Culturally Responsive Instruction and Assessment
At their heart, Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) are about teaching the way students learn. It is an unfortunate truth of
Read moreAt their heart, Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) are about teaching the way students learn. It is an unfortunate truth of
Read moreMornings at Mount Holly used to buzz with parents and kids in the cafeteria, in the hallways and in our
Read moreIn spring 2020, during statewide “emergency remote learning” due to the pandemic, many districts and schools changed their approach to
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In this episode of The 21st Century Classroom: I don’t think a lot of people think that I’m a hunter.
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I’m Jeanie Phillips and welcome back to #vted Reads: books by, for and with Vermont educators. Today is a little
Read more…in a middle level math classroom Deirdre Beaupre, a 7th grade math teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School took a
Read moreWhat could it look like to get credit for real world math proficiency? Here’s something you should know about me:
Read moreHow do we know what our students know and can do? What, when, and how are we asking them to
Read moreInvolve learners with actionable data Wondering how to use data to inform progress for users in proficiency-based education? Assessment provides
Read moreEquitable access for each & every student Many of us doing proficiency work in the state see it as a
Read moreMeet Grace Gilmour, and her proficiency-based classroom. “Oh yay. I was like: yay, my heart.” This was Grace Gilmour’s response
Read moreA recipe for video-making proficiency The ubiquity of the digital camera, whether mounted in smartphone, tablet or Chromebook, is getting
Read moreChoose Your Own Adventure with 3 easy tech tools Students in blended learning classrooms benefit from taking control over the
Read moreCome for the math, stay for the slingshots! Green Mountain 7th graders and HS physics students apply math and science to
Read moreParenting students in a world without grades Proficiency reporting is a set of legal requirements that all Vermont high schools
Read moreLooking at tech tools for formative assessment In a proficiency-based learning environment, frequent, flexible, and transparent assessments become cornerstones of
Read moreMaking sure Proficiency work includes all students Recently, I was in a middle school team meeting walking folks through some
Read moreWhat proficiency-based learning looks like Winooski Middle and High School, in bustling Winooski, VT, has been quietly making the journey
Read morePersonalized, proficiency-based PBL or bust During a faculty meeting in late December of 2016, educators and staff talked about the
Read moreEvery May for the past 10 years, Lamoille Union Middle School’s Team Extreme launches an integrated unit. This year found
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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Wondering how to blend project-based learning with STEAM? Yes, STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Earlier this year we
Read morePractice makes proficient What’s special about a proficiency-based environment? Practice, that’s what. I know, it sounded weird to me too.
Read more3 ways Schoology supports sustainable Proficiency-Based Learning A learning management system (LMS) can be used to manage classroom workflow, create
Read more3 examples using blended learning Let’s explore how some Vermont teachers are shifting their instruction and assessment practices to move
Read moreOutcomes, process and automaticity I worked with a group of teachers this summer to re-think goal-setting with their students. We
Read moreGetting started assessing proficiency School systems in Vermont and elsewhere are in the midst of a shift to proficiency-based learning.
Read moreTwo examples of implementing proficiency-based scales of learning Vermont educators and their students are on a journey. Let’s look at
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 moreExperiment with flexibility: tech + assessment At Edmunds Middle School, in Burlington Vermont, Sarah Wright is rethinking assessment to create a
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