TR is joined by Mauranda Comley to talk about using the MCP model in a middle school Family and Consumer Sciences classroom.
Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/redefining-hands-on-learning-how-self-pacing-transforms-the-facs-classroom).
Show Notes
Family and Consumer Science (https://www.aafcs.org/about/what-is-fcs)
Mauranda's article in NGLC, "Benefits of Self-Pacing in Skills-Based, Hands-On Classes" (https://www.nextgenlearning.org/articles/benefits-of-self-pacing-in-skills-based-hands-on-classes)
Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (https://www.simplypsychology.org/zone-of-proximal-development.html)
Mauranda's Reflection Form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16I_5uI7U0553N91wjsfuwIaQPtf15VColIOtox--C0g/edit) and Exploring Career's Choice Board (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RozJLj5Uc49JYZzFxvtnxoWUSVHKK3aZ2hShPBXBqd0/edit?usp=sharing) tes
Mauranda's business, "My Wholesome Table (https://mywholesometable.org)"
Connect with Mauranda on her website (https://mywholesometable.org), or by email at mauranda.comley@modernclassrooms.org (mailto:mauranda.comley@modernclassrooms.org)
Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week
Our co-founder, Rob Barnett, will be at the Summit for Transformative Learning presenting on How Modern Classrooms Meet Every Learner’s Needs in Atlanta, GA from March 10-11.
Looking for virtual connection? Join our implementer meetup on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 pm EST to connect with other Modern Classroom educators! Register here (https://modernclassrooms.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sBlPYTg0SVy-lwDLyYrguQ)
Toni Rose Deanon and Avery Balasbas will be at the 2025 Good Teaching Conference - South presenting on Cultivating Community in Your Classroom and Teaching Critical Pedagogy through Fil-Am Lit in Garden Grove, CA from March 14-16. If you’re attending, make sure to stop by and say hi!
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