How did an 8th grader turn his passion project into a summer job? I found Connor in the tech ed room during the first session […]

One way to make sure PLPs are student-driven: hand them the keys At the end of last school year, the PLP Student Leadership Team at […]

Making as evidence of transferable skills around Vermont During the past year, EMMA has visited schools around Vermont to fuel the conversation about maker-centered learning. […]

Seeing failure as iteration A trio of students at Crossett Brook Middle School, in Duxbury VT, have spent the past two years building a go-cart. […]

The #everydaycourage of being seen Take the iconic back-to-school prompt for students — what I did on my summer vacation — and give it a twist. Imagine […]

Guiding Crossett Brook PLPs with student voice The Crossett Brook PLP student leadership group presented their recommendations on PLPs to the teaching staff at the […]

Let students help you transform your school Creating sustainable systemic change is hard work. Yet there are readily available, free, renewable resources right in your classroom. […]

Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school The […]

For exit tickets, student support & action research Using Google Forms and Google  Sheets together can streamline your process and make all your tasks feel […]

Community conversations about education What would you tell your neighbors about your school? What do you think they’d say in return? The Washington West Supervisory […]

The student-led conference as performance assessment Student-led conferences are a key strategy in personalized, student-centered educational practices. And they’re even more important and potentially powerful […]

Getting started assessing proficiency School systems in Vermont and elsewhere are in the midst of a shift to proficiency-based learning. At the early stages, this transformation can […]