Episode 205: Engaging with Students Even When They Are Absent

Modern Classrooms Project Podcast

Toni Rose is joined by Cassandra Burdette to talk about how she engages and supports students who are absent from school.

Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.

Show Notes

• Brené Brown - Clear is Kind

• Connect with Cassandra by email at [e-mail] and follow her district on Instagram @fort_wayne_community_schools

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

• 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

• Looking for virtual connection? Join our implementer meetup on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 7 pm EST to connect with other Modern Classroom educators!

• Curious to learn how Building Thinking Classrooms align so well with self-pacing? One of our all star teacher leaders, Joe Manfre, is leading a webinar on Building Thinking Classrooms in a Self-Paced Learning Environment on Thu. Sept. 12 at 6pm ET. Register here

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The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to Teach

Special Guest: Cassandra Burdette.