Elmira City Public Schools set out to rethink math instruction by building a system that could better meet the needs of every student. And leadership in charge really meant every student.

Community Engagement Manager Toni Rose Deanon shares their experience visiting classrooms in DeKalb.

Susan Russell’s middle school science class in Shelby County Public Schools uses a combination of routines and structures to build classroom community while self-pacing.

In Heather Fellers’s high school class in Portland School District, she supports English Language Learners as they move from the newcomer class to mainstream education. The structure of her class is set up to support students in developing the language skills and academic strategies that will help them be successful in her class and beyond.

Explore Toni-Ann Young’s 4th grade math classroom in Durham Public Schools and learn how she structures student groups to support learning, collaboration, and leadership.

Explore Amy Bracher’s high school science class and learn how her setup allows her to correct misunderstandings in real time.

What happens when a district prioritizes personalized learning and school leadership support educator collaboration? You get a 6th grade team that works together to build out the necessary supports to meet the needs of every student.

Meet Michelle Gross, 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and Modern Classroom educator.

Located in the state of Kentucky, Spencer County Schools is a people-first organization centering on the care and support provided to students, staff, and families. Here’s what Spencer County is doing that can inspire math teachers everywhere.

In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Madeline Cole, Abby Munn, Amy Wisehart, a fifth-grade teaching team, to share their collaborative journey into mastery-based, self-paced learning.

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

Aviva Stern, 8th grade Biblical interpretation (פרשנות) at Orot Etzion Banot (Girls' School) in Efrat, Israel shares her experience with the Modern Classrooms model

Amy Azaroff, 6th and 7th grade science teacher at Hillcrest Middle School in Coquitlam, Canada sat down to share her experience with blended, self-paced, mastery-based instruction.

Katherine Lewiston, drama teacher at the American International School sat down with the Modern Classrooms Project to share her experience in her classroom.