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News Reflection Self-directed learning 

Centering Relationships & Routines

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Emily Hoyler 1 Comment

Many of the routines of the school day have been frayed by the pandemic. From kids unable to engage in work

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pandemic self-care
Reflection 

Pandemic Teaching: Self-Care Edition

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments

For all of us teaching through a pandemic, even the self-care can feel wildly, insurmountably difficult. Let’s do something about

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Video evidence and reflection
Reflection Student-Led Conferences 

Video evidence & reflection for student-led conferences

February 19, 2020February 25, 2020 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Peoples Academy Middle Level, screencasting

How PAML scaffolds screencasts for students Students and their families at Peoples Academy Middle Level have participated in student led

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emotional resilience
Reflection 

To the emotional resilience of educators

December 13, 2019February 25, 2020 Audrey Homan 7 Comments emotional labor

I remember coming home from teaching in the evening, and changing clothes. I would sit down in the darkness of

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student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central
Action Research Reflection 

Increasing student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central

April 1, 2019April 29, 2022 Audrey Homan 0 Comments goal-setting, Google Forms, MGC, proficiency-based learning, Protean, sketchnoting, student surveys, student voice, transferable skills, ubiquitous learning, Williston Central School

It’s about providing choice in reflection tools Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) across the state have taken many different forms and

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book creator
Reflection 

Tools for broadening reflection

January 30, 2019February 6, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments

There is very little learning without reflection. John Dewey himself noted: “We do not learn from experience… we learn from

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tools for exploring character
Identity Reflection Transferable Skills 

3 tools for exploring character with middle schoolers

September 19, 2018April 29, 2022 Emily Hoyler 0 Comments advisory, Cornwall School, goal-setting, identity

Who am I and who do I want to be in the world? What do I stand for? What is

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Reflection 

The power of documentation in meaningful learning

June 11, 2018April 29, 2022 Susan Hennessey 2 Comments reflection, Stowe Middle School, student reflection

Exercises for an LMS This past spring, a small group of Stowe Middle School students gathered to help their teachers

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Reflection 

When students share their work, it deepens the learning

April 20, 2018April 29, 2022 Rachel Mark 0 Comments Flood Brook Union School, school exhibitions

Lessons from an exhibition These days, I’ve been thinking about the reasons we ask students to share their work. A

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Reflection 

3 ways to use Flipgrid for reflection

April 18, 2018May 5, 2018 Scott Thompson 3 Comments distance learning, exit tickets, Shelburne Community School

Video reflection + social interaction The role of feedback and reflection are key strategies in best middle level practice for

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video for content areas
Reflection 

3 types of videos for showcasing content areas

October 7, 2016November 30, 2018 Katy Farber 0 Comments digital storytelling, digital video, Edmunds Middle School, Mill River Union High School, St. Francis Xavier, The Cabot School, The Edge @ Essex Middle School

Structures & examples for student filmmakers Many students love working with video. Students can create videos for any subject to

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