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Innovative Education in VT

A blog exploring innovative school change by the UVM Tarrant Institute

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      • Penny Bishop
      • John Downes
      • Susan Hennessey
      • Audrey Homan
      • Emily Hoyler
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      • Rachel Mark
      • Robin Merritt
      • Jeanie Phillips
      • Scott Thompson
      • Lucie delaBruere
    • Our schools
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      • 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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  • EVENTS & COURSES
  • RESOURCES
    • REMOTE LEARNING
    • PERSONALIZED LEARNING
      • PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS (PLPs)
      • FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS
      • PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION
        • Learning Goals
        • Meaningful Instruction
        • Formative Assessment
        • Summative Assessment
    • Action research
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    • Flexible classrooms
    • Genius Hour
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Fayston Elementary School

brainado and the rise of the project-based PLP
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The rise of the project-based PLP

January 12, 2018September 26, 2018 Life LeGeros 1 Comment Crossett Brook Middle School, Fayston Elementary School, Shelburne Community School

A new recipe for Personalized Learning Plans Rather than trying to get students to care about existing PLPs, some schools

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How can students reflect on their PLPs?

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Fayston Elementary School, Main Street Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle Level, Randolph Union High School, The Dorset School

Students themselves tell the best stories of their learning We wish we could hand you the one right way for

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Telling the PLP story

June 25, 2016June 23, 2017 Life LeGeros 0 Comments Adobe Voice, explain everything, Fayston Elementary School

Student reflection with Adobe Voice and Explain Everything Students at Fayston Elementary School worked hard this year with their team

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Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) 

How students tell their PLP stories

June 24, 2016October 24, 2019 Life LeGeros 1 Comment Adobe Voice, Blogger, Dynamic Landscapes, explain everything, Fayston Elementary School, Google Sites

Scaffolding PLPs so students understand them 5th and 6th graders from Fayston Elementary School took their personal learning plans (PLP)

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What I Learned From My PLP

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Life LeGeros 4 Comments Fayston Elementary School, Vermont Fest

Modeling a PLP as an adult learner As a new year dawns, are you thinking about self improvement? A Personal Learning

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Checking in on personalized learning around Vermont

December 15, 2015February 2, 2016 Audrey Homan 8 Comments Fayston Elementary School, Hazen Union School, Northfield Middle/High School

How are educators and students tackling PLPs around the state? Vermont’s Act 77, the Flexible Pathways Act, mandates that every

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What makes for good goal-setting in a PLP?

November 18, 2015February 2, 2016 Life LeGeros 17 Comments Crosett Brook Middle School, Fayston Elementary School, goal-setting, Moretown Elementary School, PLPs, Waitsfield Elementary School, Warren Elementary School

Life’s four guidelines for goal-setting In my experience as a teacher and administrator, I noticed a pattern to goal-setting in

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4 educators reflect on personalized learning

June 24, 2015June 23, 2017 Audrey Homan 8 Comments Christ the King School, Fayston Elementary School, Moretown Elementary School, personalized learning plans, Vermont, Waitsfield Elementary School

Setting goals for summer learning and beyond It’s Day 3 of the 2015 Middle Grades Institute, a gathering of more

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