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Innovative Education in VT

A blog exploring innovative school change by the UVM Tarrant Institute

  • ABOUT US
    • We stand against systemic racism.
    • Diversity Policy
    • The Tarrant Institute
    • Our staff
      • Penny Bishop
      • John Downes
      • Susan Hennessey
      • Audrey Homan
      • Emily Hoyler
      • Life LeGeros
      • Rachel Mark
      • Robin Merritt
      • Jeanie Phillips
      • Scott Thompson
      • Lucie delaBruere
    • Our schools
    • Our book
      • How to use this Educator’s Guide
      • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
        • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
        • 1.2 The Definition of a PLP
        • 1.3 New Student & Teacher Roles
      • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just For The Teacher
        • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
        • 2.2 Avoid the Pitfalls!
      • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
        • 3.1 What Are Your Pedagogical Priorities?
        • 3.2 Structures to Support Personalized Learning
      • Ch 4: Starting with the Learner Profile
      • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
        • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
      • Ch. 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
      • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiency-Based Assessment
      • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
      • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
      • Chapter References
  • VIDEOS
    • Tech Tips
    • PLP videos
    • Proficiency-Based Learning Videos
    • Student-Led Conference Videos
  • PODCASTS
    • The 21st Century Classroom
    • #vted Reads
      • #vted Reads Videos
  • EVENTS & COURSES
  • RESOURCES
    • REMOTE LEARNING
    • PERSONALIZED LEARNING
      • PERSONALIZED LEARNING PLANS (PLPs)
      • FLEXIBLE PATHWAYS
      • PROFICIENCY-BASED EDUCATION
        • Learning Goals
        • Meaningful Instruction
        • Formative Assessment
        • Summative Assessment
    • Action research
    • Digital citizenship
    • Family & Community Involvement
    • Family communication
    • Flexible classrooms
    • Genius Hour
    • Identity
    • Makerspaces
    • Negotiated curriculum
    • Project-based learning (PBL)
    • Reflection
    • Scheduling
    • Service learning
    • Student-led conferences
    • Student voice
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Touchcast

Identity 

4 digital identity exercises for students

August 31, 2016April 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 1 Comment #readytolaunch, Crossett Brook Middle School, iMovie, Lamoille Union Middle School, Thinglink, Touchcast

Introduce a student-centered tech-rich year Looking for ways to explore digital identity with students? Here are 4 student-centered, tech-rich digital

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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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ubiquitous learning
Uncategorized 

How mobile devices can enhance field trips

June 2, 2016September 13, 2018 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment scavenger hunts, The Cabot School, Touchcast

Deepen place-based learning and boost emotional engagement Having signed the permission slips, helped raise money, converted US dollars to Canadian,

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Augmented Reality 

How to: App-smash Touchcast with Aurasma

October 31, 2014 Audrey Homan 7 Comments Aurasma, Reflector, Touchcast

Green screen fun: embed yourself in a book cover It’s super-fun to make book trailers to embed in book covers

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Flipped Classrooms 

3 fresh ways to flip your classroom

August 1, 2014August 18, 2014 Audrey Homan 7 Comments #edchat, DooInk, evernote, flip your classroom, Skitch, Tellagami, Touchcast, twitter chats, Winooski Middle School

Flip the way you deliver content and engage students, but don’t stop there: flipping your space, your community and faculty

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News 

Tuesday Links Round-up

June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 Audrey Homan 1 Comment minecraft, Touchcast, transmedia

What We’re Reading Right Now: Minecraft Machinima: Camping Gone Wrong, Killer Grandma and Party Beach out of Flood Brook Union School’s

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Tools We Like 

4 great apps for creating presentations on your iPad

May 29, 2014July 18, 2014 Audrey Homan 14 Comments Animoto, app-smash, app-smashing, Aurasma, Haiku Deck, Touchcast

It’s that magical, magical time of the year again! No, not the end of the school year. (STOP THAT.) I

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Get out! 4 ideas for using iPads outside (and away from Wifi)

May 9, 2014August 7, 2019 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 30hands, corkulous, HaikuDeck, iMovie, iPads, LinoIt, Notability, QR codes, scavenger hunt, Touchcast, ubiquitous learning

Get out there! It’s spring (unless you’re in the Antipodes) and IT HAS FINALLY STOPPED SNOWING. Yes, all those capital

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms News Tools We Like 

VT 8th grade class receives EduCast Pioneer award

April 3, 2014April 3, 2014 Audrey Homan 5 Comments Peoples Academy Middle Level, STEM, Touchcast

  Rachel Goodale’s 8th grade science class at Peoples Academy Middle Level was honored yesterday for their series of speed

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Tools We Like 

Video creation and editing apps for the classroom

March 19, 2014March 18, 2014 Audrey Homan 2 Comments Animoto, iMotion, iMovie, PhotoStory, Reel Director, Silent Film Studio, Touchcast, Vine

What tools you use are missing from this list? I sat down this afternoon to brainstorm a list of video

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms Tools We Like 

8th grade VT science: interpreting distance over Touchcast

October 2, 2013 Audrey Homan 1 Comment Peoples Academy Middle Level, STEM, Touchcast

    by Rachel Goodale (Peoples Academy Middle Level) We started out this year with a Physics Unit studying the relationships

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Tools We Like Videos 

How students are using Touchcast: welcome videos!

September 4, 2013 Audrey Homan 1 Comment iPads, Touchcast

As a follow-up to our post on how teachers are using Touchcast, here’s an example of how students are using

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms Tools We Like Videos 

Teachers teaching Touchcast

August 21, 2013 Audrey Homan 1 Comment Touchcast

We’re sharing the screencasting love over here at the Institute, thanks in no small part to #btv librarian-rockstar Shannon Walters

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UPCOMING EVENTS

 

  • 1/23: 2021 MIDDLE GRADES CONFERENCE #mgcollab
  • 1/28 @ 3pm EST: Innovating in the Classroom with Interactive 3D Tools
  • 2/4 @ 3:30pm EST: Who’s Outside? Building an Anti-Racist Bookshelf
  • 2/9 @ 4pm EST: De-Colonializing Place-Based Education
  • 2/10 @ 7pm EST: Facilitating Hard Conversations
UVM Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education online events

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