Listen "Episode 26: Middle School Modern Classrooms"
Episode Synopsis
This week, we talk about some of the unique concerns that middle school teachers must consider, and how the Modern Classrooms model allows us to provide a space to develop socially and academically, and to support students as they enter a transitional phase in their school experience.
Show Notes:
Growth Mindset (https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/)
Daily Do Now (https://www.edutopia.org/video/60-second-strategy-do-now-sheets) - checking in with students at the beginning of class, similar to the format Nora mentions.
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
The Modern Classroom Project (www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (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!
❤️ Have five minutes? Want to be featured on our podcast?❤️
If you’d like to share how Modern Classrooms has impacted your teaching practice, please review these recording instructions and send it our way (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EApNqDwroDNr5KOV96NRutsgyDjdF42-nbwdxtOl0Kc/edit?usp=sharing).
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/)
Show Notes:
Growth Mindset (https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/)
Daily Do Now (https://www.edutopia.org/video/60-second-strategy-do-now-sheets) - checking in with students at the beginning of class, similar to the format Nora mentions.
Follow us online and learn more:
Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj
Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter
Kate: @gaskill_teacher on Twitter
The Modern Classroom Project (www.modernclassrooms.org)
Modern Classrooms Online Course (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!
❤️ Have five minutes? Want to be featured on our podcast?❤️
If you’d like to share how Modern Classrooms has impacted your teaching practice, please review these recording instructions and send it our way (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EApNqDwroDNr5KOV96NRutsgyDjdF42-nbwdxtOl0Kc/edit?usp=sharing).
The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach (https://www.learningtoteach.co/)
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