Leading a movement of educators in implementing a self-paced, mastery-based instructional model that leverages technology to meet every student’s needs.
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The Modern Classrooms Project is a nonprofit organization that empowers educators to meet the unique needs of every learner through our innovative blended, self-paced, mastery-based instructional model. Here is our work in action:
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How do you give students a voice in your classroom? In this article, MCP educator Ylaiza Perez and others share the small teaching moves that make the biggest differences in their classrooms. Read more: edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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The Co-Lab begins in an hour! Join teachers from around the world to connect, troubleshoot, and share your best practices and biggest wins from this year. Will we see you there?
Register: modernclassproj.org/4nOTs6R
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Christina Herrick, a Modern Classrooms Expert Mentor, shares how integrating Building Thinking Classrooms strategies into personalized learning models can increase student collaboration and engagement in deeper learning. Read more: modernclassproj.org/-custom-…
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Our Leadership Collaborative Summer Summit is open for registration. June 23, virtual, free. Designed for school and district leaders who want to build schools where every learner is truly seen. Join us: modernclassproj.org/4enyWHg
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"It felt like a homecoming being back in @DeKalbSchools, but instead of planning for my own middle school classroom, I had the privilege of meeting with transformative school and district leaders. Here is what I learned." Read more: modernclassproj.org/49u1ZX3
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Your best resource? Other teachers! Join Co-Lab Connect next Wednesday at 7 p.m. to learn the best classroom strategies, tips, and hacks from a community of innovative educators. We hope to see you there! ✌️ Register: modernclassrooms.zoom.us/web…
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Expert mentor Laura Domingo shares how the power of formative feedback isn’t in generating grades for the grade book but in using it to drive instruction so each student reaches mastery. Read more: modernclassproj.org/4dLtNHx modernclassproj.org/-custom-…
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This is what it looks like when a great teacher gets the recognition they deserve. Congratulations, John David Booth, and thank you to @tcss_schools for investing in educators like him. youtube.com/watch?v=fiP9cGwQ…
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Is it really a teacher problem when more than half of all K-12 educators are feeling burned out? That sounds like a systems problem.
Every year, Modern Classrooms Project supports thousands of educators in taking a different approach to teaching and learning.
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If we can anticipate what might increase student anxiety, we can mitigate those factors to enhance learners' comfort and make them more available for learning. Learn more on our free course: Fostering Learner Social-Emotional Wellness on learn.modernclassrooms.org
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From demanding lesson plans to challenging student behaviors, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Even with the best planning, you may still find times that you need immediate stress relief in the moment. What other stress relief strategies would you add to the list? Learn more about
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Our community of teachers and leaders are truly the best, and we want to make sure we celebrate them as much as we can. Insert the sacred hour. The Sacred Hour is a daily practice where you devote a set amount of time to processing and resetting from the stress of the day. The
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Transform a chaotic workday into a productive and fulfilling one by using The Eisenhower Matrix. Ask yourself these questions: Does it need to be done by me? (if no, delegate) Does it need to be done right now? (if no, reschedule) Does it need to be done at all? (if no, delete
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Time blocking has been shown to help increase productivity and deep focus and decrease procrastination. It helps improve work-life balance as you prioritize the task at hand. Learn more about time blocking on our free course: Teaching with Balance and Sustainability on
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Stop reinventing the wheel in a vacuum. ✋ The shift to self-paced learning is a big lift, but you don’t have to carry it by yourself. The Modern Classrooms Project community is the ultimate co-teacher. 🤝✨ Join our FB group with over 20K teachers sharing their challenges,
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When the MCP model clicks, the classrooms transform. ⚡️ This is what happens when we stop lecturing and start collaborating. This is how we sustain the profession. 🍎🙌 Learn more about how we help with teacher sustainability and well-being on modernclassrooms.org/impacts
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Ditch the lecture, keep the joy. ✨ Let's move away from the sage on the stage and toward a classroom where students actually own their learning. Thanks to a blended, self-paced, and mastery-based instructional model, we can finally be the guide, not the gatekeeper. Self-pacing
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1️⃣ The Lecture Loop: Realizing you have to repeat the same 20-minute show 5 more times today. 🔁 2️⃣ The Bladder Sequence: You finish a 20-minute lecture and ask “Any questions?”... a hand goes up... “Can I go to the bathroom?” 🚽 3️⃣ The Silent Echo: 30 kids staring blankly
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What if every child walked into a school that felt like it was designed exactly for them? 🏫✨ Dr. Gist challenges us to rethink the one-size-fits-all model. From specialized interests to local community fits, the future of education is about families having the power to opt into
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The best thing AI can give a teacher? More time with their kids. ❤️ When we automate the prep, we gain the time to innovate in the classroom. Instead of spending hours on a study guide, Dominic is spending those hours where they matter most: in that second small group, meeting
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