web02.fireside.fm Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:18:02 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Modern Classrooms Project Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Shortcast” https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/tags/shortcast Sun, 27 Jul 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 Shortcast 53: Unit Zero and a Day in the Life of a Modern Classroom https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/240m d47df50f-7262-4bbc-925d-d0f4f5f3a5ac Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400 The Modern Classrooms Project full The Modern Classrooms Project 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. 15:37 no Listen to the full episode here (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/53) 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. Show Notes Toni Rose's Unit 0 Calendar (https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/18bwBGdE0Mfv5bXgOKi1EiTDgfCcNa5zY0z1sSryUAsU/edit) Keeping up with the Modern Classrooms: Episode #1: Unit 0 (https://youtu.be/DOBepbKk_Is) Marissa’s Classroom (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PSLVCDFJN5_vn6vAhcIb-oW0UX7LVL2k/view?usp=sharing) Johns Hopkins research data on MCP (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eHVDlBCRuObRCJixpz-FaXiec-0QlwGf/view) Unit 0 One pager (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y4Dzk3WAnq6WpklllbyRQykt9z_gFISI4BZlUE8vZqo/edit?usp=sharing) Family intro email (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1utfOMecEPm9BTV7Cn9NxdDWvgF_xyQxcYE1Wh1Nwijc/edit?usp=sharing) Unit 0 Reflection (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdt1Yq1InBJCd0s8gxxasuyBCkzg6ALoCyqsL186Nr1Ib7d8Q/viewform?usp=sf_link) Unit 0, Lesson 1 (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CxGkwPtwEgmEXtlwd0qD-2R63fE0pvzHGheANcSCL7Q/edit?usp=sharing) Family Communication Toolkit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gXhKgdvi1QfDR8m8Ow0YVpdBq2y8RQ589GUOqOEsDp8/edit?usp=sharing) Icebreaker Ideas (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HiJs4x32ndpVQHFhjxiUZvtb1mZPKM25zBPuuHLU4bg/edit#slide=id.p): * Follow the Directions Activity (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wTJomsZe8DfWU_Dwrybof-k9Ace-bZT9cwxHp5T3Qe0/edit?usp=sharing) * I am From Poem (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1830ckWM3bKuFuhE3bmfyDZS6HyHskiN8IhMnsC0cY-4/edit) Unit 0: Slide Development Template (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gyLx3VYItficSqsKle9JHArLtiQiz1hDCpPFHv7aAnc/edit?usp=sharing) Adding ten minutes of reading time dramatically changes levels of print exposure (https://www.scilearn.com/wp-content/uploads/add-ten-minutes-of-reading.pdf) Follow us online and learn more: Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter Kate: @gaskill_teacher (https://twitter.com/gaskill_teacher) on Twitter Toni rose: @classroomflex on Twitter (https://twitter.com/classroomflex) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en) The Modern Classroom Project (https://www.modernclassrooms.org) Modern Classrooms Online Course (https://www.learn.modernclassrooms.org) 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! The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Listen to the full episode here

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.

Show Notes

Toni Rose's Unit 0 Calendar
Keeping up with the Modern Classrooms: Episode #1: Unit 0
Marissa’s Classroom
Johns Hopkins research data on MCP
Unit 0 One pager
Family intro email
Unit 0 Reflection
Unit 0, Lesson 1
Family Communication Toolkit
Icebreaker Ideas:

Unit 0: Slide Development Template
Adding ten minutes of reading time dramatically changes levels of print exposure

Follow us online and learn more:

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

]]> Listen to the full episode here

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.

Show Notes

Toni Rose's Unit 0 Calendar
Keeping up with the Modern Classrooms: Episode #1: Unit 0
Marissa’s Classroom
Johns Hopkins research data on MCP
Unit 0 One pager
Family intro email
Unit 0 Reflection
Unit 0, Lesson 1
Family Communication Toolkit
Icebreaker Ideas:

Unit 0: Slide Development Template
Adding ten minutes of reading time dramatically changes levels of print exposure

Follow us online and learn more:

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

]]> Episode 196: Shortcast 171: Resetting MCP https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/196 0c2a4b49-8e99-4e35-9e08-986c11ea161d Sun, 07 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 The Modern Classrooms Project full The Modern Classrooms Project Toni Rose is joined by Kendal Giacomini to talk about resetting a modern classroom mid-year (after a long break) and her new role at MCP. 18:46 no Toni Rose is joined by Kendal Giacomini to talk about resetting a modern classroom mid-year (after a long break) and her new role at MCP. Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/resetting-mcp-in-the-new-year). Show Notes You can email Kendal at MCP Implementation Support at implementation.support@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:implementation.support@modernclassrooms.org), or directly at kendal.giacomini@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:kendal.giacomini@modernclassrooms.org) Learn more about becoming a Distinguished Modern Classsrooms Educator here, and learn more about our Los Angeles Educator Scholarhip here. You can reach Avery at avery.balasbas@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:avery.balasbas@modernclassrooms.org) Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:podcast@modernclassrooms.org) Send us an audio note (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffmqSsaaU7M0MTXowApIOt-wace2tD6LPct73oEQOlaFp4vQ/viewform?usp=sf_link) and we'll include it on a future episode! Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP) Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter Toni Rose: @classroomflex (https://twitter.com/classroomflex) on Twitter and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en) The Modern Classroom Project (https://www.modernclassrooms.org) Modern Classrooms Online Course (https://learn.modernclassrooms.org) 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! The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Kendal Giacomini. Toni Rose is joined by Kendal Giacomini to talk about resetting a modern classroom mid-year (after a long break) and her new role at MCP.

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

Show Notes

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

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: Kendal Giacomini.

]]> Toni Rose is joined by Kendal Giacomini to talk about resetting a modern classroom mid-year (after a long break) and her new role at MCP.

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

Show Notes

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

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: Kendal Giacomini.

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