The Modern Classroom Project: Another Tool for Your Toolbox - A Framework Built on Blended Instruction, Self-Paced Learning, and Mastery

How can blended instruction and mastery-based learning support diverse classrooms? In this episode, Wichita Public Schools educators LaKeshia Brooks and Cathy Peters—both middle school math teachers working in different settings, one fully virtual and one in a traditional classroom—share their experiences with the Modern Classroom Project, outlining its core pillars and what it looks like in practice. They discuss shifts in instruction, common implementation challenges, and the ways this approach has influenced student engagement and access to learning. While grounded in math instruction, the strategies they describe can be adapted across a wide range of subject areas.