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Assessment Proficiency-Based Learning 

How to use data to inform progress

October 14, 2019April 29, 2022 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Common Sense Media, Google Forms, padlet, UDL, Universal Design for Learning

Involve learners with actionable data Wondering how to use data to inform progress for users in proficiency-based education? Assessment provides

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student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central
Action Research Reflection 

Increasing student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central

April 1, 2019April 29, 2022 Audrey Homan 0 Comments goal-setting, Google Forms, MGC, proficiency-based learning, Protean, sketchnoting, student surveys, student voice, transferable skills, ubiquitous learning, Williston Central School

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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4 ways to jazz up an exhibition
Community-based learning 

4 ways to jazz up a school exhibition

April 25, 2018February 13, 2019 Audrey Homan 7 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, Burke Town School, digital guestbook, flipgrid, Google Forms, Manchester Elementary-Middle School, school exhibitions

Going beyond the gallery walk Exhibition season is upon us! And as you’re making ready to throw open the doors

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community event Burke
Project-Based Learning Real World PBL 

Kick off project-based learning with a community event

February 7, 2018April 13, 2022 Katy Farber 4 Comments Burke Town School, Global Goals, Google Forms

Hope launches in the Northeast Kingdom As part of participating in the UN’s Global Goals, students at Burke Town School,

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Remote Learning 

How to use Google Docs so students talk to you

April 20, 2017March 20, 2020 Audrey Homan 10 Comments #everydaycourage, Edmunds Middle School, Google Docs, Google Forms, trauma-informed education

Using technology to help build relationships [Editorial Note: We originally ran this post back in 2014, but have updated it

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Uncategorized 

3 ways to use Google Forms to streamline your workflow

November 22, 2016 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, Google Forms, Winooski Middle School

For exit tickets, student support & action research Using Google Forms and Google  Sheets together can streamline your process and

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using digital tools to change student goal-setting and reflection
Action Research Goal-setting 

Using digital tools to change student goal-setting and reflection

March 14, 2016April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 6 Comments 1:1, goal-setting, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sites, MGC, Shrewsbury Mountain School, Wallingford Elementary School

Measuring how students approach goal-setting in the 5th and 6th grades   Educators at Wallingford Elementary School and Shrewsbury Mountain

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Uncategorized 

Managing time in blended classrooms

March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 Susan Hennessey 7 Comments Google Forms, Google Keep, Peoples Academy Middle Level

Shifting the way we manage time to personalize learning in a blended space In my former professional life, I had

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Uncategorized 

G is for Group Device Management

August 29, 2015April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 8 Comments #ABCsofedtech, Google Calendar, Google domain, Google Forms

Physical management of tech aka OMG Where Did All These Cords Come From The act of simply registering, storing, charging,

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technology in the math classroom
Uncategorized 

Technology in the math classroom

February 23, 2015November 30, 2018 Mary Beth Limanek 12 Comments flipped classroom, Flubaroo, Google Docs, Google Forms, math, YouTube videos

When we first started our work with the Tarrant Institute I was hesitant. I am a math teacher; unless using

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Using a Google Form for a reading log
Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Using Google Forms for a reading log for middle school

March 13, 2014December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 1 Comment digital literacy tools, Google Forms, lexile scores, literacy, reading, reading log

As part of their celebration of Digital Learning Day, students at Edmunds Middle School hosted a “speed-geeking” session: they each

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