Episodes
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 114: World Language Acquisition
November 13th, 2022 | 59 mins 15 secs
Zach is joined by Xiaomin Sun, a middle school Chinese teacher and collegue at DC International school, to talk about how he uses the MCP model to develop language skills as well as foster more personal connections with his students.
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Episode 113: Motivation
November 6th, 2022 | 44 mins 21 secs
Zach is joined by Jennifer Stephens to discuss student motivation: the reasons why students may be unmotivated, ways we can motivate them extrinsically and intrinsically, as well as how we can leverage the MCP model to help motivate our students.
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Episode 112: Adult Collaboration
October 30th, 2022 | 53 mins 41 secs
Toni Rose is joined by April Williamson to talk about how she encouraged meaningful collaboration among teachers as a colleague and instructional coach.
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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.
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Episode 110: Student Collaboration
October 16th, 2022 | 57 mins 31 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Arpan Chokshi, who explains how he encourages and facilitates student collaboration in his AP Macroeconomics class and shares some excellent tips and activities.
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Episode 109: LGBTQ+ Allyship and Activism
October 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
Toni Rose is joined by Christina Feldmann to talk about how teachers can support LGBTQ+ students. This episode contains discussions of suicide and domestic violence, which may be traumatizing for some listeners.
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Episode 108: Collaboration and Community with Catlin Tucker
October 6th, 2022 | 59 mins 46 secs
Catlin Tucker returns to the podcast to chat with Toni Rose about authentic collaboration and building classroom community
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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
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Episode 106: Routines, Procedures, and Scaffolding with Kindergarteners
September 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
Toni Rose is joined by Olivia Hotchkin to talk about how she implements MCP in her Kindergarten (and now 1st grade) classes, diving deep on the routines and procedures she uses to model and scaffold for students.
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Episode 105: Implementing in AP Physics
September 11th, 2022 | 44 mins 42 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Becca Shea to talk about using implementing the model in an AP (Advanced Placement) setting.