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Episode 278: Joyful Trouble
Sunday, 10 May, 2026
TR is joined by Dr. De'Shawn Washington to talk about joyful disruption, relevant teaching practices, and empowering change makers in elementary classrooms Show Notes Cultivating Changemakers De'Shawn's TEDx talk, "The Power of Joyful Trouble" Dr. Bettina Love The Warm Demander De'Shawn's children's books: CiCi's Money Seeds: Growing Big Dreams One Little Seed at a Time CiCi Waters Her Jar: Cultivating Big Dreams, One Coin at a Time CiCi's Classroom Budget: When Learning is Joyful, Changemakers Grow Learning Experiences for the Upcoming Week Join the Modern Classrooms Project on June 23rd for the Leadership Collaborative Summit 2026 — a free, virtual event for K-12 school and district leaders. This year's theme is "Personalized by Design," and it's built around a core belief: every student learns differently, and the best learning communities are built to act on that. You'll hear from principals, district leaders, and coaches from across the country who are making instruction more human through mastery-based, student-centered approaches — and getting real results. Every session is led by practitioners and designed to give you strategies you can act on this fall. Register here Help us spread the Modern Classrooms Model! Refer a Friend, Earn SWAG! Know a colleague or school leader who would love our summer learning opportunities? Fill out this form, and MCP will take it from there! MCP will reach out to them with information on the model and their exclusive discount code. Contact us, follow us online, and learn more: Email us questions and feedback at: podcast@modernclassrooms.org Listen to this podcast on Youtube Modern Classrooms: @modernclassproj on Twitter and facebook.com/modernclassproj Kareem: @kareemfarah23 on Twitter Toni Rose: @classroomflex on Twitter and Instagram The Modern Classroom Project Modern Classrooms Online Course Take our free online course, or sign up for our mentorship program to receive personalized guidance from a Modern Classrooms mentor as you implement your own modern classroom! The Modern Classrooms Podcast is edited by Zach Diamond: @zpdiamond on Twitter and Learning to TeachSpecial Guest: De'Shawn Washington.
