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scheduling

a homeschooling dispatch
The 21st Century Classroom 

A Quarantine Homeschooling Dispatch

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Life LeGeros 1 Comment family engagement, homeschooling, math games, scheduling
http://www.uvm.edu/tiie/podcasts/Quarantine_Homeschooling_at_Super_Sisters_Academy.mp3

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Today on the 21st Century Classroom, from Super Sisters Academy: It feels really weird, because in some ways it’s kind

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Project-Based Learning Real World PBL 

5 lessons learned from an integrated middle school PBL unit

September 17, 2018October 7, 2019 Morgan Moore 3 Comments Burke Town School, community partnerships, scheduling

Reflections from the Burke Town School At Burke Town School, in West Burke VT, students and teachers dove into integrated

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Teaming 

Changing the who, the what, and the when

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 Life LeGeros 2 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, scheduling

The transformation of Team Quest Educators never feel like they have enough time to do all the things they want

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Green Mountain Union High School Wilderness Semester
Flexible Pathways Stories from VT Students 

Green Mountain’s Wilderness Semester

March 2, 2018September 19, 2018 Jeanie Phillips 0 Comments Green Mountain Union High School, scheduling

Take student learning outside Students at Green Mountain Union High School demonstrate learning in Science, Social Studies, Health, and Language

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iLearn action research
Action Research 

Scheduling and student choice

May 8, 2017December 4, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments MGC, Rutland Town School, scheduling

Meet “iLearn” The middle school team at Rutland Town School in Rutland, VT have been working on a more fully

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Rethinking the traditional school schedule

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 Scott Thompson 7 Comments Act 77, scheduling

Keep students centered in the conversation When it becomes time to talk about scheduling you can often feel the tension rise

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