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Innovative Education in VT

A blog exploring innovative school change by the UVM Tarrant Institute

  • ABOUT US
    • We stand against systemic racism.
    • Diversity Policy
    • The Tarrant Institute
    • Our staff
      • Penny Bishop
      • John Downes
      • Susan Hennessey
      • Audrey Homan
      • Emily Hoyler
      • Life LeGeros
      • Rachel Mark
      • Robin Merritt
      • Jeanie Phillips
      • Scott Thompson
      • Lucie delaBruere
    • Our schools
    • Our book
      • 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
  • VIDEOS
    • Tech Tips
    • PLP videos
    • Proficiency-Based Learning Videos
    • Student-Led Conference Videos
  • PODCAST
    • #vted Reads Episode List
    • #vted Reads Videos
  • EVENTS & COURSES
  • TOOLKITS
    • Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs)
    • Proficiency-Based Education
      • Learning Goals
      • Formative Assessment
      • Summative Assessment
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Lamoille Union Middle School

assessing student-led conferences, how to evaluate the success of student-led conferences
Student-Led Conferences 

Who should be assessing student-led conferences?

February 1, 2020February 25, 2020 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, Lamoille Union Middle School

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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how to change assessment
Assessment Learning Lab VT Proficiency-Based Learning 

How to change assessment & grading practices

December 2, 2019December 3, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School

…in a middle level math classroom Deirdre Beaupre, a 7th grade math teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School took a

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Proficiency-Based Learning 

What can we learn about proficiency from special education?

March 18, 2019August 20, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School, special education, Vermont Agency of Education, VT AOE

 Equitable access for each & every student Many of us doing proficiency work in the state see it as a

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the role of the teacher in a blended learning classroom
Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

The shifting role of the teacher in a blended learning classroom

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Susan Hennessey 2 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School, Rutland Town School

Adding playlists into the mix We often hear about the need to move from the sage on the stage to

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Flipped Classrooms 

How to run a unit across multiple schools

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments flipgrid, Google Drive, Google Team Drive, Hazen Union School, Lamoille Union Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle Level, Schoology, Slack, Trello

Get organized, then get tech Many of your current — or future — collaborators teach at other schools around the

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Uncategorized 

3 tech-rich ways to study local history

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School, Mount Abraham Union High School

Place-based learning with real world implications For your students, learning about the local landscape can be amazing. What’s that tree?

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Proficiency-Based Learning 

Three Pillars in Practice: Team Extreme IDU

June 25, 2017August 25, 2017 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School

Every May for the past 10 years, Lamoille Union Middle School’s Team Extreme launches an integrated unit. This year found

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Proficiency-Based Learning 

Assessment in Proficiency-Based Classrooms

December 4, 2016June 25, 2017 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Edmunds Middle School, Lamoille Union Middle School

3 examples using blended learning Let’s explore how some Vermont teachers are shifting their instruction and assessment practices to move

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Action Research Uncategorized 

Why do action research?

December 1, 2016December 7, 2018 Life LeGeros 4 Comments Lamoille Union Middle School, Mill River Union High School

5 benefits of doing action research in the classroom Teachers are constantly tinkering, creating, learning, and growing. Action research is

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Identity 

4 digital identity exercises for students

August 31, 2016April 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 1 Comment #readytolaunch, Crossett Brook Middle School, iMovie, Lamoille Union Middle School, Thinglink, Touchcast

Introduce a student-centered tech-rich year Looking for ways to explore digital identity with students? Here are 4 student-centered, tech-rich digital

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Augmented Reality 

Going on Google Expeditions

May 13, 2016May 9, 2016 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment Google Expeditions, Lamoille Union Middle School

Too many ‘awesomes’ to count. That was a note I took while experiencing students’ reactions to Google Expeditions at Lamoille

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Goal-setting 

Cross-school goal-setting for PLPs

April 18, 2016June 23, 2017 Susan Hennessey 2 Comments Google Hangout, Lamoille Union Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle Level

Motivating students around goals by connecting schools Many Vermont students have worked hard this year establishing personal and academic goals

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studying national parks with digital tools
Stories from VT Students Transferable Skills 

Study National Parks with digital tools

March 21, 2016September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 7 Comments iMovie, Lamoille Union Middle School

Student-created virtual park tours With access to online and tablet-based tools for digital curation and content creation, students can research

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Uncategorized 

Finding joy in the classroom

February 12, 2016June 27, 2017 Susan Hennessey 9 Comments Franklin West Supervisory Union, Hazen Union School, joy, Lamoille Union Middle School, nearpod

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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Katie Bryant SLC action research
Action Research Student-Led Conferences 

Student-led conferences and engagement in PLPs

February 10, 2016October 1, 2019 Audrey Homan 11 Comments 1:1, Act 77, family communication, Google Slideshow, Lamoille Union Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

A middle school case study Katie Bryant, an English teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School, presents the results of her

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Identity Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Augmented reality and student identity

November 13, 2015February 22, 2021 Susan Hennessey 6 Comments augmented reality, Hazen Union School, iMovie, Lamoille Union Middle School, QR codes, Shadow Puppet, Thinglink, Vermont

Students explore the geography of self(ies) An innovative way for students to explore who they are happens in Lori Lisai’s

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News 

Vermont Fest 2015

November 3, 2015February 2, 2016 Robin Merritt 5 Comments Currier Memorial School, Lamoille Union Middle School, PAHS, partner educators, Peoples Academy Middle Level, PLPs, Richmond Elementary School, Vermont Fest, VT Fest

Heading to the slopes for Vermont Fest The lifts are open, but the lure of first tracks is not what

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Uncategorized 

W is for Weekly Geek Podcast

October 13, 2015April 19, 2018 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment #ABCsofedtech, Doink, Edmunds Middle School, Harwood Union Middle School, Lamoille Union Middle School, public service announcements, Voice Record

Creative ways to share learning opportunities Teachers at Lamoille Union Middle/High School learn about the latest tools and resources available

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Uncategorized 

Serious PD fun with Chatterpix

September 19, 2015September 19, 2015 Susan Hennessey 5 Comments Chatterpix, Lamoille Union Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle Level

“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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