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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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transferable skills

because internet
Remote Learning 

“Because internet”: learning to communicate in different online spaces

December 8, 2020January 3, 2021 Audrey Homan 0 Comments comments, digital citizenship, transferable skills

When is a “lol” not a “lol”? Would a “ftw” hit as hard by any other name? Two things: Shakespeare’s

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hunter education in Vermont
Flexible Pathways 

Hitting learning targets in Vermont hunter education

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 Rachel Mark 4 Comments Flexible Pathway Implementation Kit, hunting, hunting education, transferable skills, Vermont Fish & Wildlife, Vermont Hunter Safety, VT AOE

My twelve-year-old son is becoming a hunter. Myself, I’ve never even fired a gun, but Henry has been interested in

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Battle Physics League
News 

Nevermind the physics: it’s all about collaboration

April 22, 2019April 25, 2019 Jeanie Phillips 0 Comments Green Mountain Union High School, Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School, math, physics, projectile launchers, The Dorset School, transferable skills, trigonometry

Battle Physics hosts first multi-school tournament That is just what Allan Garvin and Becky Bushey did to raise the stakes

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student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central
Action Research Reflection 

Increasing student engagement in PLPs at Williston Central

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments goal-setting, Google Forms, MGC, Protean, sketchnoting, student surveys, student voice, transferable skills, ubiquitous learning, Williston Central School

It’s about providing choice in reflection tools Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) across the state have taken many different forms and

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STEAM at Ottauquechee
Project-Based Learning Stories from VT Students 

How to build up STEAM

June 6, 2018September 19, 2018 Katy Farber 0 Comments flipgrid, Makerspaces, Ottauquechee School, self-directed learning, transferable skills

Making time for making at Ottauquechee STEAM — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics — gives students the opportunity to

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Community-based learning 

Community Based Learning in Vermont: What’s going on?

March 30, 2016November 30, 2018 Mark W. Olofson 7 Comments Act 77, community engagement, community partnerships, Montpelier High School, PBGR, proficiency-based assessment, transferable skills, Vermont

4 lessons from a recent gathering On Friday, March 11, more than 50 participants from public and private schools, community

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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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