Best The Modern Classrooms Project Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 241: Alabama Teacher of the Year 57:08

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TR is joined by Katie Collins, MCP educator and Alabama Teacher of the Year, to talk about how she uses the model to build community in her classroom and develop a growth mindset with her 1st graders Show Notes Alabama Teacher of the Year Cottage Gardens The Anxious Generation, by John Haidt Let Grow Lil' John's meditation videos Connect with Katie…

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#132 Student-Centered Teaching in Math Class 12:42

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Let's dive into Student-Centered Teaching: How to Build Autonomy Without Losing Control in your Math Class! Ready to shift your math class from teacher-led to student-driven? In this episode, we’re breaking down exactly what student-centered teaching looks like—and how to create autonomy without chaos. You’ll learn: ✅ What student-centered really m…

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Racial and Cultural Responsiveness and Accountability in Education with Jebeh Edmunds 26:50

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Our goal is always to keep people informed about what’s going on in today’s world that directly affects the education of our students. It is essential to consider the communities that are forming within the broader context of the current political climate. How are conversations being navigated around important topics like race and culture? Today’s …

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70 PILES OF HUMAN ASHES FOUND SCATTERED ACROSS NEVADA DESERT: Disturbing Discovery Outside Las Vegas 7:38

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Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/nevada-desert-cremated-remains-found-searchlight/ An anonymous hiker's routine desert trek turned into a nightmare when they discovered dozens of piles of cremated human remains scattered across the remote Nevada landscape. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a re…

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TEACHING 20TH CENTURY HISTORY IS ILLEGAL: One Rebellious Teacher’s Secret Classroom Lessons 21:58

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(BONUS EPISODE) In a dystopian future where teaching 20th century history is forbidden, elderly teacher Miss Hippiness risks everything to secretly tell her first-grade students about a time when people could choose their own careers, experience real danger, and die without government-assigned expiration dates. “The Last Class” by Richard Banks (Am…

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THE GIRL WHO MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: The Terrifying True Possession of Clara Germana Cele 55:04

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She was just 16 when she willingly sold her soul to the devil, but when Clara Germana Cele tried to back out of the deal, it took two priests, 170 witnesses, and a harrowing two-day exorcism to save her from the demonic forces that made her levitate, speak in tongues, and transform into something inhuman. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free…

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HIKERS FIND A TOWN STUCK IN 1920 – The Reason Why Is TERRIFYING 5:07:47

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Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Two hikers wander into a remote mountain town that looks like it’s been frozen in the Roaring‑’20s. At first, it seems quaintly nostalgic — but there’s a deeper, darker reason the townsfolk have secluded themselves in that era. | #RetroRadio EP0498 CHAPTERS & T…

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THE HAUNTING OF CAMP RESTING STONE: Abandoned For 22 Years – It Should Have Stayed That Way 1:56:05

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(Full Audiobook) When Camp Resting Stone mysteriously reopens after more than two decades, the camp counselors insist the tale of a groundskeeper who died in a horrific accident is just a ghost story meant to scare campers. But as children begin vanishing, twelve-year-old Jay discovers the real reason the camp was abandoned, and why it should never…

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KIDS SEEING GHOSTS, KIDS BEING GHOSTS: Real Paranormal Encounters 1:18:33

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Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate From toddlers casually chatting with deceased relatives to the ghostly cries of orphaned children still echoing through abandoned buildings, tonight's stories explore the unsettling connection between children and the paranormal through real accounts from terri…

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SALEM’S MOST BRUTAL EXECUTION: The 1692 Death of Giles Corey | #WDRadio WEEK OF AUG 31, 2025 2:00:53

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When the Salem witch trials reached their peak of hysteria in 1692, 81-year-old Giles Corey became the only person in American history to receive a court-ordered execution by crushing, defiantly gasping "more weight" as stones were piled on his chest over two agonizing days. His gruesome death, carried out in a public pit where neighbors could watc…

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ABOMINATIONS OF PETER KÜRTEN: Germany’s Vampire of Düsseldorf – 10 Murders, 68 Crimes, Zero Remorse 45:36

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In 1931, Peter Kürten walked to the guillotine and asked if he would hear his own blood gushing from his neck after decapitation, calling it "the pleasure to end all pleasures" - the final words of a man who had murdered at least 10 people and committed 68 crimes with absolutely no remorse. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https…

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THE STRANGE BURIAL OF ALEXANDER JORDAN: What Happens When You Are TOO Prepared For Death? 4:54:27

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Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Alexander Jordan, terrified of being buried alive during cataleptic fits, rigs a mausoleum with safety measures. His nephew’s greed, aimed at securing the inheritance, triggers a lethal chain of events. Will the safeguards work—or will his nightmare come true? …

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Episode 244: CTE Student 51:56

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Zach is joined by Erin Luckhardt, Michele Deming, and their former student Eve Willoughby, to talk about CTE and using the MCP model to prepare students with real-world career experience Show Notes Kareem on the Cult of Pedagogy podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom How to …

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IDENTITY THEFT AND THE NAME GAME: How Satan's Greatest Robbery Reveals God's Ultimate Victory 21:29

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You've been calling history's greatest villain by a stolen name that actually belongs to Jesus Christ, and this case of cosmic identity theft reveals a bigger truth about the battle over what to call you. Tonight, discover why names matter more than you think, who's trying to rename you right now, and why the real name of God's enemy changes everyt…

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“CATFISH INVADED RIVER” and “LOCKED IN THE SCHOOL” – Scary Stories Written by Kids! 5:21

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Send in your own scary story at http://MicroTerrors.com! “Catfish Invaded River”, by Jax Robertson, age 8 “Locked In The School” by Dessa Mattingly, age 8 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice arti…

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INVISIBLE ALIENS AMONG US: The Terrifying Reason Aliens Won't Contact Us – But May Already Be Here 41:53

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What if aliens are deliberately hiding from us because making contact means certain death? From the chilling Dark Forest Theory to NASA insiders claiming ETs walk among us, discover why we haven't found aliens yet—and the disturbing possibility that they're already here, watching us through microscopic probes we can't even detect. Join the DARKNESS…

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“SKINLESS” (Part Five) by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors 24:57

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At Camp Resting Stone's grand reopening, counselors warn the young campers about Skinless Gutts—the ghost of a man who died in a tragic accident twenty-two years ago. But when a fierce storm traps everyone at the isolated camp, the kids learn that some ghost stories are told for a reason. Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play o…

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ROOM 801 AND MR. JANUS: Britain’s Secret UFO Room, A Royal Connection, And Meeting An Alien 55:09

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In the 1950s, Britain secretly operated Room 801 — a hidden UFO investigation unit tracking thousands of sightings while publicly denying its existence. But the story goes far deeper: from Sir Peter Horsley's alleged meeting with an alien called "Mr. Janus" to Dorothy Kilgallen's explosive report about a recovered crashed UFO, and the mysterious 19…

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NEW THEORY ABOUT THE ‘WOW’ SIGNAL: When Space Broke Its Silence for 72 Seconds 13:52

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Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/wow-signal-1977-space-mystery-explained/ For 72 seconds in 1977, something spoke to Earth from the depths of space. Nearly five decades later, scientists are finally closing in on what sent that message – and the answer might be more unsettling than aliens. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = …

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THE GOD KILLERS: Can a Fictional Character Murder His Own Creator-Author? 5:05:41

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Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the commercial-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A typist who accused of murdering the author she works for. But here’s the twist — she claims the real killer wasn’t a person — it was a character from his novel, fighting for its own survival. | #RetroRadio EP0496 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Appr…

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CATTLE MUTILATION IN UTAH, JULY 2025: Why Were Only The Bull’s Reproductive Organs Missing? 12:22

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Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/utah-bull-mutilation-reproductive-organs-2025/ In July 2025, a Utah rancher discovered his prized bull lying dead in a remote field, its body intact except for one disturbing detail that would reignite decades of speculation about one of the American West’s most enduring mysteries. = = = = = = = = = = = =…

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THE GIRLFRIEND TRAP: Teen Girl Sells Boyfriend Into Slavery For $14K | Myanmar Scam Compound Horror 15:45

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Original article: https://weirddarkness.com/girlfriend-sells-boyfriend-myanmar-scam/ A 19-year-old Chinese man thought he’d found love with a stylish teenager at a pool hall. Four months later, he emerged from a Myanmar scam compound deaf, traumatized, and 22 pounds lighter – sold into slavery by the girl who claimed to love him. = = = = = = = = = …

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THE TRAIN VANISHED – AND SO DID THE TRACKS! A Ghost Train Mystery? 5:12:42

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“The Lost Special” centers around the baffling disappearance of a privately hired train (“a special”) during its run from Liverpool to London. The train, carrying just a handful of individuals, vanishes inexplicably after passing a junction—it doesn’t show up where it should, and neither the tracks nor the train can be found. | #RetroRadio EP0495 J…

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TRACKING A KIDNAPPER THROUGH TIME: He Escaped Captivity And Took The Girl To the Wild West 28:19

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(Bonus Episode) “The Time Snatcher” by Randall Garrett | A time-traveling gunslinger races against the clock to stop a rogue agent from rewriting history in the gritty, dangerous world of the Old West. Originally published in ‘Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy’ – February, 1957By Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor

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DIVERSION: He Watched a Demon-Masked Man Stalk His Family Through the Windows 49:50

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A father watches helplessly through shatterproof windows as a demon-masked intruder hunts his deaf son, teenage daughter, and wife through their darkened home while he remains locked outside. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weir…

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#131 Real-World Math Projects Your Students Will Actually Care About 8:07

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Not all real-world math is created equal. In this episode, I’m breaking down what makes a math project actually relevant to your students—and how to make math feel meaningful without needing a full curriculum rewrite. You’ll learn what students really care about, how to design your first spark of engagement, and how to use AI tools to help personal…

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THE TINTINA MUTILATIONS: Ranch Workers Flee from Something (Chupacabra?) Larger Than a Dog 7:45

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READ or HEAR the original article: https://weirddarkness.com/tintina-cattle-mutilations-chupacabra/ A remote cattle ranch in Argentina has become ground zero for a series of attacks so bizarre that hardened farm workers refuse to patrol at night, and local veterinarians can't explain why dozens of calves are being found drained of blood through sur…

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THE WITCH HUNTS NEVER ENDED: Medieval Gallows To Modern Mob Justice 31:01

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Read the original article (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/witch-trial-facts/ From Salem's gallows where twenty innocent people swung in 1692, to modern Tanzania where elderly women are butchered with machetes for having red eyes, the pattern of witch hunts remains horrifyingly consistent: torture until confession, murder for being dif…