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Guest host Avery Balasbas is joined by a panel of his previous students who are now in college to discuss their MCP experience and how it prepared them for learning beyond high school.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
Avery's previous MCP Podcast episodes:
Subway Surfers
Ochem Tutor
Blackpenredpen
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Our Back to School Toolkit is out and ready for you! For this year, we focused on communicating to caregivers and stakeholders all about blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning. Download here
Have you always wanted a community to read books with? We are hosting a book club with ScreenPal and Kami starting at the end of this month. The community has chosen to read UDL & Blended Learning by Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker. Join us in this 10-week community of practice to learn with and from educators across the country, receive Premium access to both ScreenPal and Kami, and deepen your understanding of UDL and blended learning. Our first session is this Thursday, Sept. 27, 7pm ET. Register here
Want to connect with other educators of color who are creating a more student-centered learning environment? Join our monthly Shades of Excellence meetup on Monday, Sept. 23, 7pm ET. Register here
We’re attending the NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition in Chicago from Sept. 25-28. Come find us!
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Special Guests: Alexander Cai, Brandon Buerger, Jimmy Chen, and Kelly Chan.
Toni Rose is joined by Don Allen to talk about his journey from the classroom into school and district leadership positions, and the philosophy and approaches to education that guided him along the way.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
The Pygmalion Effect
"Grading for Equity" by Joe Feldman
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Building Thinking Classrooms
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
"Community: The Structure of Belonging," by Peter Block
"Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives, and Practice", by Catherine Twomey Fosnot
"Linguistics for Writers," by Coleen Donnelly
"The Best We Could Do," by Thi Bui
"I Won't Learn From You: And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment," by Herbert Kohl
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Our Back to School Toolkit is out and ready for you! For this year, we focused on communicating to caregivers and stakeholders all about blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning. Download here
Have you always wanted a community to read books with? We are hosting a book club with ScreenPal and Kami starting at the end of this month. The community has chosen to read UDL & Blended Learning by Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker. Join us in this 10-week community of practice to learn with and from educators across the country, receive Premium access to both ScreenPal and Kami, and deepen your understanding of UDL and blended learning. Register here
Want to learn more about how to use AI to create self-paced lessons for you. Join us in this 30-minute info webinar with TeachFlows on Tuesday, September 17, 6pm ET. Register here
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Special Guest: Don Allen.
Toni Rose is joined by Cassandra Burdette to talk about how she engages and supports students who are absent from school.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
Brené Brown - Clear is Kind
Connect with Cassandra by email at [email protected] and follow her district on Instagram @fort_wayne_community_schools
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Our Back to School Toolkit is out and ready for you! For this year, we focused on communicating to caregivers and stakeholders all about blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning. Download here
Have you always wanted a community to read books with? We are hosting a book club with ScreenPal and Kami starting at the end of this month. The community has chosen to read UDL & Blended Learning by Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker. Join us in this 10-week community of practice to learn with and from educators across the country, receive Premium access to both ScreenPal and Kami, and deepen your understanding of UDL and blended learning. Register here
Looking for virtual connection? Join our implementer meetup on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 7 pm EST to connect with other Modern Classroom educators!
Curious to learn how Building Thinking Classrooms align so well with self-pacing? One of our all star teacher leaders, Joe Manfre, is leading a webinar on Building Thinking Classrooms in a Self-Paced Learning Environment on Thu. Sept. 12 at 6pm ET. Register here
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Special Guest: Cassandra Burdette.
Toni Rose is joined by Sam Ortiz to talk about her experience implementing the model over four school years, addressing concerns from stakeholders, and engaging with the MCP community.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
Screencastify and Screencastify Submit
Quizziz
MCP Self-Paced Structures resources (including the tracker templates Sam mentioned)
MCP Free Course (also linked below in every episode!)
Connect with Sam on Instagram @thatteachermomma
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Special Guest: Samantha Ortiz Whitelaw.
Toni Rose is joined by Ken Shelton to talk about ways we can critique and disrupt the status quo in the world of education.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
You can find Ken's blog, social media links, contact form, and newsletter signup (and lots more!) at his website, kennethshelton.net
Ken's Edutopia artical, Building Authentic Community During Meetings
Ken's book (with Dee Lanier), The Promises and Perils of AI in Education: Ethics and Equity Have Entered the Chat
Ken and Dee's podcast, The Liberated Educator
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Want to connect with other educators of color who are creating a more student-centered learning environment? Join our monthly Shades of Excellence meetup on Monday, August 26, 7pm ET. Register here.
Looking for ways to make your learning more interactive? We’re partnering with Goosechase to talk more about creating scavenger hunts and more on Wednesday, August 28, 6pm ET. Register here.
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Special Guest: Ken Shelton.
Toni Rose is joined by Sean Aker to talk about how aligning and streamlining systems while centering relationships within schools materially benefits students and teachers.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
Remember, you can now engage with this podcast on Youtube!
Elena Aguilar: Bright Morning and the Bright Morning Podcast
Parent Teacher Home Visit Project
Ways of Being - A Social and Emotional Learning Model
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande's TED Talks
Connect with Sean on Strava, LinkedIn, or at 3E Solutions
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: Sean Aker.
Toni Rose is joined by Megan Meachum to talk about how the MCP model benefited both herself and her students, and her plans for the coming school year.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
Email Megan at [email protected]
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Looking for virtual connection? Join our implementer meetup on Wednesday, August 14 at 7 pm EST to connect with other Modern Classroom educators!
The future of design is here, and it's powered by AI! We partnered with edWeb for this interactive webinar to equip educators with the knowledge and tools to bring AI design innovation into your classroom on Wednesday, August 14 at 5pm ET. More info in the show notes. https://home.edweb.net/webinar/ai20240814/
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Special Guest: Megan Meachum.
Toni Rose and Zach are joined by a live audience and a variety of special guests to celebrate our 200th podcast episode!
Click here for the video recording of this live episode
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Show Notes
Zearn
Cheryl's charts
Ditch That Textbook
MCP Podcast Episode 171 with Kendal
MCP Episode 139 with Avery
Avery's Chart (from the MCP Research Toolkit)
MCP Podcast Episode 60 with TR and their students
MCP Walkthrough Rubric
MCP Handout for Classroom Visitors
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach
Zach is joined by Steve Schlarman to discuss the challenges of teaching multiple different courses simultaneously and some of the solutions Steve has discovered to ease them.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
Link to the original episode
Show Notes
Project Lead the Way
Project Based Learning (PBL)
Episode of MCP Podcast with Wesley McCammon
Ungrading) and the episode of the MCP Podcast on Ungrading
Connect with Steve in the MCP Educator Facebook group or on Twitter (X) @mrschlarman_fzn
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: Steve Schlarman.
Join us for a live recording of our 200th episode! The show will take place on Tuesday, July 30th, at 7:00 PM Eastern. Register here
Toni Rose is joined by Kendra Jergovic and Nick LeDoux to talk about how they use the MCP model to work with very young (1st grade) learners.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.
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 Guests: Kendra Jergovic and Nick LeDoux.
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