Middle Grades Institute Reflections
I’ve just returned from the Middle Grades Institute, and honestly, I am still reeling. My brain is finally slowing down
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Revolutionize student research with Padlet
Organize research materials digitally and collaboratively Tiffany Michael, from Crossett Brook Middle School in Waterbury, Vermont, describes how her use
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Implementing 1:1 norms and digital citizenship
How do student behaviors change? Debi Serafino, a math teacher at Brattleboro Area Middle School, presents the results of her semester-long action
Read moreHow Vermont middle grades educators are powering up PLPs this summer
Why the 2016 Middle Grades Institute may be the most important one yet New podcast ep: We visit with educators
Read moreA community-based interdisciplinary unit
A tech-rich case study from rural Vermont The team from Hazen Union Middle School, in Hardwick, Vermont, conducted an action research project
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Google Tools for personal learning plans (PLPs)
A teacher-authored case study Today we hear from a grade 5-6 team venturing into the world of personal learning plans (PLPs)
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How does professional development affect technology integration?
The impact of PD in a 1:1 teaching environment A trio of middle grades educators from Mill River Union High
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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
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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
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PLPs and literacy
Incorporating student choice into reading This screencast, from Crossett Brook Middle School, in Waterbury, Vermont, describes an action research project based
Read moreJ is for Just-in-time Learning
Just-in-time learning in its best form is “Just for me” learning. When you learn something because you yearn to understand
Read moreFostering global connections with Danby, Vermont
This morning we’re honored to be able to share a prezi by Currier Memorial School educator Susan Gibeault, on
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