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Learning Lab Lessons learned
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Learning Lab Lessons Learned

June 26, 2021June 25, 2021 TIIE Staff 0 Comments

In a year of many firsts, both good and bad, the Learning Lab faced a lot of unique challenges. This

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Voices Heard: learning from our students
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Voices Heard: learning from our students

May 28, 2021June 2, 2021 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments student voice

 In the past few months, we’ve been meeting with groups of students from six Vermont schools, asking them about their

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SEL and mindfulness at Proctor
Action Research Learning Lab VT 

SEL and mindfulness with the Learning Lab

May 21, 2021 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments

Drew Kutcher, an art teacher in her first year teaching at Proctor High School has built Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and

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how to change assessment
Assessment Learning Lab VT Proficiency-Based Learning 

How to change assessment & grading practices

December 2, 2019December 3, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School

…in a middle level math classroom Deirdre Beaupre, a 7th grade math teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School took a

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Takin’ a ride with Alpha 5

November 25, 2019April 29, 2022 Scott Thompson 0 Comments bright spots and belly flops, bright spots and flops, Charlotte Central School, podcasting

As an instructional coach, I want to push myself on the fact that I rarely take the time to celebrate

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top 10 ways to spend your snow day
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Top 10 ways to spend a snow day

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments

#1. Making lists As a fan of lists, I went to bed Monday night mulling over my top 10 list

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Meet Learning Lab VT 2019!

November 6, 2019March 10, 2021 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment

Now that you understand the why of proficiency-based and personalized learning, are you ready to see the how? Learning Lab

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Sam Nelson’s Bright Spots & Belly Flops

April 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Shelburne Community School

What’s the plan? Here’s a quick reminder of my focus question for this year’s Learning Lab: How can social justice

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Melissa Williams Learning Lab VT
Learning Lab VT 

The role of students in the Learning Lab

April 10, 2019March 31, 2021 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments

Students are an integral part of Learning Lab VT. They have to be. When educators sign up to host Learning

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Tom Drake’s Bright Spots & Belly Flops

April 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Crossett Brook Middle School

Without question a big #highfive goes out to the opening of classroom and school doors through visiting other schools and

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Learning Lab VT 

Welcome to Learning Lab VT

April 5, 2019August 19, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments

Welcome to Learning Lab VT Ever wonder whether you’re really up to the task of meeting your learners’ needs? We

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Marley Evans Year of Yes
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The Year of Yes

March 26, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Charlotte Central School, flexible seating, passion projects, silent reading

The Year of Yes Or, Why My Kids Have Their Phones Out… I am a stickler for a plan.  Type

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Courtney Elliott’s Bright Spots and Belly Flops

March 19, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Proctor Elementary School

  Students in Courtney Elliott’s class work on a Mystery Skype with a class in Wisconsin to demonstrate communication skills

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Corey Smith’s Bright Spot Belly Flops

March 11, 2019March 5, 2020 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Proctor Elementary School

  Inquiry Question: How might personalization through self-reflection, self-assessment, and flexible grouping and scheduling across grades 3 and 4 at

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Bright spots and belly flops

February 27, 2019August 19, 2019 Noah Hurlburt 0 Comments bright spots and belly flops

To be honest, there has been an even split of successes and failures to date. Let’s take a look shall

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llamas
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Fractions, Llamas, Self-Directed Learning

January 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Charlotte Central School

  Tasha Grey’s Learning Lab Reflection: As much as I love division with fractions, and think it makes perfect sense,

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Flood Brook monument with students
Learning Lab VT 

This Is Really Scary (And I’ve Never Been More Excited)

December 5, 2018September 25, 2019 Charlie Herzog 0 Comments Flood Brook Union School

When asked “what is your working definition of personalized learning?” Charlie Herzog, an educator at Flood Brook replied: “Relevancy is

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Flood Brook monument with students
Learning Lab VT 

This Is Really Scary (And I’ve Never Been More Excited)

November 21, 2018November 22, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Flood Brook Union School, history, social justice

When asked “what is your working definition of personalized learning?” Charlie Herzog, an educator at Flood Brook replied: “Relevancy is

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