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Inside a High School Science Modern Classroom
Explore Amy Bracher’s high school science class and learn how her setup allows her to correct misunderstandings in real time.
A Comprehensive Guide to Progress Tracking
Progress tracking is an essential classroom tool that supports student success in a self-paced classroom.
Inside Miguel Melchor’s Classroom at Clinton Elementary
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.
A Comprehensive Guide to Guided Notes
Notes are an essential element to student learning and success. Guided notes can increase the impact of self-paced videos for students of all learning levels.
MCP + Snorkl partner to support efficient mastery-based learning
Modern Classrooms Project’s research-based instructional model and Snorkl’s AI-powered assessment tool empower every student to master math at their own pace.
Methods of Measuring Mastery
How are you measuring mastery? And just as importantly, how do your students know what is expected of them to effectively demonstrate mastery? Dive into six examples from real classrooms.
Inside a Modern Classroom with Michelle Gross, 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Meet Michelle Gross, 2026 Kentucky Teacher of the Year and Modern Classroom educator.
Public Pacing Trackers
What are the implications of displaying student progress publicly? Let’s explore what educators should keep in mind when using this tool to support student learning.
Advancing Student-Centered Math Instruction in North Carolina with Modern Classrooms Project and The Innovation Project
Modern Classrooms Project is proud to announce a new two-year partnership with The Innovation Project, an elite group of North Carolina superintendents.
Learn and Discuss with the Author: Meet Every Learner’s Needs
Watch this author series, centered on the takeaways from Meet Every Learner’s Needs, written by MCP Co-Founder Robert Barnett.
Optimize Canvas for your Secondary Modern Classroom
We collected the best practices from secondary educators using Canvas as their Learning Management System (LMS) while implementing a Modern Classroom.
Optimize Canvas for your Elementary Modern Classroom
We collected the best practices from elementary educators using Canvas as their Learning Management System (LMS) while implementing a Modern Classroom.
Adding Inquiry to My Modern Classroom Through Building Thinking Classrooms
Joseph Lombardi shares how he combines a Modern Classroom with Building Thinking Classrooms.
Rethinking Grades: Starr Sackstein on Learner-Centered Classrooms
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Starr Sackstein, the Massachusetts State Coordinator for Educators Rising, which advocates for learner-centered classrooms and challenges traditional grading methods.
Progress Tracking Made Simple: Wavio Pulse in the Modern Classroom
In this episode, guest host Aimee Yocom welcomes Dana Kravchick from Wavio, a platform designed to support self-paced, mastery-based learning.
When an A Isn’t Everything: Redefining Success for High-Achieving Students
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Jocelyn Hieatzman, a fifth-year implementer and veteran teacher, to discuss supporting advanced students in a self-paced learning environment.
An Eye on Tempe, Arizona: A Fifth-Grade Team’s Journey to Student Independence
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.
Helping Gifted Students Thrive Through Self-Paced Learning
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Alexandra Clough, a gifted education specialist, to discuss gifted and advanced learning (GAL).
Teaching in the Age of AI: Why Connection Still Comes First
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Carlos Canela to discuss the integration of AI in the classroom, emphasizing the critical importance of connection in learning.
Reframing Failure: How One Bronx Teacher Builds Student Agency and Confidence
In this episode, Toni Rose Deanon is joined by Ernest Rodriguez, a high school teacher from the Bronx, to discuss learned helplessness in the classroom.