Skip to content

Innovative Education in VT

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

  • ABOUT US
    • We stand against systemic racism.
    • Our Communications Diversity Policy
    • The Tarrant Institute
    • Our staff
      • John Downes
      • Emily Hoyler
      • Life LeGeros
      • Rachel Mark
    • 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
  • TOOLKITS
    • Action research
    • Adult Culture
    • Advisory
    • Digital citizenship
    • Community & Culture
    • Essential Skills & Dispositions Toolkit
    • Family & Community Involvement
    • Flexible classrooms
    • Genius Hour
    • Identity
    • Makerspaces
    • Negotiated curriculum
    • Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs)
    • Proficiency-Based Education
      • Learning Goals
      • Formative Assessment
      • Summative Assessment
    • Project-Based Learning
    • Reflection
    • Remote Learning
    • Scheduling
    • Service learning
    • Student-led conferences
  • VIDEOS
    • Middle Grades Conference (MGC)
    • PLP videos
    • Proficiency-Based Learning Videos
    • Student-Led Conference Videos
    • Tech Tips
  • PODCAST
    • #vted Reads Episode List
    • #vted Reads Videos
  • ARCHIVES
  • EVENTS & COURSES
  • CONTACT

chemistry

Augmented Reality Science Saturdays Tools We Like 

Molecules in Augmented Reality

November 8, 2014November 9, 2014 Mark W. Olofson 6 Comments augmented reality, Aurasma, chemistry, STEM

One of the challenges in science is to help students make connections from concepts to their real world. This can

Read more
Science Saturdays Tools We Like 

Science and Math simulations for your class

September 13, 2014April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 6 Comments chemistry, Next Generation Science Standards, STEM

One of the big challenges in the math and science classroom is to make abstract concepts real for your students.

Read more
Tools We Like 

Chatterpix in the classroom

June 19, 2014June 19, 2014 Audrey Homan 7 Comments app-smash, Chatterpix, chemistry, digital storytelling

A new iOS app to blab about — literally! Chatterpix is a free iOS app that allows you to put

Read more
Videos 

3 Educators Having Way Too Much Fun on YouTube

November 27, 2013 Audrey Homan 0 Comments 17th century economics, chemistry, STEM

First up: Mr. Betts, who in addition to sporting a terrible British accent and pretending to fling tea all over

Read more
Innovative Edtech Classrooms Tools We Like 

Brian Wagner on Aurasma, continued

May 27, 2013April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 1 Comment augmented reality, Aurasma, chemistry, explain everything, Harwood Union Middle School, STEM

Page 1 | 2 The annual Rube Goldberg Challenge is an opportunity for students to engage in their inner creative,

Read more
Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Brian Wagner on: Aurasma and the Periodic Table

May 27, 2013October 2, 2014 Audrey Homan 1 Comment augmented reality, Aurasma, chemistry, Harwood Union Middle School, iMovie, Skitch, Socrative, STEM

An augmented reality periodic table One of our partner educators, Brian Wagner, teaches eighth grade science at Harwood Union Middle

Read more

Subscribe via email

APPLY ONLINE

UVM Tarrant Institute Learning Lab

Recent posts

  • Introducing our new Project Based Learning toolkit
  • Winter Break Reading & Listening: 2022 Edition
  • Introducing our new Advisory toolkit
  • Introducing our NEW Community & Culture Toolkit!
  • Sixth Graders Revamp Lyndonville

POST ARCHIVES

We aim to create a website that’s accessible to all visitors, including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. If there’s additional functionality we could be providing, please get in touch.

 

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

 

Copyright © 2023 Innovative Education in VT. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.
 

Loading Comments...