedback

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.

Episode 84: Teacher Spotlight - Visual Arts with Aimee Plueger

April 10th, 2022  |  39 mins 59 secs

spotlight

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.

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.

Episode 82: Feedback and Q&A for March, 2022

March 27th, 2022  |  41 mins 36 secs

feedback/q&a

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.

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.

Episode 80: Summer 2022 with MCP

March 13th, 2022  |  38 mins 33 secs

spotlight

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.

Episode 78: Feedback and Q&A for February, 2022

February 27th, 2022  |  39 mins 14 secs

feedback/q&a

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.

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.

Episode 75: Tools for Self Pacing

February 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

feature episode

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.