Voice + choice = a better math classroom
…one thing: “I’m not going back.” Guided by student voice Elizabeth brought some students to the Middle Grades Conference in January 2018 to help her present her action research….
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How to build teacher advisory
Peoples Academy Middle Level shares their action research “It’s getting personal”. Peoples Academy Middle Level teachers discuss how they’ve created personal connections with students in their TAs (teacher advisories), and…
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Creating community through advisory
…they were going to say and do for the community meeting. Action Research = Data We asked students what they thought about advisory time. The yellow and the red and…
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Welcome to Learning Lab VT
…each other. Together, they conduct and share action research answering the questions: What is personalization? What, exactly, are teachers and students doing in settings that are becoming increasingly personalized? What…
Read morePLPs to Know Students Well: Introducing the Personal Learning Plan Toolkit
…vital to getting the PLP program back on track. Student-led conferences and engagement in PLPs Teacher Katie Bryant’s action research reveals the power of integrating PLPs and student-led conferences. Borrow…
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Real-world problems and project-based learning
…college will be able to offer a course that provides needed scientific research, engages young people to investigate a real-world problem, and enlists students to give important education and information…
Read moreService Learning 101: a guide for busy teachers
…with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience; a method of teaching/learning that challenges students to identify, research, propose, and implement solutions to real needs in their school community…
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#vted Reads with Kate Messner
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…talking about it all around the house with anybody who would listen. I had done some research on entomophagy. I had a dinner party where we had grasshopper tacos one…
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#vted Reads: with Bill Rich
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…book is about, but for adults. I also co-direct with Tim O’Leary, What’s the Story, which tries to put all these brain-based design principles into action in a way that…
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Sixth Graders Revamp Lyndonville
…an asset-based, action oriented, inclusive community project. The team just needed to figure out how to bridge the gap so that the students could meaningfully participate while also learning what…
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Curious about how educators in the Learning Lab VT approach personalized learning? Participants in Learning Lab VT commit to reflecting on how their action research is progressing throughout the year….
Read moreCh 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
…The good news is that PLPs can actually help create this strong learning climate. At The Ottauquechee School, in Quechee VT, educator Kim Dumont conducted a year-long action research project…
Read moreCh 7: PLPs & Proficiency-Based Assessment
…students work together to develop the curriculum for the year. Nelson conducted a yearlong action research project on his work with negotiated curriculum in helping implement proficiency-based learning alongside, rather…
Read moreCh 8: Student-led PLP conferences
…of each piece. One of the educators there, Katie Bryant, conducted a yearlong action research project into what effect, if any, this switch had on student engagement in PLPs. She…
Read moreMiddle Grades Conference (MGC)
Presentations on action research from educators from around Vermont. 2015-present. Subscribe to our channel « Prev 1 / 1 Next » EditedMargaretDunne MGSS Conference Presentation January16, 2021 Grace Gilmour on…
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We publish articles, videos and new podcast episodes three times per week, ranging on topics from equity to action research, blended learning to negotiated curriculum. If it helps you move…
Read moreMeet Emily Howe, pre-service educator and technology fan
Emily Howe joined the Tarrant Institute this past summer as our first ever pre-service teacher intern. She was instrumental in pulling off Code Camp, and actively assists in our research….
Read moreToo much good stuff: a wealth of reading and curation resources for the classroom
…a whole new way. Here’s what it looks like in action: You can add it to your browser toolbar as a Spritzlet bookmarklet. I’d be very curious to hear from…
Read moreTo lock or not to lock
…requests to unblock sites and teachers were frustrated because students were trying research and to class came to a standstill. Along those lines, in another example, the devices issues by…
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How to make real, sustainable change in the Northeast Kingdom
…action around their school and community. Here’s how it worked. Sustain your community garden Last year, one of the projects the 8th graders at Burke did for Global Goals was…
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Using protocols for equity
…literacy and commit to some action. Consider using the Making Meaning Protocol as a way to examine Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students. This structure will help you take time…
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#vted Reads: On The Come Up
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…Rhodes takes a deep breath. “It will not happen again, Mrs. Jackson, I assure you they’ll be an investigation and disciplinary action will take place if the administration sees fit….
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A moment of collective efficacy
…efficacy (CTE) refers to a staff’s shared belief that through their collective action, they can positively influence student outcomes, including those who are disengaged and/or disadvantaged” Jenni Donohoo Collective Teacher…
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Student intervention for anti-racist education
…felt economic oppression, and who have pushed back against that oppression through collective action or self-reliant practices.” Then for the call to action: “If you fall into this description of…
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Culturally Responsive Curriculum by design
…all of our students. We’ve highlighted four themes from the research literature: Be transparent and intentional about culture. Take an appreciative stance. Provide mirrors and windows. Educate about and for…
Read moreExploring careers in middle school
…certain careers and areas of work. Students research jobs and careers using online portals, such as the U.S. Department of Labor site. They search for necessary education, salary, and availability…
Read moreMoving in the middle
…take that step or another workshop was calling your name, this section is for you. This is research abridged: movement in the classroom edition. There is no shortage of research…
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#vted Reads: Place-Based Curriculum Design
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…also do our research and find the tools that are going to help kids, our learners — kids, adults — peel the layers and start seeing not just how it…
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#vted Reads with Elijah Hawkes
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…needs is a really, really powerful way to start the work of getting to, of getting to work. Jeanie: Well, and I think that the research, the newer research points…
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Personalized learning in the spring garden
…next week, two students write out a proposal to bring to the principal. Another pair research climate and USDA zones, while still others plot out a location for the garden…
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A Vermont-centric look at personalized learning for social justice
The recent issue of the research journal Middle Grades Review was extraordinary for two reasons. First, it focused on the intersection of personalized learning and social justice education. And second,…
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Introducing our Equity Toolkit
…by Jeanie Phillips A podcast (and transcript) with Kathleen Brinegar, one of the editors of this research compilation. Vermont Education Secretary speaks about equity by Audrey Holmann Shares a 2016…
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Equity toolkit
…and Cultural Responsiveness in the Middle School by Jeanie Phillips A podcast (and transcript) with Kathleen Brinegar, one of the editors of this research compilation. Vermont Education Secretary speaks about…
Read more5 off-beat ways to use QR codes in the classroom
…by making cross-stitch QR codes to sew on pillows or couches with inspiring thoughts, searching research questions or examples of past student work for future classes to enjoy? Imagine making…
Read more3 fresh ways to flip your classroom
…use apps like DooInk and Touchcast‘s green-screen functions to place your instructions in the middle of the action. But it doesn’t have to end there. 1. Really flip your classroom:…
Read moreHow schools can conduct a community conversation
…action plan, created materials to use at meetings, and got the word out through local newspapers, social media, school-based outlets, and Front Porch Forum. Launch the conversation – Over 100…
Read moreFacilitating community conversations about education
…in the first three sessions, there were still pieces of history and nuance that were impossible to establish in six hours. We didn’t need to unpack the WWSU Action Plan,…
Read moreNegotiated curriculum at the unit level
…to wrap your head around without seeing it in action. Social studies educator Sam Nelson shares how he implemented negotiated curriculum in his classroom, beginning by tackling just. One. Unit….
Read moreEducation reform, more education reform and David Foster Wallace
…my role here at the Tarrant Institute has grown and focused more deeply on the research side of things, I have also been progressing towards my PhD. The summer doesn’t…
Read more4 ways Vermont educators are sharing their practice
…trend, check out Robert Kaplinsky’s blog post reflecting on his initial experiences and ideas for improving the process. Why make your teaching practice visible? Research shows teachers benefit immensely from…
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Turning passion projects into real world change
…action. What started with a guidance project that afforded students the opportunity to talk with Veterans during a breakfast at the school turned into the perfect passion project. The team…
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Stowe students lead school change
…will be meeting again mid-January to develop their action plan and begin their SH Campaign. Student engagement at Stowe: The task for the Student Engagement Leadership Committee is to understand…
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#vted Reads: Protocols in the Classroom, with Terra Lynch
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…to. That actually reminds me of some research that I did for a children’s museum and the focus on STEAM. The idea of STEAM being Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and…
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Tools for broadening reflection
…and skills that they have developed, growing confidence and self-efficacy; identify their strengths and areas for growth and development; create new goals and develop and action plan for future learning;…
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#vted Reads: Dreadful Young Ladies, with Sarah Birgé
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…of research backing that up, too. It’s really important. You do need to understand every single plot point and decode every single word perfectly to develop a sense of empathy….
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Meet Learning Lab VT 2019!
…you and other educators like you can see personalized learning in action, up close and personal. Your hosts are educators just like you, who, along with their students, are willing…
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To the emotional resilience of educators
…one to pick? Did this happen at the end of a teaching day? That is no surprise, according to new research that points to the dangers of overwhelm that is…
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Looking at PLPs
Connecting deeply with students matters. Research tell us this. So does teacher experience. Educators spend a lot of time learning about student interests, their families and cultures, their identities and…
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How to get ebooks in the hands of students
…author you’d like to hear more from, this is a great opportunity to reach out to them and ask. (Transferable skills in action!) Join a book club National Book Club…
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#vted Reads: Stamped, by Jason Reynolds
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…of the way racism plays out in action. https://twitter.com/KevBaile/status/1255953005490421761 Erika: And what I was going to say is that these are discussions that definitely happen in Black homes, in Black…
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North Country Flexible Pathways
…increased need for more flexible options for students. Similar to many other schools in the state, North Country Union High School started to research different approaches to Flexible Pathways in…
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Learning Lab Lessons Learned
In a year of many firsts, both good and bad, the Learning Lab faced a lot of unique challenges. This immersive year-long action–research-based protocol found ways to adjust to remote…
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Winter Break Reading & Listening: 2022 Edition
…for action. As I get ready to grow my To Be Read pile here at the end of the calendar year, I need to circle back to some of the…
Read moreService learning
Service learning Creating teaching and learning opportunities where students identify, research, propose, and implement solutions to real needs in their school community as part of their curriculum. Ponder these other…
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