Challenging Simplified Notions of Health Equity in the Middle Grades
…bit of the purpose and background behind my action research project: a health equity unit that I designed and used for the first time this year. And in that I’m…
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How a PTO connected students with community during COVID
…The CBMS PTO became the lead organizer and fundraiser for the project. The Town Cemetery Commission hosted 45 students in 2 different cemetery clean ups. The Conservation Commission had students…
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Lessons from summer camp
…camp. As Morgan explains it, I think experiential learning opens so many doors. I think project based learning, and personalized learning really fall under experiential learning. Say you are a…
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#vted Reads: Start Here Start Now
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…of way. But we started just by acknowledging the folks that have influenced us, whether we created a piece of art, or did a project or wrote a story, like…
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Strategies for Fostering Student Collaboration
…fact, I often took over, doing most of the project myself. My classmates let me. And my teachers routinely stamped my report card, “works well with others.” If you are…
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Happy Summer Reading!
…of an amazing project where cartoonists were paired up with migrant farmworkers to provide visual representation of their powerful stories. The project was supported by some fabulous Vermont organizations and…
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Introducing our Equity Toolkit
…Education to focus on growth and cross-curricular skills like the Essential Skills and Dispositions; Personalized Learning Plans and Student Led Conferences that enhance student ownership; and engaging pedagogies like Project…
Read moreKaty Farber, Professional Development Coordinator
…how we might stop the exodus (Corwin Press, 2010); Change the World with Service Learning (Rowman Littlefield) and its new edition, Real and Relevant: a guide to service and project-based…
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#vted Reads
…21st Century Classroom · Episode 37: All about service learning with Katy Farber Episode #4 – Complete transcript of Real and Relevant: A Guide for Service and Project Based Learning…
Read moreCh 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
The great big myth that persists with any hands-on, project or inquiry-based approach? That teachers simply “turn students loose” on a project, and sit back and drink tea. The truth…
Read moreFormative Assessment
…with a peer and asked to review each other’s work. Using the single point rubric for the project, they provide specific, actionable steps toward improving the work so that it…
Read moreChrissy Park
Chrissy Park is a grade 3, 4, 5 teacher specializing in project-based learning at Burke Town School, in Burke VT. cpark@kingdomeast.org | Visit Chrissy’s school Inquiry question: “How does personalization…
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Equity toolkit
…ownership; and engaging pedagogies like Project Based Learning and Service Learning . And an important shift in the middle school movement over the last decade is the recognition that equity…
Read moreJust say no to dinosaurs
Out at Cabot last Friday to interview some students and teachers about their amazing Seedfolks project, I was reassured to see this sign indicating the school’s commitment to safety: We…
Read moreExplain Everything, um, explained.
A middle-schooler from Harwood explains how they’re using Explain Everything for a class project to capture stills and videos….
Read more5 off-beat ways to use QR codes in the classroom
…Via Instructibles again (love that site!), here’s instructions for programming micro-processors called arduinos to light up certain LEDs in a matrix. Probably more of a project for your after-school club…
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3 ways to use virtual bulletin boards
…as a collaborative project management tool. Each Google account automatically has access to a virtual space where they can create post-its for data management. These post-its can be shared with…
Read more23 ways to use the iPad in a PBL classroom
Via TeachThought, here are 23 ways you can integrate an iPad (and its apps) into a classroom focused on project-based learning (PBL): Image attribution: flickr user flickeringbrad How are you…
Read moreMeet Emily Howe, pre-service educator and technology fan
…I am observing. As a part of their physics unit, the students are working on a project where they have to construct a functioning trebuchet or catapult. During this meeting,…
Read moreARIS @ Echo
…visitors as part of the museum tour when they’re completed. (Special thanks to the UVM College of Education and Social Services for their support of this project. )…
Read moreBring on the dancing zombies: the undead teach disaster preparedness at Lamoille HS
…exposure to elements become crucial to survival. Lamoille Union High School is going 1:1 with iPads, and, moved by one student’s in-depth and compelling project response, Kaulbach writes, ” I…
Read moreVT Hour of Code: Day 3
…Storified all the amazing tweets, images and sheer joy coming out of Vermont schools yesterday for Day 3 of Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code project. Check it out!…
Read moreEdmunds Middle School is on the airwaves with ARIS
…proud to say we knew them way back when. If you’re interested in hearing from Laura Botte and Katie Wyndorf about this project, they’ll be at the 7th annual Middle…
Read moreWhy is everyone doin’ it for the Vine?
…the #school hashtag. They aren’t Vining for a grade or for any school project. This is what students really think about school. It’s not always pretty, and it’s…
Read moreDigital Learning Day at The Edge
As part of celebrating Digital Learning Day yesterday, we visited The Edge team at Essex Middle School for their annual Project Fair, where students share their learning with the community….
Read moreFrog dissection: there’s an app for that
…Middle School. She has previously written about her students’ investigation of the natural world outside their school for our Leading by Example: Wild City Project showcase. Images credit: Emantras Inc….
Read moreAdam Provost on the need for ongoing instruction in digital citizenship
…many courses, innovative project-based learning environments, student-centered professional development, technology support, and internship programs. He currently serves as President of VITA-Learn, on the Board of Directors for the Vermont Baseball…
Read moreFostering global connections with Danby, Vermont
…and language and elementary education and received the 2012 BRSU Outstanding Teacher award. This presentation is the culmination of a project she undertook with the Middle Grades Institute. Please enjoy….
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Authentic cell biology with Notability on the iPad
…one in class where I’ve been able to project it onto the screen. But to enable the students to really capture the cells, and put it on Notability? I was…
Read moreThink outside the app: 3 outstanding examples of app-smashing
…anthropology project by using iPhones to record audio interviews they did with community members, editing the audio in GarageBand, then embedding the results in a map with Thinglink. Smash! …
Read moreSimplifying the search for information
A teacher with whom I work asked his 7th grade students recently for feedback: “We did this in order to garner information on how to improve the independent learning project…
Read more4 great apps for creating presentations on your iPad
…control who sees the work, too. Boom! End-of-year project sorted! All before your second cup of coffee! Below, this music teacher pinned sheet music up, then embedded videos of student…
Read moreTuesday Links Round-up
…considering using Touchcast, including one for the genetics Touchcast above. Huzzah! “For one language arts class project, a middle school teacher in Shelburne, Virginia, Chad Sansing, asks his sixth graders…
Read moreCitizen Science: routes to collaboration on scientific research
…project to participate in, one that aligns with their personal interests. It also encourages global thinking – people from all around the world contribute to these projects. Additionally, many are…
Read moreTesting unbound
…to properly notate the unit of analysis.” Mr. Thompson completed the lesson by selecting a number of student examples of both creative problem-solving and work illustrating common misunderstandings to project…
Read moreVSLA Resources for NGSS
…grades science teacher who is doing cool stuff that more people should know about? Do you have an app that you use or a project you have done that deserves…
Read moreGetting started with Google+ Communities
…It does exactly that, so go in and type in your interests, see who else is out there. A couple of fun edtech Communities to start with are iPadEd, Project-Based…
Read moreSTEM Academy launches at Essex High School
…school choose to participate in the three-year program which, upon successful completion, provide them with the opportunity to pursue the project of their choice in one of four disciplines: Medicine,…
Read moreIn support of Community Partnerships in STEM
…all partnerships are at the institutional level. Teachers and groups of students can work with individuals or groups within organizations, to help provide guidance on a project, to conduct an…
Read moreTech Jam, Jobs and STEM Education
…know about the project-based learning going on in Randolph, and a report on a crazy group of makers in South Burlington. There was a lot to see, do, and learn!…
Read more5 cool Yosemite tips for teachers
…virtual help desks collaborating with community partners conducting virtual project-sharing with the larger community I would love to hear from students who’d like to share out their ongoing work or…
Read moreWhat we’re reading: 3 online games that teach sustainability
…at: http://learningforsustainability.net/internet/online_games.php What We’re Watching Watch this short clip on how one middle school in Virginia uses tech and project-based learning to help regenerate oysters in their local river: …
Read moreThinking about flipped science classrooms
…your science classroom, please tell us about it in the comments! And, as always, if your class has done a project you’d like highlighted on Science Saturdays, let us know!…
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Read moreMaking time lapse videos with students
…middle level science teacher at SFX explained, “in the past this would have been a poster project. Using Lapse It gave students a much better appreciation of the dynamic nature…
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Global storytelling with a green screen and iPads
…can download to your iOS device here. Botte noted that it was remarkable how engaged and excited the students were by this project, including students who were normally less motivated…
Read moreEncouraging Conversations with EdPuzzle
…launched an inquiry project by watching a documentary together as a means to generate lines of inquiry. Tenkely recommends Edpuzzle in this instance as a “good way for students to…
Read moreSeparate Science in New Zealand
…if you have a class or a group of students working on a innovative, engaging, or just plain fun project that you would like to share, just let us know!…
Read more3 iPad apps for audio
…controlling audio quality and file size; Can organize sound clips by project; Metadata is exported with sound clips So many ways to share the finished product. Cons: Method for editing…
Read moreFind an authentic audience for public service announcements
Help your students’ PSAs find their public Student-made PSAs are a great way for students to engage in project-based learning with real-world impact. Especially if they join up with community…
Read moreLearning to parent as an educator
…project. Then the parent perspective kicks in. I often try (unsuccessfully) to not bring work home. I love my work – but I also value time and space for non-job…
Read moreSix questions with Keith Nemlich
…also believe that we need to shift our thinking beyond the view of classroom technology as project creators. Integration is just that….a blending of digital tools in the learning environment…
Read moreProfessional development through Google Hangouts
Two years ago, our middle level team undertook a pilot project to begin work on personal learning plans (PLPs). Under the guidance of James Nagle, professor of education at St….
Read moreCelebrating learning at Richmond Elementary School
…Richmond’s 4th grade scholars here and here. Follow their further adventures over at Think Create Collaborate. Redford and Rankin will be presenting in-depth on the Capstone Research project at Dynamic…
Read moreDynamic Landscapes 2015
…Inventors Workshop Daisy Frederick, Brattleboro Area Middle School: Games Design: Systems Thinking, Project-Based Learning Awesomeness! Karen McCalla, Mill River Union High School: Building Your MakerSpace from Scratch Susan Hennessey, Tarrant…
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A is for App Development
…or community nights (student-led conferences ftw!) and it’s a great way to extend the classroom, by making the project available for students to reflect on and work with outside the…
Read moreC is for Citizenship (digital of course!)
…authentic audiences?) You can also tackle digital citizenship using Project Based Learning. This PBL launch page from Greenwich Public Schools in Connecticut shows the potential of allowing students to explore…
Read moreJ is for Just-in-time Learning
…providing answers towards one of creating an environment full of compelling problems that motivate students to seek out just-in-time learning: Project based learning has long been recognized for its track…
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I is for Identity
…for students to share their work The Young Writers Project is a long-running online space that showcases the amazing writing and imedia production students do as they explore what it…
Read moreO is for Online Collaboration
…project; let’s say it’s a slideshow presentation teaching the audience about an aspect of Islam. With Google Slides, two or more people can all contribute to the content. It’s a…
Read moreR is for REAL Reflection
…part of a massive action research project that leverages student reflection to increase engagement. The REAL team refer to engagement in two senses, both of which are supported by reflection:…
Read moreU is for Ubiquity
…well beyond school. We’ll need to adapt our digital workflow and learning management systems to welcome in mentors, experts and collaborators from outside the immediate school community. Online project planning…
Read moreV is for Voice Recordings
…that it specifically ties voice to visual data and also provides a rich structure for scaffolding the telling of different types of stories. When you create a new project, Voice…
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