Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Episode 75: Tools for Self Pacing

Feb 6, 2022

01:03:13

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Are You Overwhelmed With Your Students?

02:02

Is There a Catch Up Time?

01:33

Modern Class Rooms Is Not the Silver Bullet That Solves All Our Problems

02:31

Introduction

2min

How Did You Get Started With Modern Class Room?

3min

Self Pacing in the Classroom

2min

Teaching Self-Pase Trackers in a School

2min

Teaching Self Pacing in the Classroom

3min

Teaching Self Pacing in a Daily Way

3min

Game Board Tracker - What Kind of Tracker Do You Use?

2min

Teacher Tracker

3min

I Love Google Class Room

2min

10.

Gogo Class Room

2min

11.

Lesson Classifications as a Self Pacing Tool

2min

12.

What Is the Difference Between Aspire to Do and Math?

2min

13.

The Teacher Tracker

2min

14.

Getting Back on Pace

2min

15.

We Have a Love Note This Week

2min

16.

Using Self Pacing Tools in a Modern Class Room

2min

17.

I Like the Less on All Stars Idea

2min

18.

What Is Your Recommended Lesson?

2min

19.

Work With a Friend to Build a Routine

6min

20.

Is It Freeing You Up to Work One on One With Students?

3min

21.

Are You Using Self Pacing Tools?

4min

22.

Do You Self Pace Through Grades?

2min

23.

What Is the End of Unit Date?

3min

24.

Self Pacing

2min

25.

Is There a Catch Up Time?

2min

26.

Are You Overwhelmed With Your Students?

2min

27.

Modern Class Rooms Is Not the Silver Bullet That Solves All Our Problems

3min

This week, Zach is joined by Emily Johb, Dave Read, and Karla McEachern to talk about a wide variety of tools they use to facilitate self-pacing in their Modern Classrooms.

Show Notes

Presenting Self-Pacing to Students
The Progress Tracker: Our Primary Tool for Self-Pacing
The LMS as a Tool for Self Pacing
- Zach’s Google Classroom Classwork page
- Karla’s Google Classroom Classwork page (Book Club Unit)
Lesson Classifications as a Self-Pacing Tool
- MCP Podcast episode on Lesson Classifications
Daily Routines for Self-Pacing
- Karla’s expert board
Grades as a Self-Pacing Tool
- Ungrading - Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Susan Blum
Tools We Use When Students Fall Behind
- Using YAMM to send automated progress reports to families

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