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      • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
        • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
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      • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just For The Teacher
        • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
        • 2.2 Avoid the Pitfalls!
      • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
        • 3.1 What Are Your Pedagogical Priorities?
        • 3.2 Structures to Support Personalized Learning
      • Ch 4: Starting with the Learner Profile
      • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
        • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
      • Ch. 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
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      • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
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resources for responding to January 6th
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Resources for responding to January 6th

January 8, 2021January 19, 2021 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments

As ever-increasing cracks in the foundation of our democracy reveal weakness and corruption, so too do these revelations allow the

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winter reading 2020
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Winter Break Reading, 2020 edition

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments

While most of the time, we’re looking forward to the winter part of our winter reading break, this year it’s

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The Hate U Give
#vted Reads 

vted Reads: The Hate U Give

October 13, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments
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In this episode, we sit down with the executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council, Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup. The Vermont

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keep saying their names
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Keep saying their names.

September 29, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments social justice

This has been a tough few weeks. Even in relative terms to 2020, it was “a week.” Our sense of

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Remote Learning 

14 socially distanced advisory activities

September 3, 2020September 16, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments

We’re all terrified, anxious, and… back at it in schools! So, as we return, let’s look at this big list

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return to school
Remote Learning 

Re-connect & re-imagine this return to school.

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments #COVID19

The return to school is usually filled with excitement, anticipation, and maybe a little nervousness. This year though? Much more

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2020 summer reading
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2020 Summer Reading with TIIE

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 5 Comments

Emily Hoyler It seems my ‘to-read’ pile is growing faster than I am reading. Luckily it’s summer. These longer days

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Winter flavors for 2019

December 16, 2019February 25, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 1 Comment

Yes yes, usually we do book recommendations for the upcoming winter break. However, let’s try something new: flavors of winter

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Summertiiiiiiiiiiiiime

July 1, 2019July 2, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 1 Comment summer reading

And the reading is eeeeeasy. Time to pull out your bicycle, kayak, or barbecue. Or curl up in the hammock,

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Life LeGeros with books
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2018 TIIE Holiday Reading

December 20, 2018December 23, 2018 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments

One of the best things about winter break is the chance to slow down and, for readers, the chance to

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Tarrant Institute summer reading 2018
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Summer reading 2018

June 22, 2018July 2, 2020 The Tarrant Institute 0 Comments

Get your red hot summer reads right here! Or your chilling-in-the-AC-far-away-from-sunlight summer reads. We don’t judge. For educators, summer is

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Our 2017 Holiday Reading Guide

December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 The Tarrant Institute 1 Comment

A very happy holidays and good reading for all There’s nothing like relaxing with a good book for the holidays.

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