{"id":20612,"date":"2019-09-02T12:06:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T16:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=20612"},"modified":"2019-11-07T08:25:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T12:25:40","slug":"explore-different-pathways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/explore-different-pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, that second pillar. Flexible pathways<\/a> are key to engaging learning. They’re all those great ways we engage students actively and meaningfully.<\/p>\n

According to the Vermont Agency of Education:<\/p>\n

Flexible Pathways are any combination of high-quality expanded learning opportunities, including academic and experiential components, which build and assess attainment of identified proficiencies and lead to secondary school completion, civic engagement and postsecondary readiness. Flexible pathways allow students to apply their knowledge and skills to tasks of personal interest as part of the personalized learning planning process. This does not refer to a finite menu of pre-selected pathways from which a student must choose, but also includes school-based course offerings, virtual or blended learning opportunities, community or work-based learning opportunities, and post-secondary learning options among others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Key in this definition is flexibility.<\/h4>\n

All of the strategies we share here and in this chapter\u00a0 are engaging ways to help students access their interests, connect to wider communities, and develop their unique learning pathways with support and guidance.<\/p>\n

At the Fayston School, in Fayston VT, students pursue passion projects as part of their PLPs<\/a>. These, in turn, are precursors to exploring what a flexible pathway might look like for each student.<\/p>\n

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