The Learning Scientists Podcast
Episode 80: An Interview with Kareem Farah from The Modern Classrooms Project
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Quick takeaways
- The Modern Classrooms Project focuses on blending instruction, self-paced learning, and assessing students based on mastery to address the challenges of traditional lecture-driven instruction and personalize learning for diverse students.
- Implementing the Modern Classrooms model has resulted in significant improvements in test scores, increased teacher satisfaction and retention, and the ability to create a more engaging learning environment through reduced reliance on lectures and introduction of self-pacing.
Deep dives
The Modern Classrooms Project: Solving Teaching Challenges
The Modern Classrooms Project is a nonprofit organization that trains educators on a new methodology of teaching. The model focuses on blending instruction, self-paced learning, and assessing students based on mastery. The goal is to address the challenges of traditional lecture-driven instruction that fails to differentiate or personalize learning for diverse students. By replacing lectures with bite-sized instructional videos, educators can remove the bottleneck to self-pacing. Students progress based on mastery, not a fixed schedule, and are given the freedom to move forward when they are ready. Early evaluations of the model have shown significant improvements in differentiation, self-direction, and student outcomes. The Modern Classrooms Project has already trained thousands of educators globally, providing them with a new pathway to successful teaching.
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