May 11, 2025

Episode 238: What About the High Achievers?

51 minutes

TR is joined by Jocelyn Hieatzman to talk about how high achieving students can learn from discomfort as they thrive in a Modern Classroom.

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

Show Notes

MCP Podcast Episode 56: Veteran Teachers (Jocelyn's first appearance on the podcast)

Canvas LMS

Jocelyn's Unit 2 Lesson 2 exemplar

Jocelyn's Canvas tutorial

Connect with Jocelyn by email at [email protected]

Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week

Calling all school and district leaders! We are hosting a virtual Summer Summit on June 24th for leaders supporting Modern Classrooms educators. Leaders will learn practical skills from fellow leaders, attend workshops of their choice, and connect with the Modern Classrooms Project Leadership Collaborative community. Modern Classrooms co-founder Robert Barnett is our featured keynote speaker and will share insights from his book Meet Every Learner’s Needs alongside voices of students, educators, and leaders. We invite educators to share the summit with their leaders and invite leaders to register. Learn more and register here

Want to start building your own Modern Classroom? Sign up for our summer Virtual Mentorship Program! From either May 19th - June 22nd or June 23rd - July 27th, work with one of our expert educators to build materials for your own classroom. We have scholarships all over the country so you can enroll for free if you teach in LA, Oakland, Chicago, Minnesota, Alabama, and more. To see if there’s an opportunity for you, check out [modernclassrooms.org/apply-now](modernclassrooms.org/apply-now)

Looking for virtual connection? Join our implementer meetup on Wednesday, May 14, at 7 pm EST to connect with other Modern Classroom educators! [Register here](https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QZYO9KSNT1mxFRDi4xC98g)

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Special Guest: Jocelyn Hieatzman.

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