Sam Nelson’s Bright Spots & Belly Flops
What’s the plan? Here’s a quick reminder of my focus question for this year’s Learning Lab: How can social justice
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Shelburne Community School
Phys ed 2.0: More learning, less suffering
Personalizing PE In this era of personalized learning, it’s not just the jocks that find P.E. enjoyable. At Crossett Brook
Read more3 ways to use Flipgrid for reflection
Video reflection + social interaction The role of feedback and reflection are key strategies in best middle level practice for
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Therapy dogs in Vermont schools
Who let the dogs in? For some students, being ready to learn when they arrive at school is a big
Read moreHow to bake an inspiring kickoff video
Launching a new project cycle with inspiration from the last one Organizing your realia — testimonials, storytelling and artifacts —
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The rise of the project-based PLP
A new recipe for Personalized Learning Plans Rather than trying to get students to care about existing PLPs, some schools
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The student architects of Shelburne VT
Making math real-world relevant Would you tell the school board how to redesign your school? Students at Shelburne Community School,
Read moreThe Maker Movement and transferable skills
Making as evidence of transferable skills around Vermont During the past year, EMMA has visited schools around Vermont to fuel
Read more4 ways Vermont educators are sharing their practice
The #everydaycourage of being seen Take the iconic back-to-school prompt for students — what I did on my summer vacation — and
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Flexible pathways in proficiency-based learning
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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Take project-based learning to the next level
3 ways to plan for PBL 2.0 You’ve dipped your toe into project based learning. You’ve planned an entry event, shared
Read more4 Project-Based Learning resources for parents
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
Read moreIdle-Free Vermont in Shelburne
8th grade scientists tackle carbon emissions at a busy traffic circle This past year, Shelburne Community School middle grades students
Read moreNegotiated curriculum at the unit level
Set boundaries, then let students drive the conversation Negotiated curriculum is the idea that you can assemble a curriculum for
Read moreWill we see you at Dynamic Landscapes 2016?
Check out these dynamic educators Are you heading to sunny Burlington, VT this Monday and Tuesday (no really, it will
Read moreInteractive map tools for creating deeper place-based learning
Revisiting the possibilities of student-created geographies The rate at which technology changes has reached a dizzying speed, with new tools
Read moreMiddle schoolers helping locally and globally
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The Great Shelburne Pencil Drive In which we discover a direct link between Shelburne, Vermont and …Ghana? Last week I
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4 edtech tools for family communication How can technology help make communicating with your students’ families easier? These 4 edtech tools
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