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Student Voices from Elementary Modern Classrooms

In this episode, Zach Diamond is joined once more Marlene Tapia-Garcia, this time with three of her 1st grade bilingual Math students to discuss how her students enjoy the variety of learning activities, including math games and videos, and appreciate the flexibility to work at their own pace.

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Xian Lu: On Culturally Responsive Teaching

In this episode, Zach Diamond is joined by Xian Lu, a high school World Language teacher and culturally responsive educator. Xian shares her journey from China to the U.S., emphasizing the impact of her early education experiences on her teaching philosophy.

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Caregiver Perspectives on Modern Classrooms

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by April Burton, an instructional technology content leader from the Francis Howell School District, to discuss her journey with the Modern Classrooms Project.

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Think Like a Scientist with Darius Brown

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Darius Brown, a passionate high school chemistry teacher, who shares his journey into education and his innovative approach to teaching.

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Your New Progress Tracker

The heart of a well-run Modern Classroom is its progress-tracking system - teachers and students both need tools that make it easy to see and update their progress. Now introducing: your new progress tracker, featuring Wavio!

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Creating a Safe Space for Classroom Innovation

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by school leaders Ryan Cordia and Roxane Thomas (plus a surprise guest!) to talk about how they support teachers who are implementing Modern Classrooms and create a safe space to innovate.

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Lessons from an Ethnic Studies Classroom

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Mark Aquino, an experienced Ethnic Studies teacher, to discuss his approach to teaching and the importance of ethnic studies in education

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Interactive Learning with GooseChase

In this episode, Zach Diamond is joined by Alyshahn Kara-Virani, co-founder of GooseChase, to discuss how the platform can be used to enhance the classroom experience.

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Successfully Implementing in High School Math

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Sabrina Monserate-Lindsay, a high school math teacher who has successfully implemented the Modern Classrooms Project model in her classroom in the early years of her teaching.

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Adapting Modern Classrooms for Young Learners

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Evette Reid, a second-grade teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools who has been implementing a blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning model in her classroom.

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