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A blog exploring innovative, personalized, student-centered school change

  • ABOUT US
    • We stand against systemic racism.
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    • The Tarrant Institute
    • Our staff
      • John Downes
      • Emily Hoyler
      • Life LeGeros
      • Rachel Mark
      • Robin Merritt
      • Jeanie Phillips
      • Lucie delaBruere
    • Our schools
    • Our book
      • How to use this Educator’s Guide
      • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
        • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
        • 1.2 The Definition of a PLP
        • 1.3 New Student & Teacher Roles
      • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just For The Teacher
        • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
        • 2.2 Avoid the Pitfalls!
      • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
        • 3.1 What Are Your Pedagogical Priorities?
        • 3.2 Structures to Support Personalized Learning
      • Ch 4: Starting with the Learner Profile
      • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
        • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
      • Ch. 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
      • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiency-Based Assessment
      • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
      • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
      • Chapter References
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    • Flexible classrooms
    • Genius Hour
    • Identity
    • Makerspaces
    • Negotiated curriculum
    • Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs)
    • Proficiency-Based Education
      • Learning Goals
      • Formative Assessment
      • Summative Assessment
    • Reflection
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    • Service learning
    • Student-led conferences
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  • What Matters Most Now: Lesson Two – Rethink What We Teach (5/19/2022)
  • What Matters Most Now: Lesson One – Slow Down (5/12/2022)
  • #VTED Reads: Care Work with Dr. Winnie Looby (4/28/2022)
  • Rethinking assessment to rebalance education (4/26/2022)
  • Centering Connection and Wellness: A Lifelong Sports Program at Rutland Middle School (4/1/2022)
  • #vted Reads: The Other Talk (3/24/2022)
  • Strategies for Fostering Student Collaboration (3/15/2022)
  • #vted Reads: Community Schools Blueprint with Kathleen Kesson (2/22/2022)
  • Change is hard, sometimes tweaking our habits can help (2/15/2022)
  • How one district gave teachers the gift of time (2/10/2022)
  • #vted Reads: Dig (1/27/2022)
  • Centering Relationships & Routines (1/20/2022)
  • #vted Reads: Start Here Start Now (1/14/2022)
  • The Annual TIIE Winter Reading Round Up (12/16/2021)
  • Student clubs for engagement and wellbeing (12/7/2021)
  • #vted Reads: We Contain Multitudes (12/2/2021)
  • Care and Feeding of the PLP (11/18/2021)
  • Do you need a radical reset? (11/12/2021)
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  • Transferable Skill Deep Dive: Fostering communication (10/21/2021)
  • Building resilience (for all) through personal efficacy (10/18/2021)
  • Lessons from summer camp (9/28/2021)
  • Successful student-led conferences (9/21/2021)
  • Student-centered personalized learning starts with identity (9/16/2021)
  • Start the year with building the culture (9/2/2021)

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Recent posts

  • What Matters Most Now: Lesson Two – Rethink What We Teach
  • What Matters Most Now: Lesson One – Slow Down
  • #VTED Reads: Care Work with Dr. Winnie Looby
  • Rethinking assessment to rebalance education
  • Centering Connection and Wellness: A Lifelong Sports Program at Rutland Middle School

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