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Apr 2024
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Episode 184: Visual Arts

The Modern Classrooms Project
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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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