TR is joined by Mike Friedberg to talk about middle school science and using success criteria to check for mastery and track student progress
Show Notes
Edutopia videos profiling MCP:
High School (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrR-KIoggf4)
Elementary School (https://www.edutopia.org/video/making-self-paced-learning-work-younger-kids/)
Mike's unit plan demonstrating his use of success criteria (https://docs.google.com/document/d/15fMxR1HWQMT5xtyI-h3D8mhJoLFHKpt6X_RnFp27L0Y/edit?tab=t.0)
The Danielson Framework (https://danielsongroup.org/framework/)
Connect with Mike on Twitter/X @mfriedbergteach (https://x.com/mfriedbergteach)
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Transform your classroom conversations! Join us for Book Club Session 2 on October 30, 7pm ET, to explore The Shift to Student-Led by Catlin Tucker and Katie Novak, with a focus on Workflow Shift 2: moving from whole-group, teacher-led discussions to student-led small groups. Discover strategies that give students the reins, spark deeper dialogue, and create meaningful collaboration. Let’s rethink discussions—together! Register here (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/book-club) 
MCP will be exhibiting at ASA Fall Leadership Conference from October 26-28 in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Cecelia Gillam, Cory Henwood, Wavio, and MCP are presenting at FullScale Symposium from October 25-28. Miguel Melchor will be presenting at WIDA Consortium from October 27-30 in Seattle, WA. If you’re attending, make sure to check them out and say hi!
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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: Mike Friedberg.

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