Listen "Episode 174: Planning for Multiple Preps"
Episode Synopsis
Zach is joined by Steve Schlarman to discuss the challenges of teaching multiple different courses simultaneously and some of the solutions Steve has discovered to ease them.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/planning-for-multiple-preps).
Show Notes
Project Lead the Way (https://www.pltw.org/curriculum/pltw-engineering?utm_term=engineering%20education&utm_campaign=Priority_Engineering&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2160566647&hsa_cam=19589385527&hsa_grp=146249770478&hsa_ad=645540575009&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-11912711&hsa_kw=engineering%20education&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8NKtBhBtEiwAq5aX2KsBZDLZ6z4KZBXlvk__GKauAjgN_iJl3TRpMih74kXCuCkSWOOy7RoCtsQQAvD_BwE)
Project Based Learning (PBL) (https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl)
Episode of MCP Podcast with Wesley McCammon (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/28)
Ungrading (https://ctl.columbia.edu/faculty/sapp/ungrading/#:~:text=Ungrading%2C%20broadly%20defined%2C%20is%20an,Blum%20%26%20Kohn%2C%202020)) and the episode of the MCP Podcast on Ungrading (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/157)
Connect with Steve in the MCP Educator Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) or on Twitter (X) @mrschlarman_fzn (https://twitter.com/MrSchlarman_FZN)
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Shades of Excellence meetup on Monday, Jan. 29, 7pm ET. Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bkrF9pW0S4adz7uMJwJPuw#/registration)
Building Interactive Learning Journeys with Genially on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6pm ET. Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yauCC5FlTzqFnZSos76fUg).
Join our monthly Twitter chat on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7pm ET. Follow us @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) and follow #MCPchat.
Join our webinar with Padlet: Using Padlet in Your Modern Classroom on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6pm ET. Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AixVx6J2Qous3jxn79ldGg)
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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Steve Schlarman.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/planning-for-multiple-preps).
Show Notes
Project Lead the Way (https://www.pltw.org/curriculum/pltw-engineering?utm_term=engineering%20education&utm_campaign=Priority_Engineering&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=2160566647&hsa_cam=19589385527&hsa_grp=146249770478&hsa_ad=645540575009&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-11912711&hsa_kw=engineering%20education&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8NKtBhBtEiwAq5aX2KsBZDLZ6z4KZBXlvk__GKauAjgN_iJl3TRpMih74kXCuCkSWOOy7RoCtsQQAvD_BwE)
Project Based Learning (PBL) (https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl)
Episode of MCP Podcast with Wesley McCammon (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/28)
Ungrading (https://ctl.columbia.edu/faculty/sapp/ungrading/#:~:text=Ungrading%2C%20broadly%20defined%2C%20is%20an,Blum%20%26%20Kohn%2C%202020)) and the episode of the MCP Podcast on Ungrading (https://podcast.modernclassrooms.org/157)
Connect with Steve in the MCP Educator Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) or on Twitter (X) @mrschlarman_fzn (https://twitter.com/MrSchlarman_FZN)
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Shades of Excellence meetup on Monday, Jan. 29, 7pm ET. Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bkrF9pW0S4adz7uMJwJPuw#/registration)
Building Interactive Learning Journeys with Genially on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 6pm ET. Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yauCC5FlTzqFnZSos76fUg).
Join our monthly Twitter chat on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7pm ET. Follow us @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) and follow #MCPchat.
Join our webinar with Padlet: Using Padlet in Your Modern Classroom on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6pm ET. Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AixVx6J2Qous3jxn79ldGg)
Contact us, follow us online, and learn more:
Email us questions and feedback at: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Send us an audio note (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffmqSsaaU7M0MTXowApIOt-wace2tD6LPct73oEQOlaFp4vQ/viewform?usp=sf_link) and we'll include it on a future episode!
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj (https://twitter.com/modernclassproj) on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (https://www.facebook.com/modernclassproj) (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP)
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 (https://twitter.com/kareemfarah23) on Twitter
Toni Rose: @classroomflex (https://twitter.com/classroomflex) on Twitter and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/classroomflex/?hl=en)
The Modern Classroom Project (https://www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (https://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!
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond (https://twitter.com/zpdiamond) on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/) Special Guest: Steve Schlarman.
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