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Modern Classrooms Project Podcast — 295 episodes
Episode 278: Joyful Trouble
Episode 277: AI Guidelines
Episode 276: mission.io
Episode 275: Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Episode 274: Microschools
Episode 273: You Live in a World You Create
Episode 272: Advocacy via Social Media
Episode 271: Building Confidence with The Math Lady
Episode 270: The Model Gave Me Permission
Episode 269: Will AI Take My Job?
Episode 268: Separating Compliance from Academic Evidence
Episode 267: Take Time To See Where You're Going
Episode 266: Building the Concept from Scratch
Episode 265: They Have People In the Building
Episode 264: Let The Students Tell You
Episode 263: Lone Wolves and Trendsetters
Episode 262: Hot Take: Math and AI
Episode 261: Optimizing for the Right Kind of change
Episode 260: "Sharp That Eleven, Bob"
Episode 259: Everybody's a Teacher, Everybody's a Learner
Episode 258: Student Perspective (HS)
Episode 257: It's Not Best Practice, But...
Episode 256: Live from GaETC2025
Episode 255: Mastery-Based Learning Insights
Episode 254: Student Perspective
Episode 253: Elementary School
Episode 252: Success Criteria
Episode 251: Chesapeake Schools
Episode 250: Visual Rubrics
Episode 249: Dungeons and Dragons and Self Pacing
Episode 248: Station Rotation
Episode 247: Engaging Professional Development
Episode 246: Math Mentor Relationship
Episode 245: Gamification in SPED
Episode 244: CTE Student
Episode 243: Math and ELL
Episode 242: EduProtocols
Episode 241: Alabama Teacher of the Year
Shortcast 4: Building Authentic Relationships with Students
FEED DROP: The Exit Interview
Shortcast 53: Unit Zero and a Day in the Life of a Modern Classroom
Shortcast 42: The Student Experience in a Modern Classroom
FEED DROP: Under the Hat, with Steve Martinez
Shortcast 207: How MCP Impacts the College Experience
Shortcast 183: Student Perspective (HS)
FEED DROP: The Balance with Catlin Tucker
Shortcast 60 - Middle School Student Experience
Shortcast 219 - Student Voice (EC)
FEED DROP - Lifelong Learning Defined with Jorge Valenzuela: Season 3, Episode 19 - From Compton to the World: Building STEM Futures Through Project-Based Learning with Jose González
Shortcast 213 - Do We Want Students To Be On Pace or Actually Learning?
Shortcast 204: Reflections from a Four-Year Implementer
FEED DROP: Boundaries and Balance: Practical Solutions for Teacher Burnout
Shortcast 201 - Increasing Student and Teacher Confidence
Episode 240: Hacking Assessments
Episode 239: Wavio
Episode 238: What About the High Achievers?
Episode 237: 5th Grade Collaboration
Episode 236: Gifted Education
Episode 235: Is AI the Solution?
Episode 234: Learned Helplessness
Episode 233: Driver Education
Episode 232: Workforce Readiness Training
Episode 231: Physical Education
Episode 230: HS Credit Recovery Team
Episode 229: Family and Consumer Science
Episode 228: iReady
Episode 227: From Content- to Skills-Based Teaching With MCP
Episode 226: I Want Students To Be Proud
Episode 225: History + MCP
Episode 224: Kindergarten Classroom
Episode 223: Zach and TR
Episode 222: Introducción al Modelo MCP y el Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos
Episode 221: Meet Every Learner's Needs
Episode 220: Elementary Special Education
Episode 219: Student Voice (EC)
Episode 218: Culturally Responsive Teaching
Episode 217: Caregiver Perspective
We're taking the week off!
Episode 216: Think Like a Scientist
Episode 215: It's OK to Experiment
Episode 214: Ethnic Studies
Episode 213: Do We Want Students To Be On Pace or Actually Learning?
Episode 212: Goosechase
Episode 211: Elementary School Leader
Episode 210: You're Not the Only Expert in the Room
Episode 209: Adapting a Curriculum to MCP for Young Learners
Episode 208: Lifelong Learning
Episode 207: How MCP Impacts the College Experience
Episode 206: From the Classroom Into Leadership
Episode 205: Engaging with Students Even When They Are Absent
Episode 204: Reflections from a Four-Year MCP Implementer
Episode 203: Troubling the Narrative with Ken Shelton
Episode 202: System Alignment
Episode 201: Increasing Student and Teacher Confidence
Episode 200: Celebrating 200 Episodes!
Episode 199: Shortcast 174: Planning for Multiple Preps
Episode 198: Shortcast 187: Early Learners
Episode 197: Shortcast 177: Gamification
Episode 196: Shortcast 171: Resetting MCP
Episode 194: Shortcast 156: Progression vs. Grades
Episode 193: Shortcast 155: Grading Beliefs and Mindsets
Episode 192: Shortcast 152: Embracing Resistance
Episode 191: Shortcast 151: Humanizing Teaching Practices
Episode 190: Fostering Inclusivity: Navigating Special Education in Student-Centered Classrooms
Episode 189: Mastery-Based Teaching and Learning
Episode 188: Screencastify
Episode 187: Early Learners
Episode 186: Kami
Episode 185: Teacher and Student Collaboration
Episode 184: Visual Arts
Episode 183: Student Perspective
Episode 182: Pre-K
Episode 181: An Educator's Impact
Episode 180: Edifying Teachers
Episode 179: Computer Science
Episode 178: Learning for Justice
Episode 177: Gamification
Episode 176: Joyful Disruption
Episode 175: Sports and MCP
Episode 174: Planning for Multiple Preps
Episode 173: Indigenous Teaching Practices
Episode 172: Genially
Episode 171: Resetting MCP
Episode 170: The Role of the School Psychologist
Episode 169: Physically Accessible Learning Spaces
Episode 168: Coaching for Equity
Episode 167: Research and Critical Thinking
Episode 166: Spark Creativity
Episode 165: Attending Conferences
Episode 164: The 40-Hour Work Week
Episode 163: Using AI in the Classroom
Episode 162: National Board Certification
Episode 161: The Role of Counselors
We're taking the week off!
Episode 160: SEL in a Modern Classroom
Episode 159: Elevating Teacher Wellness
Episode 158: Automated Grading vs. Teacher Grading
Episode 156: Progress vs. Grades
Episode 155: Grading Beliefs and Mindsets
Episode 154: Teacher Wellness
Episode 153: How to Implement an AED Program in School
Episode 152: Embracing Resistance
Episode 151: Humanizing Teaching Practices
Episode 150: Shortcast Episode 79 - Opening and Closing Routines
Episode 149: Shortcast Episode 73 - Elementary Self Pacing
Episode 148: Shortcast E46 - Classroom Design
Episode 147: Shortcast - Episode 23: Manageable Grading in a Modern Classroom
Episode 146: Data Equity
Episode 145: Shortcast - Episode 18: Building Effective Instructional Videos
Episode 144: From the Archive - Episode 5: Supporting Disengaged Students
Episode 143: Shortcast - Episode 2: Rolling Out the Model
Episode 142: Shortcast: Highlights from Episode 1
Episode 141: Teacher Reflection
Episode 140: Responsive Teaching and Data Collection
Episode 139: Teacher and Learner Reflection Practices
Episode 138: La Revisión y las Pruebas de Dominio
Episode 137: Going School-Wide with MCP
Episode 136: Formative
Episode 135: Stories from a Baltimore City Educator
Episode 134: Building and Supporting Communities
Episode 133: Providing Effective Feedback
Episode 132: Universal Design for Learning and MCP
Episode 131: Implementing MCP at an Independent School
Episode 130: Teacher Collaboration - How to Lead a PLC about MCP at Your School
Episode 129: Teacher Collaboration
Episode 128: Culturally Sensitive and Sustaining Teaching
Episode 127: Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
Episode 126: English Learners Success Forum
Episode 125: Neurodivergence
Episode 124: Grading for Equity
Episode 123: Goal Setting
Episode 122: Going School-Wide with MCP
Episode 121: Student Feedback on the MCP Model
Episode 120: Guided Self-Paced Learning
Episode 119: Metacognition and Reflection (Part II)
Episode 118: Inquiry-Based Learning
Episode 117: Metacognition and Reflection (Part I)
Episode 116: EduGals, with Rachel Johnson
Episode 115: Retrieval Practice, with Dr. Pooja Agarwal
Episode 114: World Language Acquisition
Episode 113: Motivation
Episode 112: Adult Collaboration
Episode 111: HS Media Production
Episode 110: Student Collaboration
Episode 109: LGBTQ+ Allyship and Activism
Episode 108: Collaboration and Community with Catlin Tucker
Episode 107: Updates and Q&A
Episode 106: Routines, Procedures, and Scaffolding with Kindergarteners
Episode 105: Implementing in AP Physics
Episode 104: Routines and Procedures with Catlin Tucker
Episode 103: Ditch That Textbook, with Matt Miller
Episode 102: Elementary Science
Episode 101: Planning and Implementing with a Teaching Team
Episode 100 with Catlin Tucker
Episode 99: Black Girls Teach
Episode 98: From the Archive - Episode 66: Partnership Feature - Lynn Public Schools
Episode 97: Supporting Modern Classrooms Teachers
We're taking the week off!
Episode 96: From the Archive - Episode 35: Coaching Teachers in Modern Classrooms
Episode 95: From the Archive - Episode 10: Planning for Full-Group Collaborative Activities
Episode 94: From the Archive - Episode 9 (Planning and Teaching in a Modern Classroom)
Episode 93: Whole-Class Novels with MCP
Episode 92: From The Archive: Backwards Planning in a Modern Classroom
Episode 91: Wrapping Up Season One
Episode 90: Q&A for May, 2022
Episode 89: Impacts of Self Pacing
Episode 88: Cognitive Science and MCP
Episode 87: Troubleshooting Self Pacing
Episode 86: Q&A and Feedback for April, 2022
Episode 85: Self Pacing in Non-Traditional Settings
Episode 84: Teacher Spotlight - Visual Arts with Aimee Plueger
Episode 83: Misconceptions About Self Pacing
Episode 82: Feedback and Q&A for March, 2022
Episode 81: Self Pacing with Adult Learners
Episode 80: Summer 2022 with MCP
Episode 79: Opening and Closing Routines
Episode 78: Feedback and Q&A for February, 2022
Episode 77: Self Pacing in Secondary Education
Episode 76: Teacher Spotlight - Elementary Math, with Andrea Mahr and Beth Benavides
Episode 75: Tools for Self Pacing
Episode 74: Feedback and Q&A - January 2022
Episode 73: Self Pacing in Elementary Classrooms
Episode 72: Teacher Spotlight - CTE, with Evin Jarrett
Episode 71: What Is Self Pacing?
Episode 70: What to Expect in 2022
Episode 69: Being a Teacher in these Moments
Episode 68: Admin Feature - Mohsina Patel
Episode 67: Ignite! Online Academy
Episode 66: Partnership Feature - Lynn Public Schools
Episode 65: Teacher Leadership Opportunities
Episode 64: Health and P.E.
Episode 63: Special Education in a Modern Classroom
Episode 62: MCP in Performing Arts Classes
Episode 61: Backwards Planning in a Modern Classroom
Episode 60: Middle School Student Experience
Episode 59: Teacher Feature #1: Karen Simms & Stacey Eyler
Episode 58: Supporting Students who are Absent
Episode 57: Implementing MCP in AP Courses
Episode 56: Veteran Teachers
Episode 55: Teachers New to the Profession
Episode 54: Responding to Critics of the MCP Model
Episode 53: Unit Zero and A Day in the Life of a Modern Classroom
Episode 52: Sharing the Model with Stakeholders
Episode 51: Innovators in Education #3: James Francis, CEO of Screencastify
Episode 50: Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Learning
Episode 49: Q&A From the Community #8
Episode 48: Building Equitable Classrooms
Episode 47: Lesson Classifications in a Modern Classrooms
Episode 46: Classroom Design
Episode 45: The Mentor Experience
Episode 44: Q&A from the Community #7
Episode 43: Motivation in a Modern Classroom
Episode 42: The Student Experience in a Modern Classroom
[From the Archive] Episode 23: Managing Grading in a Modern Classroom
Episode 41: Q&A from the Community #6
Episode 40: Lessons Learned from Year One
Episode 39: Returning to In-Person Learning - Two Teachers' Experiences
Episode 38: Innovators in Education pt. 2 - Quim Sabria of Edpuzzle
Episode 37: English Language Arts in a Modern Classroom
Episode 36: Q&A From the Community #5
Episode 35: Coaching Teachers in Modern Classrooms
Episode 34: Monitoring Student Progress in a Modern Classroom
Episode 33: Innovators in Education: Transcend Education
Episode 32: Project Based Learning in a Modern Classroom
Episode 31: Q&A From the Community #4
Episode 30: Co-teaching in an Inclusion Classroom
Episode 29: Q&A From the Community #3
Episode 28: College and Career Prep with MCP
Episode 27: Dispatches from our Black Male Educator PD Cohort
Episode 26: Middle School Modern Classrooms
Episode 25: Elementary Modern Classrooms
Episode 24: Q&A from the Community Part #2
Episode 23: Manageable Grading in a Modern Classroom
Episode 22: Finding the Right Time to Innovate
Episode 21: Building Effective Learning Communities
Episode 20: Sustainability for Teachers
Episode 19: A Path Forward in 2021
Episode 18: Building Effective Instructional Videos
Episode 17: Trauma-Informed Teaching in a Modern Classroom
Episode 16: Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in a Modern Classroom
Episode 15: MCP Q&A
Episode 14: Learning from Team Teachers in Australia
Episode 13: What We're Grateful For
Episode 12: Modern Classrooms Founders Chat
Episode 11: Collaboration Pt. 2 - Planning for Organic Collaboration
Episode 10: Collaboration Pt. 1 - Planning for Collaboration in a Modern Classroom
Episode 9: Planning and Teaching in a Modern Classroom
Episode 8: Elementary, Middle, and High School Modern Classrooms
Episode 7: Exploring The Shifting Role of the Teacher
Episode 6: Building Self Regulated Learners
Episode 5: Supporting Disengaged Students
Episode 4: Building Authentic Relationships with Students
Episode 3: Pivoting to Effective Distance Learning
Episode 2: Rolling Out the Model
Episode 1: Introducing the Modern Classrooms Model