Proficiency-based teaching and learning in Vermont: who, why and how
Two examples of implementing proficiency-based scales of learning Vermont educators and their students are on a journey. Let’s look at
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Onward and upward
Achieving escape velocity with students as partners Congratulations for making it through the first month of school! Whether it’s your
Read morePower up your Advisory programs
How 30 minutes can leave a lasting impact on the day. Advisory: the first 15 to 30 minutes of every
Read more8 tips for creating classroom routines and norms
There is no tired like teachers at the beginning (or end) of the school year are tired. Establishing routines, procedures,
Read moreHow proficient are you with proficiency-based learning?
#vted weighs in again on twitter Is your school implementing proficiency-based learning? It’s an idea that’s taking hold all over,
Read moreGet #ready2launch your team this year
New ways to approach teaming Have you every showed up to in-service wondering what the new initiatives for the year
Read moreMeet @ThisIsVTED
A twitter showcase of amazing Vermont schools Wish you could see more of the innovative ways Vermont students and educators
Read more(Re) Designing PLPs with students
What Vermont students really think about personal learning plans Put 47 middle-level students together, challenge them to think differently about
Read more3 ways to create a student-led open house
Student leadership at a school Open House? You betcha. You’ve heard of student-led conferences, but how about a Student-Led Open
Read more4 ways to partner with students around Genius Hour
1% teacher inspiration & 99% student-led Genius Hour is a leap of faith in which educators set aside their most precious
Read more5 ways to partner with students in a makerspace
Whose makerspace is it, anyway? A makerspace can take many forms, but fundamentally it should be a locus of student engagement
Read moreDesigning learning spaces for students
Create open, flexible, engaging spaces for active student learning. The beginning of the school year! Desks, mailboxes, coat hooks labeled.
Read more4 digital identity exercises for students
Introduce a student-centered tech-rich year Looking for ways to explore digital identity with students? Here are 4 student-centered, tech-rich digital
Read moreCreating a PBL culture from Day One
Build a community to support project-based learning I bet you have big dreams of creative, innovative projects and engaged students
Read moreFinding ways to encourage student leadership
Student Leadership: The time is now August is usually a time crammed with planning logistics for the start of the
Read moreClimate, Community and Voice from Day 1
Starting up with our students Another exciting year is upon us. It may be difficult to wrest our attention from these glorious
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