Episodes
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Episode 67: Ignite! Online Academy
December 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 14 mins
Toni Rose is joined by the 8th grade team at Durham Public Schools' Ignite! Online Academy to talk about using the MCP model to deliver high-quality instruction entirely online.
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Episode 66: Partnership Feature - Lynn Public Schools
December 5th, 2021 | 48 mins 1 sec
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Toni Rose is joined by Michael Molnar, of Lynn Public Schools, to talk about how the district's partnership with MCP came to be, how it's implemented, and what may be to come.
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Episode 65: Teacher Leadership Opportunities
November 28th, 2021 | 45 mins 42 secs
Kareem joins Toni Rose to talk about teacher leadership opportunities for Modern Classrooms implementors.
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Episode 64: Health and P.E.
November 21st, 2021 | 44 mins 12 secs
Zach is joined by Janelle Meisenheimer and Sarah Gershon to talk about the unique considerations of implementing the MCP model in Health and P.E. classes.
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Episode 63: Special Education in a Modern Classroom
November 14th, 2021 | 46 mins 35 secs
Toni Rose is joined by special education teachers Khadejah Scott and Noah Beigalmacher to discuss how the model facilitates many common accomodations while providing other built-in supports for students with IEP's and 504's.
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Episode 62: MCP in Performing Arts Classes
November 7th, 2021 | 59 mins 55 secs
Zach is joined by a panel of performing arts teachers - Karis Sloss, Katherine Lewiston, and Sam Boerboom - to talk about their unique and diverse approaches to implementing the MCP model in their dance, drama, and band classes.
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Episode 61: Backwards Planning in a Modern Classroom
October 31st, 2021 | 43 mins 11 secs
This week, Toni Rose is joined by Lindsay Armbruster to talk about planning units with the end in mind, beginning with standards and learning targets, and working down to mastery checks and activities before planning lessons and videos, as well as managing student (and teacher) pacing and workload via the planning process.
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Episode 60: Middle School Student Experience
October 24th, 2021 | 43 mins 7 secs
Toni Rose is joined by two of her 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.
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Episode 59: Teacher Feature #1: Karen Simms & Stacey Eyler
October 17th, 2021 | 43 mins 57 secs
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In our first "Teacher Feature" episode, Toni Rose is joined by Karen Simms and Stacey Eyler to talk about their implementation of the model, benefits they've seen in using the model, and how they've adapted it to the unique grading considerations of the IB Middle Years Program.
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Episode 58: Supporting Students who are Absent
October 10th, 2021 | 47 mins 24 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Aimee Yocom to discuss how the model helps teachers to support students who are absent (whether once, occasionally, or frequently) by providing equitable access to our teaching, as well as how the model eases the burden of teacher absences.
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Episode 57: Implementing MCP in AP Courses
October 3rd, 2021 | 47 mins 31 secs
Zach is joined by Shane Donovan and Bernadette DeSario, both experienced AP teachers, to discuss how they manage the dense, advanced content of these classes and how they see their role in preparing students for the exam in addition to life after the exam.
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Episode 56: Veteran Teachers
September 26th, 2021 | 45 mins 42 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Megan Remmel and Jocelyn Hieatzman, both veteran teachers who came to the MCP model after many years of traditional teaching, to talk about why they chose to reinvent their classes and the benefits of the model for all teachers, new and veteran alike.
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Episode 55: Teachers New to the Profession
September 19th, 2021 | 44 mins 43 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Chauncy Foreman and Anna Gosling to talk about their experience implementing the model in their first few years of teaching and to discuss why the model is beneficial for those new to the profession.
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Episode 54: Responding to Critics of the MCP Model
September 12th, 2021 | 45 mins 57 secs
This week, Toni Rose is joined by Lisa Doty to talk about how they respond to teachers, students, and stakeholders who have concerns about the MCP model. They address some common misconceptions and answer a few questions from teachers who have concerns about particular aspects of the model.
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Episode 53: Unit Zero and A Day in the Life of a Modern Classroom
September 5th, 2021 | 43 mins 19 secs
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.
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Episode 52: Sharing the Model with Stakeholders
August 29th, 2021 | 43 mins 31 secs
Kate and Zach chat with Cheyenne Dickson about sharing the MCP model with stakeholders, including both communicating with students and families as well as explaining our teaching model to colleagues and administrators.