Episode Archive
188 episodes of Modern Classrooms Project Podcast since the first episode, which aired on August 4th, 2020.
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Episode 185: Teacher and Student Collaboration
April 21st, 2024 | 54 mins 27 secs
Zach is joined by Megan Kindred to talk about collaboration at all levels - between students, between adults, and even between students and teachers.
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Episode 184: Visual Arts
April 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 26 secs
Zach is joined by Dana Pelzman to talk about teaching visual arts using MCP, as well as some more general discussion on accommodating, flexible mastery checks for creative work.
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Episode 183: Student Perspective
March 31st, 2024 | 33 mins 50 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Sarahya College, a high school sophomore, who offers incredible insight into the student experience of learning in a modern classroom as well as advice for teachers who are implementing the model.
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Episode 182: Pre-K
March 24th, 2024 | 36 mins 26 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Marquitta Thomas to talk about how she uses the model at the pre-K level.
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Episode 181: An Educator's Impact
March 17th, 2024 | 1 hr 10 mins
Toni Rose is joined by high-school and college students Dulce, Aayla, and Breanna to talk about the talk they gave at NCTE and the impact that of a caring educator.
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Episode 180: Edifying Teachers
March 10th, 2024 | 49 mins
Toni Rose is joined by Katie Caster to discuss her work at Edifying Teachers and the importance of curiosity and reflection for teachers.
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Episode 179: Computer Science
March 3rd, 2024 | 41 mins 55 secs
Toni Rose is joined by taMica Gaither-Banks for an in-depth discussion of the MCP implementation she uses in her computer science classes.
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Episode 178: Learning for Justice
February 25th, 2024 | 49 mins 17 secs
Toni Rose is joined by D’Aisha Smith, Skyla Hudson, and Jaci Jones to talk about their involvement with Learning for Justice and how teachers can incorporate social justice teaching and learning into their work.
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Episode 177: Gamification
February 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
Zach is joined by Chad Collins to discuss the gamified materials he's designed and how he approaches gamified teaching in general.
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Episode 176: Joyful Disruption
February 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
Toni Rose is joined by Marvin Reed to talk about how he disrupts traditional approaches to teaching while prioritizing joy in his classes.
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Episode 175: Sports and MCP
February 4th, 2024 | 54 mins 32 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Tacks Feliciano to talk about how he adapted the MCP model into an innovative approach to coaching volleyball.
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Episode 174: Planning for Multiple Preps
January 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
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.
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Episode 173: Indigenous Teaching Practices
January 21st, 2024 | 55 mins 23 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Micah Daniels for a conversation on culturally responsive education for indigenous students and communities.
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Episode 172: Genially
January 14th, 2024 | 48 mins 39 secs
Zach is joined by Cat Spencer of Genially to discuss the platform and how it can be used to enhance blended materials in a modern classroom and beyond.
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Episode 171: Resetting MCP
January 7th, 2024 | 56 mins 40 secs
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.
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Episode 170: The Role of the School Psychologist
December 24th, 2023 | 57 mins 21 secs
Toni Rose is joined by Cassie Johnson to discuss the role of the school psychologist.