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Tag: Essex Middle School

Posted on April 15, 2018May 21, 2025

3 #GlobalGoals projects feeding Vermont

Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability

What do the Global Goals look sound like in action?

The 21st Century Classroom podcast

The three Essex Middle School students who delivered the keynote address at the 2nd annual Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability conference spoke from the heart. They also spoke from experience, having spent the previous year using the #GlobalGoals to address hunger in their communities.

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The Educator’s Guide to Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades

  • How to Use This Guide
  • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
  • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just for the Teacher
  • Ch 3: Laying the Groundwork
  • Ch 4: Starting with The Learner Profile
  • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
  • Ch 6: Scaffolding Equitable, Deeper Learning
  • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiencies
  • Ch 8: The Student-Led PLP Conference
  • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
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