Who should be assessing student-led conferences?
Feedback is a key component of a successful, celebratory and growth-oriented student-centered conference. And your colleagues, your students and their
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Lamoille Union Middle School
How to change assessment & grading practices
…in a middle level math classroom Deirdre Beaupre, a 7th grade math teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School took a
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What can we learn about proficiency from special education?
Equitable access for each & every student Many of us doing proficiency work in the state see it as a
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The shifting role of the teacher in a blended learning classroom
Adding playlists into the mix We often hear about the need to move from the sage on the stage to
Read moreHow to run a unit across multiple schools
Get organized, then get tech Many of your current — or future — collaborators teach at other schools around the
Read more3 tech-rich ways to study local history
Place-based learning with real world implications For your students, learning about the local landscape can be amazing. What’s that tree?
Read moreThree Pillars in Practice: Team Extreme IDU
Every May for the past 10 years, Lamoille Union Middle School’s Team Extreme launches an integrated unit. This year found
Read moreAssessment in Proficiency-Based Classrooms
3 examples using blended learning Let’s explore how some Vermont teachers are shifting their instruction and assessment practices to move
Read moreWhy do action research?
5 benefits of doing action research in the classroom Teachers are constantly tinkering, creating, learning, and growing. Action research is
Read more4 digital identity exercises for students
Introduce a student-centered tech-rich year Looking for ways to explore digital identity with students? Here are 4 student-centered, tech-rich digital
Read moreGoing on Google Expeditions
Too many ‘awesomes’ to count. That was a note I took while experiencing students’ reactions to Google Expeditions at Lamoille
Read moreCross-school goal-setting for PLPs
Motivating students around goals by connecting schools Many Vermont students have worked hard this year establishing personal and academic goals
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Study National Parks with digital tools
Student-created virtual park tours With access to online and tablet-based tools for digital curation and content creation, students can research
Read moreFinding joy in the classroom
Is joy in learning an innovation? Recently, I was charmed and inspired upon seeing a first grade student’s take on
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Student-led conferences and engagement in PLPs
A middle school case study Katie Bryant, an English teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School, presents the results of her
Read moreAugmented reality and student identity
Students explore the geography of self(ies) An innovative way for students to explore who they are happens in Lori Lisai’s
Read moreVermont Fest 2015
Heading to the slopes for Vermont Fest The lifts are open, but the lure of first tracks is not what
Read moreW is for Weekly Geek Podcast
Creative ways to share learning opportunities Teachers at Lamoille Union Middle/High School learn about the latest tools and resources available
Read moreSerious PD fun with Chatterpix
“Candy apps”, or how to have fun and still learn anyway During a five minute reflection, if a student is given
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