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Matthew Hickson Matthew Hickson

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.

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Emily Dia Emily Dia

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!

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Lisa Doty Lisa Doty

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.

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Megan McGregor Megan McGregor

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.

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Samantha du Preez Samantha du Preez

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.

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Samantha du Preez Samantha du Preez

Teacher Tip: Bellringers

Distinguished Modern Classroom Educator Mary Tripp starts each class with a bellringer to engage students and get them thinking.

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Toni Rose Deanon Toni Rose Deanon

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.

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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.

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Toni Rose Deanon Toni Rose Deanon

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.

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Toni Rose Deanon Toni Rose Deanon

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.

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Toni Rose Deanon Toni Rose Deanon

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.

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Samantha du Preez Samantha du Preez

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.

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