web01.fireside.fm Sun, 03 May 2026 23:37:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Modern Classrooms Project Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Chicago” https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/tags/chicago Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400 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. en-us episodic Discussions on education, teaching, and learning from the perspective of the Modern Classrooms Project The Modern Classrooms Project 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. no blended instruction, self-paced learning, mastery-based grading, differentiated instruction The Modern Classrooms Project zach.diamond@modernclassrooms.org Episode 243: Math and ELL https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/243 44681bdd-291d-4957-81de-77f6f004cb42 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:00:00 -0400 The Modern Classrooms Project full The Modern Classrooms Project Zach is joined by Miguel Melchor to talk about his approach to working with multilingual learners and coaching teachers using the MCP model 40:30 no <p>Zach is joined by Miguel Melchor to talk about his approach to working with multilingual learners and coaching teachers using the MCP model</p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15sonaTaKepOpGd9v1nOi9WDerLL9lq5VHKLeXIk7t-Y/edit?slide=id.g319913547dc_0_0#slide=id.g319913547dc_0_0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Miguel's comprehensive resource "Personalized Learning for Multilingual Learners"</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://screenpal.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Screenpal</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.screencastify.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Screencastify</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.mote.com/?page=home" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Mote</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://udlguidelines.cast.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Universal Design for Learning</a></p></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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">podcast@modernclassrooms.org</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Listen to this podcast on Youtube</a></li> <li>Modern Classrooms: <a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@modernclassproj</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">facebook.com/modernclassproj</a> </li> <li>Kareem: <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@kareemfarah23</a> on Twitter</li> <li>Toni Rose: <a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@classroomflex</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Modern Classroom Project</a></li> <li> <a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@zpdiamond</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Learning to Teach</a> Special Guest: Miguel Melchor.</p> Zach is joined by Miguel Melchor to talk about his approach to working with multilingual learners and coaching teachers using the MCP model

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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Miguel Melchor.

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Show Notes

Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:

The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Miguel Melchor.

]]> Episode 219: Student Voice (EC) https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/219 64a1779c-2fbb-4bf2-9030-363a5de5fbe5 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0500 The Modern Classrooms Project full The Modern Classrooms Project 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 32:51 no <p>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.</p> <p>Read a summary of this episode on the <a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/student-voices-from-elementary-modern-classrooms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Modern Classrooms Project blog</a>.</p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/138" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">MCP Podcast episode 138: La Revisión y las Pruebas de Dominio</a> (Marlene's previous episode, entirely in Spanish with an <a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/la-revision-y-las-pruebas-de-dominio" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">English blog recap</a>) </p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/Basics_Eng.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Two-Way Language Programs</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://www.springmath.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spring Math</a></p></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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">podcast@modernclassrooms.org</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SQEZ54ptj1ZQ3bV5tEcULSyPttnifZV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Listen to this podcast on Youtube</a></li> <li>Modern Classrooms: <a href="https://twitter.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@modernclassproj</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">facebook.com/modernclassproj</a> </li> <li>Kareem: <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@kareemfarah23</a> on Twitter</li> <li>Toni Rose: <a href="https://twitter.com/classroomflex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@classroomflex</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Modern Classroom Project</a></li> <li> <a href="https://learn.modernclassrooms.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">@zpdiamond</a> on Twitter and <a href="https://www.learningtoteach.co/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Learning to Teach</a> Special Guest: Marlene Tapia-Garcia.</p> 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.

Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.

Show Notes

Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:

The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Marlene Tapia-Garcia.

]]> 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.

Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.

Show Notes

Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:

The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Marlene Tapia-Garcia.

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