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Middle Grades Institute Reflections

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 Katy Farber 0 Comments Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

I’ve just returned from the Middle Grades Institute, and honestly, I am still reeling. My brain is finally slowing down

Revolutionize student research with Padlet

June 6, 2016November 16, 2016 Life LeGeros 1 Comment Crossett Brook Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), padlet

Organize research materials digitally and collaboratively Tiffany Michael, from Crossett Brook Middle School in Waterbury, Vermont, describes how her use

Action Research

Implementing 1:1 norms and digital citizenship

April 25, 2016December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1, Brattleboro Area Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

How do student behaviors change? Debi Serafino, a math teacher at Brattleboro Area Middle School, presents the results of her semester-long action

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How Vermont middle grades educators are powering up PLPs this summer

April 8, 2016February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 2 Comments Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

Why the 2016 Middle Grades Institute may be the most important one yet New podcast ep: We visit with educators

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A community-based interdisciplinary unit

April 4, 2016November 16, 2016 Susan Hennessey 5 Comments 1:1, Hazen Union School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Popplet

A tech-rich case study from rural Vermont The team from Hazen Union Middle School, in Hardwick, Vermont, conducted an action research project

Action Research

Google Tools for personal learning plans (PLPs)

March 7, 2016December 7, 2018 Life LeGeros 13 Comments 1:1, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Drawings, Google Sites, Google Slides, Lucid Press, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Williston Central School

A teacher-authored case study Today we hear from a grade 5-6 team venturing into the world of personal learning plans (PLPs)

Action Research

How does professional development affect technology integration?

February 29, 2016December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 9 Comments 1:1, EdPuzzle, Google Classroom, Kahoot, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Mill River Union High School, nearpod

The impact of PD in a 1:1 teaching environment A trio of middle grades educators from Mill River Union High

"Goal-setting as a process: Teaching Students How to Set and Achieve Personal EXploration Goals" by Lissa Fox

Action Research

Teaching students how to set personal exploration goals

February 22, 2016December 7, 2018 Life LeGeros 10 Comments goal-setting, Harwood Union High School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

Goal-setting as a process This presentation, delivered by Harwood Union High School teacher Lissa Fox at the 2016 Middle Grades Conference, describes

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

Action Research

PLPs and literacy

February 5, 2016December 7, 2018 Life LeGeros 5 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI)

Incorporating student choice into reading This screencast, from Crossett Brook Middle School, in Waterbury, Vermont, describes an action research project based

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