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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
  • PODCASTS
    • The 21st Century Classroom
    • #vted Reads
      • #vted Reads Videos
  • EVENTS & COURSES
  • RESOURCES
    • REMOTE LEARNING
    • PERSONALIZED LEARNING
      • PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS (PLPs)
      • FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS
      • PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION
        • Learning Goals
        • Meaningful Instruction
        • Formative Assessment
        • Summative Assessment
    • Action research
    • Digital citizenship
    • Family & Community Involvement
    • Family communication
    • Flexible classrooms
    • Genius Hour
    • Identity
    • Makerspaces
    • Negotiated curriculum
    • Project-based learning (PBL)
    • Reflection
    • Scheduling
    • Service learning
    • Student-led conferences
    • Student voice
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Newsela

What could it look like to be active together, talking and problem-solving first thing in the morning?
Transferable Skills 

5 fresh ways to power up morning meetings

September 6, 2019September 10, 2019 Katy Farber 1 Comment morning meeting, Newsela, The State of the Class, Warren Elementary School, What's Up in the World?

  Morning meetings are the norm in many K-6 and K-8 schools in Vermont. They’re a great way to empower

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

5 online resources for teaching current events

October 13, 2017February 13, 2019 Jeanie Phillips 0 Comments #FergusonSyllabus, Allsides, Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, Listenwise, Newsela, Vermont Online Library

When things get tough, the tough use tools. Whether you’re actively trying to embed current events in your curriculum or

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Tools We Like 

The tech-rich social studies classroom

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment EdPuzzle, Kahoot, nearpod, Newsela, Socrative

Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school

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Uncategorized 

How to fight fake news in the field

February 27, 2017October 13, 2017 Katy Farber 0 Comments Canva, fake news, media literacy, Newsela, social justice

Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school

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Tools We Like 

Too much good stuff: a wealth of reading and curation resources for the classroom

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 Susan Hennessey 5 Comments ATOS, Clearly, diigo, Harwood Union Middle School, iSpeak, Kahoot, lexile levels, Newsela, Read and Write with Google, Spritz, Subtext

The technology cannot thwart us, it can only make us stronger As many of you are aware, I was out

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Uncategorized 

Differentiated social reading with Subtext

September 17, 2014December 12, 2020 Susan Hennessey 3 Comments differentiated learning, lexile levels, Newsela, reading, social reading, Subtext

Make the most of Subtext’s capacity for differentiated reading A-reading we will go, A-reading we will go, hey ho the dairy-o, a

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

  • 1/23: 2021 MIDDLE GRADES CONFERENCE #mgcollab
  • 1/28 @ 3pm EST: Innovating in the Classroom with Interactive 3D Tools
  • 2/4 @ 3:30pm EST: Who’s Outside? Building an Anti-Racist Bookshelf
  • 2/9 @ 4pm EST: De-Colonializing Place-Based Education
  • 2/10 @ 7pm EST: Facilitating Hard Conversations
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