Episode 83: Misconceptions About Self Pacing

This week, Zach is joined by Andrea Mahr, Beth Benavides, and John Tyler to address six common misconceptions about self pacing and self-paced classes. Outline and Show Notes Get to know Andrea, Beth, and John Andrea and Beth's previous MCP Podcast episode: Elementary Math Kareem on the Cult of Pedagogy podcast Everything you need to know about building a great screencast video How to create a self-paced classroom Setting up mastery-based grading in your classroom Misconception: Self-paced classes have no deadlines Misconception: Kids do whatever they want in self-paced classes Misconception: Teachers don't teach in self-paced classes Misconception: Self-paced classes never have any full-group collaborative activities MCP Podcast episode on full-group collaborative activities: Planning for Collaboration in a Modern Classroom Blooket Gimkit Misconception: Students lack the skills to self pace effectively Misconception: Students can never collaborate since they're working on different things Connect with Andrea, Beth, and John Connect with John by email and on Facebook Connect with Beth by email and on Facebook Connect with Andrea by email and on Facebook Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: [email protected] Send us an audio note and we'll include it on a future episode! Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj (remember you can tweet us questions by using the hashtag #askMCP) Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram The Modern Classroom Project Modern Classrooms Online Course 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 on Twitter and Learning to Teach