Episodes
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Episode 244: Shortcast 219 - Student Voice (EC)
June 22nd, 2025 | 16 mins 27 secs
Zach is joined by Marlene Tapia Garcia and three of her first grade students, Olivia, Arya, and Ethan, to talk about their experience in a Modern Classroom.
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FEED DROP - Lifelong Learning Defined with Jorge Valenzuela: Season 3, Episode 19 - From Compton to the World: Building STEM Futures Through Project-Based Learning with Jose González
June 18th, 2025 | 26 mins 2 secs
project-based learning
For our second feed drop of the summer off-season, we'd love to share an episode of Jorge Valenzuela's Lifelong Learning Defined podcast. We hope you enjoy!
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Episode 243: 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
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Episode 242: 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
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FEED DROP: Boundaries and Balance: Practical Solutions for Teacher Burnout
June 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 9 mins
Burnout is real—and for educators, it often creeps in quietly until it's too loud to ignore. In this episode, Ghazali and Dustin dive into real talk about how teachers can reclaim their time, protect their peace, and set boundaries that stick
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Episode 241: 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.
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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
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Episode 239: Wavio
May 18th, 2025 | 40 mins 10 secs
Guest host Aimee Yocom is joined by Dana Kravchick to talk about the Wavio Pulse tracker, developed specifically for MCP. They discuss how Wavio came to be, how it can be used in the classroom, and what the future holds for the platform
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.