Toni Rose is joined by Sara Bennis to talk about how she uses and adapts MCP as the principal of a rural elementary school.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/leading-innovation-in-rural-elementary-schools).
Show Notes
The Energy Bus (https://jongordon.com/book/the-energy-bus/), by Jon Gordon (https://jongordon.com)
Connect with Sara by email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), and check out her district and its Socials at maquoketaschools.org (maquoketaschools.org)
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Did you know that our co-founder, Rob Barnett, wrote a book? It’s called Meet Every Learner’s Needs: Redesigning Instruction So All Students Can Succeed (https://www.meeteverylearnersneeds.org/). It’ll be published in February 2025, and Rob is doing a series on his process of writing.
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