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      • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
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    • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
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      • 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
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Charlotte Central School

Remote Learning 

The power of PIPs in a pandemic

June 18, 2020 TIIE Staff 0 Comments Charlotte Central School

Middle school is not a Zoom room. When the quick switch to a remote environment was required, Charlotte Central School

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Learning Wall
News 

A moment of collective efficacy

February 5, 2020February 6, 2020 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Charlotte Central School, Collective Efficacy, School Plans

What would it look like if your school plan was alive and represented in much of your day to day

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Learning Lab VT 

Takin’ a ride with Alpha 5

November 25, 2019April 29, 2022 Scott Thompson 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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On The Come Up: guest Marley Evans, left, with host Jeanie Phillips.
#vted Reads 

#vted Reads: On The Come Up

November 18, 2019February 11, 2021 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Angie Thomas, Charlotte Central School, equity, Marley Evans, Mississippi, systemic racism, trauma-informed education
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Hoo boy, we have a CORKER of an episode for you today, with On The Come Up, by Angie Thomas.

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Marley Evans Year of Yes
Learning Lab VT 

The Year of Yes

March 26, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan 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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Charlotte Central School project-based learning
Action Research 

How do you measure success with project-based learning?

February 25, 2019April 1, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Buck Institute, Charlotte Central School, design thinking, iteration, learning through failure, MGC, NGSS

“A Tale of Three Projects” Two Vermont educators share how they measure success with project-based learning units… in space! Allan

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llamas
Learning Lab VT 

Fractions, Llamas, Self-Directed Learning

January 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Audrey Homan 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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