MCP Podcast 206: From the Classroom Into Leadership

Toni Rose is joined by Don Allen to talk about his journey from the classroom into school and district leadership positions, and the philosophy and approaches to education that guided him along the way.

*Show Notes*

* The Pygmalion Effect: https://kb.ndsu.edu/page.php?id=131858

* "Grading for Equity," by Joe Feldman: https://crescendoedgroup.org/grading-...

* Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%...

* Building Thinking Classrooms: https://www.buildingthinkingclassroom...

* Universal Design for Learning (UDL): https://udlguidelines.cast.org

* "Community: The Structure of Belonging," by Peter Block: https://www.peterblock.com/books/comm...

* "Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives, and Practice," by Catherine Twomey Fosnot: https://www.amazon.com/Constructivism...

* "Linguistics for Writers," by Coleen Donnelly: https://sunypress.edu/Books/L/Linguis...

* "The Best We Could Do," by Thi Bui: https://www.arts.gov/initiatives/nea-...

* "I Won't Learn From You and Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment," by Herbert Kohl: https://www.amazon.com/Wont-Learn-You...)

*Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week*

* Our Back to School Toolkit is out and ready for you! For this year, we focused on communicating to caregivers and stakeholders all about blended, self-paced, mastery-based learning. Download here: https://www.modernclassrooms.org/tool...)

* Have you always wanted a community to read books with? We are hosting a book club with ScreenPal and Kami starting at the end of this month. The community has chosen to read UDL & Blended Learning by Katie Novak and Catlin Tucker. Join us in this 10-week community of practice to learn with and from educators across the country, receive Premium access to both ScreenPal and Kami, and deepen your understanding of UDL and blended learning. Register here: https://www.modernclassrooms.org/book...)

* Want to learn more about how to use AI to create self-paced lessons for you. Join us in this 30-minute info webinar with TeachFlows on Tuesday, September 17, 6pm ET. Register here: https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webi...)

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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: https://www.learningtoteach.co/