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proficiency-based learning

because internet
Remote Learning 

“Because internet”: learning to communicate in different online spaces

December 8, 2020April 29, 2022 Audrey Homan 1 Comment comments, digital citizenship, proficiency-based learning, transferable skills

When is a “lol” not a “lol”? Would a “ftw” hit as hard by any other name? Two things: Shakespeare’s

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hunter education in Vermont
Flexible Pathways 

Hitting learning targets in Vermont hunter education

October 7, 2019April 29, 2022 Rachel Mark 4 Comments Flexible Pathway Implementation Kit, hunting, hunting education, proficiency-based learning, transferable skills, Vermont Fish & Wildlife, Vermont Hunter Safety, VT AOE

My twelve-year-old son is becoming a hunter. Myself, I’ve never even fired a gun, but Henry has been interested in

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Battle Physics League
News 

Nevermind the physics: it’s all about collaboration

April 22, 2019April 29, 2022 Jeanie Phillips 0 Comments Green Mountain Union High School, Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School, math, physics, proficiency-based learning, projectile launchers, The Dorset School, transferable skills, trigonometry

Battle Physics hosts first multi-school tournament That is just what Allan Garvin and Becky Bushey did to raise the stakes

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student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central
Action Research Reflection 

Increasing student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central

April 1, 2019April 29, 2022 Audrey Homan 0 Comments goal-setting, Google Forms, MGC, proficiency-based learning, Protean, sketchnoting, student surveys, student voice, transferable skills, ubiquitous learning, Williston Central School

It’s about providing choice in reflection tools Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) across the state have taken many different forms and

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STEAM at Ottauquechee
Project-Based Learning Stories from VT Students 

How to build up STEAM

June 6, 2018April 29, 2022 Katy Farber 0 Comments flipgrid, Makerspaces, Ottauquechee School, proficiency-based learning, self-directed learning, transferable skills

Making time for making at Ottauquechee STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics — gives students the opportunity to

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students sit around a table working on proficiency-based learning
Proficiency-Based Learning 

The crucial role of practice in a proficiency-based environment

March 3, 2017April 13, 2022 Life LeGeros 1 Comment learning scales, proficiency-based assessment, proficiency-based learning

Practice makes proficient What’s special about a proficiency-based environment? Practice, that’s what. I know, it sounded weird to me too.

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Proficiency-Based Learning 

How proficient are you with proficiency-based learning?

September 23, 2016April 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 0 Comments #readytolaunch, #VTed, Champlain Valley Union High School, proficiency-based learning, twitter chats

#vted weighs in again on twitter Is your school implementing proficiency-based learning? It’s an idea that’s taking hold all over,

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Community-based learning 

Community Based Learning in Vermont: What’s going on?

March 30, 2016April 29, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 8 Comments Act 77, community engagement, community partnerships, Montpelier High School, PBGR, proficiency-based assessment, proficiency-based learning, transferable skills, Vermont

4 lessons from a recent gathering On Friday, March 11, more than 50 participants from public and private schools, community

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