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Equity Flexible Pathways News Transferable Skills 

Prioritizing daily movement and experiential learning in Newark

January 31, 2023February 3, 2023 Life LeGeros 3 Comments Kingdom East, movement, newark street school, reflection

Dillin, a seventh grade student at Newark Street School (NSS), had this to say about starting school with 30 minutes

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News Uncategorized 

What Matters Most Now: Lesson One – Slow Down

May 12, 2022May 11, 2022 Nancy Doda 1 Comment reflection

This is a the first in a series of blogs with attention to education priorities in the not-so post pandemic

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documenting learning
Proficiency-Based Learning 

The powerful practice of documenting learning

October 19, 2019October 22, 2019 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Allison Zmuda, Angela Stockman, Don Taylor, Janet Hale, Kelli Ohms, Melissa Anders Thompson, microcredentials, reflection, student reflection

How do we know what our students know and can do? What, when, and how are we asking them to

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#vted Reads: The Power of Moments
#vted Reads 

#vted Reads: The Power of Moments, with Rachel Mark

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Jeanie Phillips 6 Comments Heath Brothers, meaning, mindfulness, reflection
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Thank you for joining us for another episode of #vted Reads. This time we will be discussing The Power of

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Reflection 

The power of documentation in meaningful learning

June 11, 2018April 29, 2022 Susan Hennessey 2 Comments reflection, Stowe Middle School, student reflection

Exercises for an LMS This past spring, a small group of Stowe Middle School students gathered to help their teachers

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8 year-end reflection tools and activities

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 Katy Farber 0 Comments Proctor Elementary School, reflection, student reflection, teacher reflection

Reflect, celebrate and plan Oh, the spring. Such a busy time for teachers. There are all those transition meetings, already

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PBL notes
Getting On The PBL Highway Project-Based Learning 

8 methods for reflection in project-based learning

November 29, 2016April 29, 2022 Katy Farber 4 Comments reflection

It’s where the learning is It is easy to not plan time for reflection in project-based learning (PBL) because there

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News 

Education, funny families and international espionage

June 28, 2016 Scott Thompson 0 Comments reflection

My 2016 Summer Reading List There are many thinks to look forward to as summer approaches. As an educator, I

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Uncategorized 

Assessing tech-rich instruction

June 13, 2016June 13, 2016 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment reflection, The Compass School, Touchcast

The Six Question Framework for reflection As the end of June nears and students take their final exams, clear out

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scaffolding year-end reflections
Flexible Pathways The 21st Century Classroom 

Mathew’s Y.E.A.R. at The Compass School

May 30, 2016February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments reflection, student reflection, student voice, The Compass School
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Scaffolding year-end reflections At The Compass School in Westminster, Vermont, students advance through grades by producing evidence of their accomplishments

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News 

Summer reading reflection

July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 Audrey Homan 5 Comments reading, reflection, sharkcano

Mama, don’t let your babies grow up to be sea monsters It’s summer and along with a lighter posting schedule

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Uncategorized 

Reflecting in the math classroom

January 15, 2015 Susan Hennessey 3 Comments math, reflection

Keeping your resolution to reflect My colleague, Meredith Swallow, recently shared a post about the importance of reflection in her

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Science Saturdays Tools We Like 

Monster Physics and the importance of careful consideration

November 22, 2014November 22, 2014 Mark W. Olofson 3 Comments differentiated learning, physics, reflection, STEM

This has been a very interesting week for me, trying to write a post for today. The task actually seemed

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“When Student Published Videos Go Viral” (podcast)

July 23, 2013 Audrey Homan 0 Comments digital citizenship, Internet safety, reflection, student voice, YouTube

In September of 2009, Sarah, the 9 year-old daughter of our keynote speaker posted a 90-second YouTube response to President

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms News 

Edge Innovation Tour

June 10, 2013January 22, 2015 Audrey Homan 0 Comments reflection, student voice, The Edge @ Essex Middle School

“It’s not that I feel smarter in learning, I feel smarter in everything.” Essex Middle School’s Edge team opened their

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