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    • How to use this Educator’s Guide
    • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
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    • 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
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Takin’ a ride with Alpha 5

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 Allan Miller 0 Comments bright spots and belly flops, bright spots and flops, Charlotte Central School, podcasting

As an instructional coach, I want to push myself on the fact that I rarely take the time to celebrate

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What does integrated studies look like at Flood Brook?

June 3, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Flood Brook Union School

At Flood Brook School, middle level teachers believe in an integrated approach to curriculum delivery. Four years into implementing an

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Jon Brown’s Learning Lab Lessons Learned

May 20, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops

Bright Spots: They say imitation is the highest form of flattery… I guess I’m flattered. It never ceases to amaze

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Sam Nelson’s Bright Spots & Belly Flops

April 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Sam Nelson bright spots and belly flops, Shelburne Community School

What’s the plan? Here’s a quick reminder of my focus question for this year’s Learning Lab: How can social justice

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Tom Drake’s Bright Spots & Belly Flops

April 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Crossett Brook Middle School

Without question a big #highfive goes out to the opening of classroom and school doors through visiting other schools and

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Marley Evans Year of Yes
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The Year of Yes

March 26, 2019November 15, 2019 Tasha Grey bright spots and belly flops, Charlotte Central School, flexible seating, passion projects, silent reading

The Year of Yes Or, Why My Kids Have Their Phones Out… I am a stickler for a plan.  Type

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Courtney Elliott’s Bright Spots and Belly Flops

March 19, 2019November 15, 2019 Courtney Elliott bright spots and belly flops, Proctor Elementary School

  Students in Courtney Elliott’s class work on a Mystery Skype with a class in Wisconsin to demonstrate communication skills

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Corey Smith’s Bright Spot Belly Flops

March 11, 2019November 15, 2019 Corey Smith bright spots and belly flops, Proctor Elementary School

  Inquiry Question: How might personalization through self-reflection, self-assessment, and flexible grouping and scheduling across grades 3 and 4 at

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Bright spots and belly flops

February 27, 2019August 19, 2019 Noah Hurlburt 0 Comments bright spots and belly flops

To be honest, there has been an even split of successes and failures to date. Let’s take a look shall

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Fractions, Llamas, Self-Directed Learning

January 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Tasha Grey bright spots and belly flops, Charlotte Central School

  Tasha Grey’s Learning Lab Reflection: As much as I love division with fractions, and think it makes perfect sense,

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This Is Really Scary (And I’ve Never Been More Excited)

November 21, 2018November 22, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Flood Brook Union School, history, social justice

When asked “what is your working definition of personalized learning?” Charlie Herzog, an educator at Flood Brook replied: “Relevancy is

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