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Apr 2024
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Episode 184: Visual Arts

The Modern Classrooms Project
About this episode

Zach is joined by Dana Pelzman to talk about teaching visual arts using MCP, as well as some more general discussion on accommodating, flexible mastery checks for creative work.

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

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

Special Guest: Dana Pelzman.

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