Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Discussions on education, teaching, and learning from the perspective of the Modern Classrooms Project

About the show

Your hosts discuss the model and its implications for the future of education, along with guests including MCP implementors such as mentors, teachers, and administrators.

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Episodes

  • Episode 130: Teacher Collaboration - How to Lead a PLC about MCP at Your School

    March 12th, 2023  |  32 mins 8 secs
    high school, massachusetts, world languages

    Toni Rose is joined by Whitnei Moore and Andrea Kowalski to talk about the MCP PLC they've developed at their school.

  • Episode 129: Teacher Collaboration

    March 5th, 2023  |  56 mins 9 secs
    alabama, math, middle school

    Zach is joined by Brook Lee and Rick Smith, two members of a 6th grade math teaching team, to talk about working with other teachers (who may or may not implement the MCP model) to collaboratively develop curriculum and instruction.

  • Episode 128: Culturally Sensitive and Sustaining Teaching

    February 26th, 2023  |  44 mins 17 secs
    district of columbia, k12, thought leadership

    Toni Rose is joined by Liz Kleinrock to speak about her work in the area of Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist teaching.

  • Episode 127: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities

    February 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min
    k12, minnesota, sped

    Toni Rose is joined by Tiffany Dreher to discuss how educators can support learners who are deaf and hard of hearing.

  • Episode 126: English Learners Success Forum

    February 12th, 2023  |  49 mins 30 secs
    colorado, ell, k12, thought leadership

    Toni Rose is joined by Rebecca Castellanos of the English Learners Success Forum to talk about strategies and approaches to working with multilingual learners and learners who speak different languages in the classroom.

  • Episode 125: Neurodivergence

    February 5th, 2023  |  50 mins 59 secs
    district of columbia, k12, sped, thought leadership

    Toni Rose is joined by Melody Maitland to discuss ways in which she approaches education through the lens of universal design for all learners and acknowledging every student's abilities in their educational journey.

  • Episode 124: Grading for Equity

    January 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

    Toni Rose is joined by Megan Leich to discuss her philosophy on and approaches to grades, grading, and assessment.

  • Episode 123: Goal Setting

    January 22nd, 2023  |  52 mins 7 secs

    Zach is joined by Stephanie Howell to talk about different ways teachers can scaffold student goal setting and ways we can support our students in keeping themselves accountable to their goals.

  • Episode 122: Going School-Wide with MCP

    January 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 38 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Crystal Deaver, principal of the Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD, to talk about how she pioneered and continues to lead a fully-MCP school.

  • Episode 121: Student Feedback on the MCP Model

    January 8th, 2023  |  49 mins 5 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Ronda Cosby, principal of Grace M. James Academy of Excellence, as well as five of her 7th grade students, to give their perspective on being middle schoolers in Modern Classrooms.

  • Episode 120: Guided Self-Paced Learning

    December 25th, 2022  |  45 mins 13 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Joe Manfre to discuss the approaches and strategies he uses to guide his students in their self-paced learning and to personalize feedback to their unique learning experiences.

  • Episode 119: Metacognition and Reflection (Part II)

    December 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 15 mins

    Zach is joined by an all-star teaching team from the International School of Kenya to continue the discussion on metacognition and reflection, in particular focusing on several of the incredible tools this team has developed for implementing metacognitive and reflective routines in their classes.

  • Episode 118: Inquiry-Based Learning

    December 11th, 2022  |  41 mins 31 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Jim Hall to talk about how they implement MCP in an inquiry-based IB science class.

  • Episode 117: Metacognition and Reflection (Part I)

    December 4th, 2022  |  54 mins 59 secs

    Zach is joined by Lydia Crush to talk about their philosophy toward metacognition and reflection in their ESL Geography class, as well as how they use the MCP model to facilitate and promote metacognitive and reflective thinking.

  • Episode 116: EduGals, with Rachel Johnson

    November 27th, 2022  |  49 mins 14 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Rachel Johnson of Edugals to talk about educational technology and blended learning, motivation, and working with teachers to implement new models and techniques.

  • Episode 115: Retrieval Practice, with Dr. Pooja Agarwal

    November 20th, 2022  |  20 mins 13 secs

    Toni Rose is joined by Dr. Pooja Agarwal to discuss the benefits of retrieval practice, including several strategies and resources.