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  <itunes:subtitle>TR is joined by Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris to talk about their work incorporating MCP into the credit recovery program in St. Paul Public Schools</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;TR is joined by Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris to talk about their work incorporating MCP into the credit recovery program in St. Paul Public Schools.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Read a summary of this episode on the &lt;a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/modern-classrooms-project-credit-recovery" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Modern Classrooms Project blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.spps.org/academics/alternative-education" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Alternative Education in St. Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;MCP University (link to come)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.canva.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Canva&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8Xz4YscMlVaFKitUurtU-GCm20u4UQH/view" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kara's video&lt;/a&gt; on using it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://openai.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;ChatGPT&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGdZtj3U2I/br6znXPUuUA4Zojgci3b9A/view?utm_content=DAGdZtj3U2I&amp;amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;amp;utm_source=uniquelinks&amp;amp;utlId=h24531fd6ab#2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Sierra's class layout&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can contact Amy, Kara, Renee, and Sierra by email:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:amy.steele@spps.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;amy.steele@spps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:kara.cisco@spps.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;kara.cisco@spps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:renee.swanson@spps.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;renee.swanson@spps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:sierra.burris@spps.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;sierra.burris@spps.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;We have a book club! We are reading Rob Barnett’s Meet Every Learner’s Needs together as a community and our third session is on Redesigning Instruction sponsored by Screencastify on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00pm ET. Join us in sharing ideas, questions, and resources. Register &lt;a href="https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-JVK_23SNOvMORmkvUwDA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Email us questions and feedback at: &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;podcast@modernclassrooms.org&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Listen to this podcast on Youtube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Modern Classrooms: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@modernclassproj&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;facebook.com/modernclassproj&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Kareem: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@kareemfarah23&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Toni Rose: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@classroomflex&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Modern Classroom Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Modern Classrooms Online Course&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/zpdiamond" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;@zpdiamond&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and &lt;a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Learning to Teach&lt;/a&gt; Special Guests: Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>TR is joined by Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris to talk about their work incorporating MCP into the credit recovery program in St. Paul Public Schools.</p>

<p>Read a summary of this episode on the <a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/modern-classrooms-project-credit-recovery" rel="nofollow">Modern Classrooms Project blog</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.spps.org/academics/alternative-education" rel="nofollow">Alternative Education in St. Paul</a></p></li>
<li><p>MCP University (link to come)</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.canva.com" rel="nofollow">Canva</a>, and <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8Xz4YscMlVaFKitUurtU-GCm20u4UQH/view" rel="nofollow">Kara&#39;s video</a> on using it</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://openai.com" rel="nofollow">ChatGPT</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGdZtj3U2I/br6znXPUuUA4Zojgci3b9A/view?utm_content=DAGdZtj3U2I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h24531fd6ab#2" rel="nofollow">Sierra&#39;s class layout</a></p></li>
<li><p>You can contact Amy, Kara, Renee, and Sierra by email:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:amy.steele@spps.org" rel="nofollow">amy.steele@spps.org</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:kara.cisco@spps.org" rel="nofollow">kara.cisco@spps.org</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:renee.swanson@spps.org" rel="nofollow">renee.swanson@spps.org</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:sierra.burris@spps.org" rel="nofollow">sierra.burris@spps.org</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>We have a book club! We are reading Rob Barnett’s Meet Every Learner’s Needs together as a community and our third session is on Redesigning Instruction sponsored by Screencastify on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00pm ET. Join us in sharing ideas, questions, and resources. Register <a href="https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-JVK_23SNOvMORmkvUwDA" rel="nofollow">here</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Email us questions and feedback at: <a href="mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">podcast@modernclassrooms.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" rel="nofollow">Listen to this podcast on Youtube</a></li>
<li>Modern Classrooms: <a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">@modernclassproj</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/modernclassproj</a></li>
<li>Kareem: <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" rel="nofollow">@kareemfarah23</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Toni Rose: <a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" rel="nofollow">@classroomflex</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">The Modern Classroom Project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">Modern Classrooms Online Course</a>

<ul>
<li>Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: <a href="https://twitter.com/zpdiamond" rel="nofollow">@zpdiamond</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" rel="nofollow">Learning to Teach</a></p><p>Special Guests: Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>TR is joined by Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris to talk about their work incorporating MCP into the credit recovery program in St. Paul Public Schools.</p>

<p>Read a summary of this episode on the <a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/modern-classrooms-project-credit-recovery" rel="nofollow">Modern Classrooms Project blog</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://www.spps.org/academics/alternative-education" rel="nofollow">Alternative Education in St. Paul</a></p></li>
<li><p>MCP University (link to come)</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.canva.com" rel="nofollow">Canva</a>, and <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8Xz4YscMlVaFKitUurtU-GCm20u4UQH/view" rel="nofollow">Kara&#39;s video</a> on using it</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://openai.com" rel="nofollow">ChatGPT</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGdZtj3U2I/br6znXPUuUA4Zojgci3b9A/view?utm_content=DAGdZtj3U2I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h24531fd6ab#2" rel="nofollow">Sierra&#39;s class layout</a></p></li>
<li><p>You can contact Amy, Kara, Renee, and Sierra by email:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="mailto:amy.steele@spps.org" rel="nofollow">amy.steele@spps.org</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:kara.cisco@spps.org" rel="nofollow">kara.cisco@spps.org</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:renee.swanson@spps.org" rel="nofollow">renee.swanson@spps.org</a></li>
<li><a href="mailto:sierra.burris@spps.org" rel="nofollow">sierra.burris@spps.org</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>We have a book club! We are reading Rob Barnett’s Meet Every Learner’s Needs together as a community and our third session is on Redesigning Instruction sponsored by Screencastify on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00pm ET. Join us in sharing ideas, questions, and resources. Register <a href="https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-JVK_23SNOvMORmkvUwDA" rel="nofollow">here</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Email us questions and feedback at: <a href="mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">podcast@modernclassrooms.org</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" rel="nofollow">Listen to this podcast on Youtube</a></li>
<li>Modern Classrooms: <a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">@modernclassproj</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" rel="nofollow">facebook.com/modernclassproj</a></li>
<li>Kareem: <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" rel="nofollow">@kareemfarah23</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Toni Rose: <a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" rel="nofollow">@classroomflex</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">The Modern Classroom Project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" rel="nofollow">Modern Classrooms Online Course</a>

<ul>
<li>Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!</li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: <a href="https://twitter.com/zpdiamond" rel="nofollow">@zpdiamond</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" rel="nofollow">Learning to Teach</a></p><p>Special Guests: Amy Steele, Kara Cisco, Renee Swanson, and Sierra Burris.</p>]]>
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