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      • 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
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Self-care for educators

December 8, 2017December 9, 2019 Audrey Homan 1 Comment #VTed, Storify, twitter chats

4 ways to stay well and focused heading into the holidays It’s that time of the year again: you’re almost

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The 21st Century Classroom 

Data shows #vted leads nation in educators on Twitter

December 13, 2016February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 1 Comment research, twitter, twitter chats
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Vermont’s new leading role online In today’s podcast, Mark Olofson talks with Joshua Rosenberg and Spencer Greenhalgh, education researchers from

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Proficiency-Based Learning 

How proficient are you with proficiency-based learning?

September 23, 2016April 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 0 Comments #readytolaunch, #VTed, Champlain Valley Union High School, proficiency-based learning, twitter chats

#vted weighs in again on twitter Is your school implementing proficiency-based learning? It’s an idea that’s taking hold all over,

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Uncategorized 

Social reading tools for summer reading

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 Audrey Homan 0 Comments GoodReads, Litsy, Pinterest, twitter chats

Audrey’s 2016 summer reading list I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where technology fits into reading. Not just the

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News 

Summer: sun, sand and systems thinking

June 20, 2016April 22, 2022 Life LeGeros 2 Comments twitter chats

Announcing the 1st annual Tarrant Institute twitter read-along Summer is a great time for camping, sunsets and creemees. A great

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News 

What does innovation look like in Vermont education?

November 20, 2015November 23, 2015 Audrey Homan 0 Comments twitter chats, Vermont

#vted twitter chat, 11/19/15 Two dozen Vermont educators sat down for an hour of their evening to toss around what

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News 

#vted twitter chat recap: proficiency-based graduation requirements

April 7, 2015September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 1 Comment grow your PLN, PBGR, personal learning network, PLN, twitter chats

Now with more school board selfies #vted twitter chat takes place every other Wednesday from 8-9pm EST, and is moderated

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Uncategorized 

Making the most of twitter in your classroom

October 15, 2014April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 14 Comments community engagement, digital citizenship, digital storytelling, Edmunds Middle School, twitter, twitter chats, Williston Central School

Twitter’s not just a great way to build your PLN as an educator, it’s also a powerful tool to connect

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Making the most of twitter as an educator

October 13, 2014September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 26 Comments grow your PLN, personal learning network, PLN, twitter, twitter chats

Part 1: Grow your PLN and get help from those who’ve been there Twitter is an invaluable resource for educators looking to

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Flipped Classrooms 

3 fresh ways to flip your classroom

August 1, 2014April 14, 2022 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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