Student-centered personalized learning starts with identity
“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.” That. Quote. Drives. Me. Nuts. I mean, duh! And of course! And who else
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Exploring Identity with 4th and 5th Graders
Margaret Dunne, a fourth and fifth-grade educator at Mount Holly School in Mount Holly VT, originally presented “Exploring Identity with
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7 mindfulness activities for advisory
Now, more than ever. Many schools have an advisory structure to promote strong relationships and a sense of close community.
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How to conduct a virtual morning meeting
During this COVID-19 crisis, we as adult educators, are collectively mourning the loss of our everyday routines and face-to-face interactions.
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Setting & tracking reading goals
I am NOT a fan of mandatory reading logs. I am, however, a huge fan of reading for pleasure. Stories,
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Connection activities for virtual morning meetings
Ideas have been flying around the interwebs. Teachers want ways to connect with their students during remote learning. Creative ways
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#vted Reads: The End of Average
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Today on the show, we’re going to talk about The End of Average: How to Succeed in a World That
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Increasing student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central
It’s about providing choice in reflection tools Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) across the state have taken many different forms and
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3 tools for exploring character with middle schoolers
Who am I and who do I want to be in the world? What do I stand for? What is
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Negotiated curriculum and project-based learning
Building a democratic classroom at The Edge Part of the power of implementing a negotiated curriculum is that it doesn’t
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Using digital tools to change student goal-setting and reflection
Measuring how students approach goal-setting in the 5th and 6th grades Educators at Wallingford Elementary School and Shrewsbury Mountain
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Teaching students how to set personal exploration goals
Goal-setting as a process This presentation, delivered by Harwood Union High School teacher Lissa Fox at the 2016 Middle Grades Conference, describes
Read moreProviding support for goal-setting in a PLP
3 strategies shared by local educators At Manchester Elementary Middle School, sixth grade students speak fluently about their Personal Learning
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Exploring identity and current events with Chatterpix
Students tackle politicians’ identities Students at Peoples Academy Middle Level in Morrisville, Vermont, are exploring the theme of identity in their humanities
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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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Shifting the conversation from “the future” to my future When “21st century skills” first emerged as an educational term, we
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Give your students ownership over their learning through goal-setting activities Happy New Year! With school back in session and a
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