On this episode of the 21st Century Classroom: Veronica: My name is Veronica, I’m 13, and I’m in eighth grade.
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What could it look like to get credit for real world math proficiency? Here’s something you should know about me:
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There’s more math, biology, and chemistry than you’d think. It’s a wintry morning in one of the coldest Februarys in
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“I think every school should do it!” Soup to nuts, curiosity projects — Genius Hour, 20% time or passion projects
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The Case of The Library Diversity Audit Whose stories are being told in your library? Whose stories are being left
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Think Global Goals, make local change The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals are ambitious goals that countries, organizations, and
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Mettawee creates school “bank” to crowdfund field trip spending money Mettawee Community School, in West Pawlet VT, loves tradition. They’re
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Students are an integral part of Learning Lab VT. They have to be. When educators sign up to host Learning
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Without question a big #highfive goes out to the opening of classroom and school doors through visiting other schools and
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Reviving Manchester’s past through oral histories & 3D printing With support from the local historical society, 7th graders in Manchester
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Burke students share their learning with district leaders How many school board meetings have you sat through where the only
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New to podcasts? Listen to a few! Before you jump into creating a podcast, get familiar with the format. Here
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A recipe for video-making proficiency The ubiquity of the digital camera, whether mounted in smartphone, tablet or Chromebook, is getting
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#10 will shock and appall you… Here are 16 best practices we try to follow as writers on this blog.
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When asked “what is your working definition of personalized learning?” Charlie Herzog, an educator at Flood Brook replied: “Relevancy is
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Peoples Academy Middle Level shares their action research “It’s getting personal”. Peoples Academy Middle Level teachers discuss how they’ve created
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How Passion Projects can fire up a student-led conference Julia is a student at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, in
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Flexible pathways in digital music We had a chance to hear from student digital audio producers at Randolph Union High
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The Good, the Bad, and the Bot What does it look like when twitter bots work towards improving our world?
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Leland & Gray students take on a school community makeover At Leland & Gray Union Middle High School, students decided
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Padlet, Google Keep and Corkulous — oh my! 1.Padlet Padlet’s been a go-to for a number of our educators for
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How do you get fresh eggs on a school menu? Students at The Dorset School, in Dorset VT, did
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Welcome to the Best Part of My Week And yours, likely. Peoples Academy Middle Level educator Joe Speers shares how
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Starting how you mean to go on New year, new students. New school, sometimes, and a whole new opportunity to
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Welcome back! You’re doing amazing. Oh those heady #1st5days of school. So much shrieking, so much laughter — and students
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Getting from footage to finished You’ve captured video of ALL THE THINGS. You’ve diligently trained your device on the action
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Going beyond the gallery walk Exhibition season is upon us! And as you’re making ready to throw open the doors
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What do the Global Goals look sound like in action? The three Essex Middle School students who delivered the keynote
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Read moreLaunching a new project cycle with inspiration from the last one Organizing your realia — testimonials, storytelling and artifacts —
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And what students can learn from the experience A trio of Tuttle 6th graders led educators from around Vermont through
Read morePlace-based learning with real world implications For your students, learning about the local landscape can be amazing. What’s that tree?
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It takes a village to talk about substance abuse with students Londonderry, VT-based non-profit The Collaborative is in its 14th
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Read more4 ways to stay well and focused heading into the holidays It’s that time of the year again: you’re almost
Read moreWe’re #vtgrateful for you This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the entire #vted community. For everyone working hard in supporting innovative
Read moreRealizing the promise of micro-credentialing As teachers and students grapple with how to implement proficiency-based assessment, flexible pathways and personalized
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Making math real-world relevant Would you tell the school board how to redesign your school? Students at Shelburne Community School,
Read moreConversations begin at home. And at the bus stop. Also the market. And– So much of the change we need
Read more“It really is nice being able to teach others. I know that I had an effect on them.” The Essex
Read moreUsing technology to help build relationships Remember when you were in middle school? How awkward did you feel, asking a
Read moreSummertime, and the reading is easy Or is it? We checked in with a few of the folks here at
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When last we left the students of these two plucky Vermont middle schools, they had managed to connect students and
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Proctor’s STEAM Family Night The sleepy little town of Proctor VT, is making some big waves when it comes to
Read moreBe an X-Box Hero (with stars in your eyes)* Meet machinima. The word’s a portmanteau of “machine” and “cinema”. It’s
Read moreStandard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school
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What advice would your 7th grade self give you about teaching? Remember when you were first starting out as an educator?
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Meet “iLearn” The middle school team at Rutland Town School in Rutland, VT have been working on a more fully
Read moreCognitive outcomes vs intersectional traumas We talk with legendary awesome stats guy Mark Olofson — now Dr. Legendary Awesome Stats
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Read moreThe art of the responsible remix With the incredible popularity and ease of digital mediamaking comes great responsibility. As students unlock the power
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Wondering how to blend project-based learning with STEAM? Yes, STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Earlier this year we
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Student exhibitions of project-based learning At this point we all know how important it is for students to share project-based
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Read moreVermont’s new leading role online In today’s podcast, Mark Olofson talks with Joshua Rosenberg and Spencer Greenhalgh, education researchers from
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Read moreRecipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching Laura Botte, a 6th grade math educator at
Read moreCommunity conversations about education What would you tell your neighbors about your school? What do you think they’d say in
Read more#vted = #vtexcellence A number of Vermont educators have been in the news lately, achieving and being recognized for the
Read moreStudents themselves tell the best stories of their learning We wish we could hand you the one right way for
Read more8th grade scientists tackle carbon emissions at a busy traffic circle This past year, Shelburne Community School middle grades students
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“I don’t believe you can be an educator committed to student voice and not be a powerful advocate for equity.”
Read moreOn exploring flexible pathways to learning This past August, Vermont Secretary of Education Dr Rebecca Holcombe addressed the 2016 Amplifying
Read more#vted weighs in again on twitter Is your school implementing proficiency-based learning? It’s an idea that’s taking hold all over,
Read moreA twitter showcase of amazing Vermont schools Wish you could see more of the innovative ways Vermont students and educators
Read moreIntroduce a student-centered tech-rich year Looking for ways to explore digital identity with students? Here are 4 student-centered, tech-rich digital
Read moreModeling twitter interactions as an educator and parent With twitter’s explosive growth in popularity with educators, it can get a
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Creating and sharing digital selves I’m participating in Thinglink’s Summer VR Challenge, and the first exercise in the challenge is
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