
Modern Classrooms Project Podcast
Your hosts discuss the model and its implications for the future of education, along with guests including MCP implementors such as mentors, teachers, and administrators.
Latest episodes

Jul 31, 2022 • 59min
Episode 99: Black Girls Teach
Toni Rose is joined by Deidra Fogarty about the experiences that led her to found the Black Girls Teach, and how those experiences inform the professional development her organization provides.
Show Notes
Black Girls Teach
Connect with Deidra:
Black Girls Teach on Instagram: @blackgirlsteach
Deidra on Instagram: @teachmedee
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org
Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Jul 24, 2022 • 46min
Episode 98: From the Archive - Episode 66: Partnership Feature - Lynn Public Schools
Toni Rose is joined by Michael Molnar, of Lynn Public Schools, to talk about how the district's partnership with MCP came to be, how it's implemented, and what may be to come.
Show Notes
Cult of Pedagogy Podcast episode on screencasting with Kareem
The Original MCP Edutopia Video Michael referenced (also, check out MCP's new video with Edutopia!)
Distinguished Modern Classrooms Educator Credential
Edpuzzle (and MCP tutorial)
MCP Podcast episode on Emergent Bilinguals
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Jul 17, 2022 • 43min
Episode 97: Supporting Modern Classrooms Teachers
Toni Rose is joined by Matt Hickson, Modern Classrooms' Director of Partner Transformation and former principal, to talk about how administrators and district leaders can support teachers who are implementing Modern Classrooms.
Outline and Show Notes
Meet Matt
Ignite! Online Academy
Supporting Teachers as an MCP Principal
Maintaining A Positive Culture
Ignite Online Academy Podcast (Apple Podcasts Link)
Challenges Supporting MCP Teachers
Flip (formerly Flipgrid)
Teacher Observations and Evaluations
Tips and Suggestions for Administrators
Information on DMCE and DMCA (Distinguished Modern Classrooms Advocate credential for administrators (additional info here)
Connect with Matt:
Email Matt: matthew.hickson@modernclassrooms.org
Follow Matt on Twitter @mrhickson120
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org
Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Jul 10, 2022 • 2min
We're taking the week off!
We're taking the week off! Check back next week for a brand new episode, and make sure to check out our episodes in the coming weeks as we launch Season Two of the Modern Classrooms Project Podcast.
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org
Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Jul 3, 2022 • 46min
Episode 96: From the Archive - Episode 35: Coaching Teachers in Modern Classrooms
In this episode, we hear from Lisa Doty and Jamie Forshey, two educators who coach and support teachers in their school districts who are implementing the Modern Classroom instructional model.
Show Notes
Virtual Mentorship Program
Screencast-o-Matic and Modern Classroom tutorial
Modern Classroom resources
Modern Classroom webinars
School and District partnerships, including Expert Consultation sessions
Making Thinking Visible by Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, Karin Morrison and Lisa’s infographics:
Chalk Talk
Connect-Extend-Challenge
Micro lab protocol
See, Think, Wonder
I used to think... Now I think
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
[The Modern Classroom Project](www.modernclassrooms.org)
[Modern Classrooms Online Course](learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
Editing and music by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Jun 26, 2022 • 47min
Episode 95: From the Archive - Episode 10: Planning for Full-Group Collaborative Activities
New for Summer 2022 - ISTE Meetup!
Toni Rose will be at ISTE in New Orleans from 6/26/2022 to 6/29/2022! If you're attending, please fill out this form so she can schedule an in-person MCP meetup.
In episode 10, we begin a two-episode series on collaboration; this week's episode focuses on pre-planned full group activities like labs and seminars, and we discuss ways teachers can manage these collaborative activities in a self-paced, mastery based class.
Show Notes
Sign up for Office Hours, every Tuesday with Modern Classrooms
Guide to collaboration in a Modern Classroom
Edutopia video featuring Kate and Kareem Farah
Tech tools we mention:
Kahoot
Peardeck
Parlay Ideas and our tutorial
Remind and our tutorial
More resources for distance learning from Modern Classrooms
Daily Do Now check-in (tailored for distance learning through Google Forms)
Emily refers this in the episode as the "weather check Do Now"
Resources for Student Input in Teacher-Created Groups
Example of a breakout-room deliverable
Sign up for our November 12th Webinar on Collaboration in a Modern Classroom
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
Zach: @zpdiamond on Twitter
[The Modern Classroom Project](www.modernclassrooms.org)
[Modern Classrooms Online Course](learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!

Jun 19, 2022 • 51min
Episode 94: From the Archive - Episode 9 (Planning and Teaching in a Modern Classroom)
New for Summer 2022 - ISTE Meetup!
Toni Rose will be at ISTE in New Orleans from 6/26/2022 to 6/29/2022! If you're attending, please fill out this form so she can schedule an in-person MCP meetup.
Kareem is joined by Nora Barnett and Lisa Doty to discuss in detail how they plan and implement their modern classrooms, from planning and recording instructional videos, to implementing self-paced structures and mastery checks.
Show Notes
Cult of Pedagogy Podcast episode on Screencast Videos (Kareem was the guest on this episode)
MCP Exemplar Units
Edutopia video
Universal Design for Learning
High Quality Blended Instruction: research-based best practices
Examples of Pacing Trackers showing lesson classification
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
Zach: @zpdiamond on Twitter
[The Modern Classroom Project](www.modernclassrooms.org)
[Modern Classrooms Online Course](learn.modernclassrooms.org)
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!

Jun 12, 2022 • 49min
Episode 93: Whole-Class Novels with MCP
Toni Rose is joined by Brittney Cairns to talk about teaching whole-class novels using MCP.
Show Notes
Get to know Brittney
Kareem on the Cult of Pedagogy podcast:
Everything you need to know about building a great screencast video
How to create a self-paced classroom
Setting up mastery-based grading in your classroom
Planning for teaching whole-class novels
Blended learning approaches to whole-class novels
Self-pacing and whole-class novels
Auto-updating progress tracker template
Parlay Ideas
(you guessed it) Mastery-based learning and whole-class novels
Edpuzzle
Intermission: Feedback on displaying many names on a pacing tracker
Erin's tracker template (names displayed horizontally)
Erin's tracker explainer
Craig's tracker - a spreadsheet with formulas to move students' names automatically
Note from Zach - try making a copy of this one and mess around with it. You'll see the magic happen when you give student an "x" on a lesson. Do note that, when everyone is on lesson 1, the names still display in a very long list that may be longer than the screen. However, as students make progress and spread across two or three lessons, the columns of names get shorter and should fit on screen.
Challenges in implementing MCP in AP English
On shifting from traditional to MCP
Connect with Brittney
On Instagram: @teachingwithbrittc
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org
Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Jun 5, 2022 • 44min
Episode 92: From The Archive: Backwards Planning in a Modern Classroom
This week, Toni Rose is joined by Lindsay Armbruster to talk about planning units with the end in mind, beginning with standards and learning targets, and working down to mastery checks and activities before planning lessons and videos, as well as managing student (and teacher) pacing and workload via the planning process.
Show Notes
Distinguished Modern Classroom Educators - More Information
Lindsay’s Planning Process
Stephen Covey - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Adding Captions to Instructional Videos
The Noun Project
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
Toni rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

May 29, 2022 • 35min
Episode 91: Wrapping Up Season One
Kareem joins Toni Rose and Zach to wrap up our first official podcast season, which focused on self pacing! We look back on the season and discuss our takeaways, as well as giving some updates on how VSI is going and what to expect over the summer and in August when we launch our second podcast season. Thanks for listening!
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org
Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram
The Modern Classroom Project
Modern Classrooms Online Course
Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach