The Modern Classroom Blog
Resources, opportunities, and perspectives from the Modern Classrooms Team.
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TeachFlows: Your AI-Powered Learning Companion
We’ve partnered with TeachFlows to create an AI-powered tool to support your Modern Classroom.
Ask MCP: Sharing This Model
Ask MCP: Ask MCP: Matthew Hickson, MCP Director of Partner Transformation and former school leader, tackles a question about sharing the model.
Why Americans Hate Math - and What to Do About It
Equipping teachers across the globe with the support they need to innovate in education.
Ask MCP: Getting Started with MCP
Ask MCP: Emily Dia, MCP Partnerships Manager and former middle school English teacher, tackles the question of how to get started with MCP, no matter where you are in the school year!
Literature Review: A Review of the Elements of the MCP Educational Model
Our newest literature review incorporates the latest research and showcases the growing body of evidence that supports the Modern Classrooms model.
Ask MCP: Learning Spaces
Ask MCP: Lisa Doty, Teacher Leadership Manager, tackles a question about how to best use learning spaces in self-paced classrooms.
Ask MCP: Stragglers
Ask MCP: Megan Mcgregor, MCP Vice President of Programs and former high school teacher, tackles the question of supporting stragglers when the class is ready to move on.
Modern Classrooms: A Global Movement
We’ve heard from educators around the globe about the way that Modern Classrooms are meeting every student’s needs. Here are their stories.
Teacher Tip: Motivation and Engagement Strategies
Modern Classroom Educator Laura Domingo shares the strategies she uses in her classroom to support student motivation and engagement.
Teacher Tip: Bellringers
Distinguished Modern Classroom Educator Mary Tripp starts each class with a bellringer to engage students and get them thinking.
Fostering Inclusivity: Navigating SPED in Student-Centered Classrooms
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Mark Pederson, Maddie Richer, and Cassie Fontaine and they explore how educators can create a student-centered classroom that fosters self-advocacy for students with IEPs and 504s.
Mastery-Based Teaching in Math
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Ylaiza Perez, a math educator implementing mastery-based teaching and learning strategies, to discuss teaching authentically and promoting true mastery.
Tech Tool Highlight: Screencastify
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Vishal Shah, CEO of Screencastify, to talk about how teachers, students, and industry professionals use Screencastify's various platforms and tools.
Self-Pacing with Early Learners
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Kendra Jergovic and Nick LeDoux, to discuss the challenges and successes of implementing blended learning with early learners.
Tech Tool Highlight: Kami
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Margie Tiner, a Kami Certified Educator, about the benefits of using Kami in the classroom.
Teacher and Student Collaboration
In this episode, Zach Diamond is joined by Megan Kindred to talk about collaboration at all levels - between students, between adults, and even between students and teachers.
Teaching Visual Arts in a Modern Classroom
In this episode, Zach Diamond 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.
Student Reflections on Self-Paced Learning
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by sophomore student Sarahya College who talks about the transformative impact of a self-paced learning approach on her learning experience.
Highlights from our 2023 Annual Impact Report
During a year marked by teacher shortages, educators chose to invest in their skills by pursuing Modern Classrooms Project training. We’ve collected the highlights for you in this blog.