{"id":22278,"date":"2019-11-15T08:13:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?page_id=22278"},"modified":"2019-11-15T08:13:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T12:13:45","slug":"lessons-learned-from-learning-lab-vt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/lessons-learned-from-learning-lab-vt\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned from Learning Lab VT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning Lab VT <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a year-long practicum that networks Vermont educators and students, who conduct classroom research related to the questions: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What, exactly, are teachers and students doing in settings that are becoming increasingly personalized, and to what end? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How might our findings be helpful to each other, our students, and our colleagues? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some findings and helpful resources from past participants, a boon for busy educators eager to learn from others\u2019 experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6>Charlie Herzog, Flood Brook School, Londonderry VT Integrated Studies &amp; science<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Inquiry Question<\/strong>: <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How might putting the project at the front of a project-based learning experience increase personalization for students?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22234\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"62\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 62px) 100vw, 62px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B8gvMjXOaq5gZXFlS3J0Z1BXRUFQN1kyRnBDTC1LUzdRM2k4\/view?usp=sharing\">Lab Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22235\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.49.34-AM-300x263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.49.34-AM-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.49.34-AM.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 56px) 100vw, 56px\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wevideo.com\/view\/1388065310\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culminating Video <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22236\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"63\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 63px) 100vw, 63px\" \/>Reflection Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/this-is-really-scary-and-ive-never-been-more-excited\/?highlight=charlie%20herzog#.Xc1cMZNKjOS\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Is Really Scary (And I\u2019ve Never Been More Excited)<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Corey Smith &amp; Courtney Elliot, Proctor Elementary School 3rd &amp; 4th grade<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Inquiry Question:<\/strong> <em>How might personalization through self-reflection, self-assessment, and flexible grouping and scheduling across grades 3 and 4 at Proctor Elementary School positively impact student engagement and achievement?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22237\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"72\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/static.sched.com\/hosted_files\/dynamiclandscapes2019\/6f\/Personalization%20in%20the%20Elementary%20Classroom.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation Slides<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22236\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"67\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 67px) 100vw, 67px\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PSPmTQcTOTPM2-K7lz-m6TRVwbwhO0WEsSN2OxooP9U\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bright Spots &amp; Belly Flops<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22238\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.38.00-AM-292x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"77\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.38.00-AM-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.38.00-AM.png 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 77px) 100vw, 77px\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/corey-smith-661530779\/platypodcast-1\">PlatyPodcast<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 1: <em>What isn\u2019t working in the classroom and how we can improve it<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 2: <em>Choice menus &#8211; what they are, how we use them, and how the impact learning<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 3: <em>Intervention block transformation<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 4:\u00a0 <em>The students and I share how Throwback Thursday, our intervention block, works<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episode 5: <em>How choice menus work<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Peter Stratman, Cabot VT 7th &amp; 8th grade Humanities<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Inquiry Question: <\/strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can a school-based jobs program\u2014Cabot Leads\u2014impact how students see themselves as learners?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22236\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"61\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 61px) 100vw, 61px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1RSitSf3v5JlFQcNim58DKhRFUx4BY4pH80Ym-PCTLaw\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabot Student Leadership Council<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22237\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19wvP2vgolC3LEWrQtl23_C_cn9j2xMjDiNGi4JJNnow\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cabot Leads VTFest presentation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Stephanie Zuccarello, Peoples Academy Middle Level, Morrisville VT 6th grade science<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Inquiry Question: <\/strong><em>How can we shape Opportunity Time (genius hour) to introduce the power of personalization to young adolescents?<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22234\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 83px) 100vw, 83px\" \/>Findings from two years of personalization<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Andrea Gratton &amp; Kyle Chadburn, Orleans Elementary School, Orleans VT 5-8 Humanities<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Inquiry Question: <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we increase student voice and extend opportunities for personalization through project-based learning?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22237\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-9.30.34-AM.png 648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1rRanDj-A4SoOfghUzi6_s5Rp4ySBwzKCIcwaxHOGcSs\/edit?usp=sharing\">Presentation Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22234\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ZsuWQSpsa_faIcIrbZPXUGnVrl1X9SiEYUnvqWjeEc\/edit?usp=sharing\">Lab Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22236\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.51.00-AM.png 582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 88px) 100vw, 88px\" \/>Journal Article &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarworks.uvm.edu\/mgreview\/vol5\/iss1\/6\/\">Middle Grades Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6>Deirdre Beaupre, Lamoille Union Middle School, Hyde Park VT, 7th &amp; 8th grade math<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Inquiry Question: <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What kinds of opportunities encourage students to go beyond \u201cproficient\u201d?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22234\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"71\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.48.36-AM.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 71px) 100vw, 71px\" \/>Learning <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QobnaVSIEmmxiCkwx301zt6j-p3Lz95hLbh38j-2kTE\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lab report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22235\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.49.34-AM-300x263.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.49.34-AM-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2019-11-14-at-8.49.34-AM.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 70px) 100vw, 70px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/video\/oOgLNTBC6MN1o\">Culminating Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Lab VT is a year-long practicum that networks Vermont educators and students, who conduct classroom research related to the questions: What, exactly, are teachers and students doing in settings that are becoming increasingly personalized, and to what end? How might our findings be helpful to each other, our students, and our colleagues? 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