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      • Jeanie Phillips
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      • Andrew Wild
      • Lucie delaBruere
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  • 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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5 summer mindsets to bring into this year

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018 Katy Farber 1 Comment back-to-school, mindfulness, summer

It’s September. Your feet have probably not stopped moving for a few weeks, with the start of school, the meetings,

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#everydaycourage

August 22, 2017November 21, 2018 Rachel Mark, Katy Farber 1 Comment #everydaycourage, back-to-school

It’s time we celebrated it in our schools. When we walk into Vermont schools, we see it. It’s there, every time,

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Create community in your classroom with ShadowPuppet

July 28, 2014July 29, 2014 Susan Hennessey 18 Comments back-to-school, intro to iPads, iPads, Shadow Puppet, slideshows

Free app for students to make quick and easy back-to-school slideshows

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