Introducing our Community Engaged Learning Toolkit
There is a reason that we’ve written so many stories about students doing cool projects in and with their communities!
Read moreThere is a reason that we’ve written so many stories about students doing cool projects in and with their communities!
Read moreWe have a saying around here that “middle school is not a building” and we also believe that classrooms do
Read moreEquity is the moral imperative behind all of the work we do here at the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education.
Read moreDillin, a seventh grade student at Newark Street School (NSS), had this to say about starting school with 30 minutes
Read moreAt the Tarrant Institute, we write a lot about Project Based Learning (PBL). We consider it one of the engaging
Read moreIt’s that time again! One of our favorite times of the year around here: our annual Winter Reading post. This
Read moreIt’s no secret we’re big fans of advisory around here. And we don’t just mean the time on the schedule
Read moreYou know the vibe when you walk into a classroom where everyone is engaged and buzzing with learning, and the
Read moreIt was a perfect match. The sixth grade team at Lyndon Town School were looking for an end of year
Read moreMany schools and classrooms across the country identify student skills for success. Ideally, those skills cut across content areas and
Read moreA positive and collaborative adult culture is essential to a positive and collaborative student culture. As educators, we must attend
Read moreKnowing each student well is essential to a year of flourishing for students and educators. It’s a prerequisite to ensuring
Read moreAround this time of year, many middle schools begin to prepare for a fall student-led conference. This conference serves as
Read moreThe Why We teach a precious and somewhat precarious age group. Our middle grades students are in the throes of
Read moreThe beginning of a school year is a great time to explore and reflect on identity. For teachers who are
Read moreWe at the Tarrant Institute look forward to summer reading every year, but THIS year… this year we all deserve
Read moreThe school year is almost over and this one may well be remembered as your toughest yet. If hardship makes
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Lovely listeners, welcome back. I’m Jeanie Phillips, and on this episode, I get to talk about “The Last Cuentista”, a
Read moreThis is the second in a series of mini blogs with attention to priorities in the not-so post pandemic world.
Read moreThis is a the first in a series of blogs with attention to education priorities in the not-so post pandemic
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Welcome, listeners, to another episode of vted Reads: talking about books by, for, and with Vermont educators. In this episode…
Read moreTesting helped me be successful in school. And it was horrible for my learning. I was good at tests. The
Read moreAs we move through another calendar year impacted by COVID, I find myself taking stock of what’s important for our
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Jeanie: In this episode, I sit down with educational phenoms Christie Nold and Jess Lifshitz. And we’re joined by Brendan
Read moreI’ve had to work really hard to learn how to collaborate. Yet, my K-12 teachers always gave me A’s on
Read moreWhy is change so hard? Why, when our minds can be so clear on the direction we want to go
Read moreWhat if we could give more time to educators, many of whom are overworked and in danger of burnout? The
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Listeners, I’m going to ask you to bear with me on this one. This is one of my favorite episodes
Read moreMany of the routines of the school day have been frayed by the pandemic. From kids unable to engage in work
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Lovely listeners: today is a work day.Now, we all know that talking about anti-bias work is a vital component of
Read moreDear Readers, We are rolling into that time of year when we hope that you find time to get cozied
Read moreNeed more student engagement and wellbeing? Join the club! Educators are always looking for ways to get students more engaged
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Lovely listeners: we’re baaaaaaack! And we missed each and every one of you. To celebrate our return, in this episode
Read moreTake a moment to think about a learning experience that was meaningful to your students. How do you know that
Read moreIn late October, the middle school 7th and 8th grade team at Flood Brook School realized that the 2021 school
Read moreThe recent issue of the research journal Middle Grades Review was extraordinary for two reasons. First, it focused on the
Read moreWhat do you see when you look at this picture? (For real, I’m not being sarcastic, what do you see?)
Read moreEven in the best of times, October can be a tough month for teachers. And it’s hard to call covid
Read moreWhat we can learn from Kingdom East School District’s summer camp? The 2020-2021 pandemic school year was uniquely challenging and
Read moreA student-led conference that brings together the student, teacher, and parent or guardian is a very powerful thing. It puts
Read more“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” That. Quote. Drives. Me. Nuts. I mean, duh! And of course! And who else
Read moreAs we begin the year with students in our classrooms, it’s important to start with a focus on building the
Read moreThe most wonderful time of the year It’s that time of the year again – the beginning of a new
Read moreHooray for summer! Sure, we usually say something along those lines this time of year, but this year? ONCE MORE
Read moreLike so many students this past year, the 7th and 8th students at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury, Vermont,
Read moreArt for social change? How do you engage students in an exploration of the ways that art impacts social change?
Read moreMargaret Dunne, a fourth and fifth-grade educator at Mount Holly School in Mount Holly VT, originally presented “Exploring Identity with
Read moreWHOOSH! Imagine rows of students using medieval replicas of catapults and trebuchets to hurl objects across an open field. An
Read moreSt. Johnsbury School District is committed to building on their assets, seeking input from all stakeholders, and planning in phases
Read moreThis year, for Teacher Appreciation Week 2021, we decided to do something different. We love and respect and miss and
Read moreVirtually every night around 8 pm, I hear two teenage boys shouting. They’re yelling commands and occasionally letting expletives fly.
Read moreRight now the problems of the world can feel so very big. And we can feel small. We can
Read moreDigital peer mentoring at Lamoille South Unified Union School District As the coordinator for my school district’s full-time virtual option
Read moreMy mom is into homeopathy and I am part Japanese. So for Christmas she gave me a book by Japanese
Read moreNo matter what that new year looks like. At the start of a new year, we often think about our
Read moreIn the midst of a global pandemic teachers are adapting in a multitude of ways. We have had to fundamentally
Read moreAs ever-increasing cracks in the foundation of our democracy reveal weakness and corruption, so too do these revelations allow the
Read moreEditorial Note: This post was scheduled for publication prior to the events in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. As
Read moreThis is not a new year’s post. And everything seems to have gone terribly wrong that can But one breath
Read moreWhile most of the time, we’re looking forward to the winter part of our winter reading break, this year it’s
Read moreNow, more than ever. Many schools have an advisory structure to promote strong relationships and a sense of close community.
Read moreSpoiler alert: When we adjust learning conditions to be more in sync with the known laws of brain-based learning, learning
Read moreAs we enter the week of Thanksgiving, please take care of yourselves and find time for rest and solace. You
Read moreHello friends, The leaves have already peaked up here on the mountain where I live. And the thermometer reads a
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