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Jason Finley

Common Core in Vermont - 5 views

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  • Jason Finley on 26 Apr 12
     
    The Common Core in Vermont Wiki is a warehouse of materials and resources to help you and your school in our transition to the Common Core State Standards.The resources on this page are designed to increase awareness and provide general information about the Common Core State Standards and Vermont's plan for implementation.Content area resources available for Phase 2.
Jason Finley

Faculty Learning Communities: Benefiting from Collective Wisdom - 8 views

www.facultyfocus.com/...efiting-from-collective-wisdom

PLN good teaching PLC Professional Learning Communities

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  • Jason Finley on 03 Oct 11
     
    "In isolation neither the research nor the teacher seems to have much of a chance for sustained discovery, growth, and positive change." (p. 39) "Faculty members are changing how they teach and making informed choices when it comes to teaching strategies. They feel empowered and are encouraged to take risks, are fostering collaborations in their teaching and are talking about teaching. For some, the change in how they teach has been radical. For others, the change has been small but still noticeable." (p. 42) And to what do the conveners attribute this success? "We saw that we are learners together in this learning community and we are our own best resource: Our collective knowledge is an invaluable asset." (p. 43) Retrieved from: http://www.cs.kent.edu/~volkert/science-learning/files/sirum-madigan.pdf
  • Jason Finley on 03 Oct 11
     
    As educators do we model those "best practices" for learning which we expect from our students? How do we... "Engage ... in active learning experiences; Set high, meaningful expectations; Provide, receive, and use regular, timely, and specific feedback; Become aware of values, beliefs, preconceptions; unlearn if necessary; Recognize and stretch ... styles and developmental levels; Seek and present real-world applications; Understand and value criteria and methods for (our own) assessment; Create opportunities for (peer to peer) interactions; ...; Promote (peer) involvement through engaged time and quality effort" Retrieved from: http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/cii/resources/outcomes/best_practices.asp
Michael Martin

Lessons from Finland - 2 views

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Finland teachers Tony_Wagner accountability testing

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  • Michael Martin on 21 Mar 12
     
    This article is from the discussion led by Rowland Fellow Adam Rosenberg who visited Finland in 2010. The author, Pasi Sahlberg, emphasizes how Finnish teachers are respected as innovators and experts in their field--much like the philosophy of the Rowland Foundation! He contrasts this approach with the test-based accountability system so prevalent in the U.S. Here's another Finland article which discusses The Finland Phenomenon, a film featuring Tony Wagner's exploration of the Finnish school system. Wagner will be the keynote speaker at this year's Rowland Foundation Conference on School Transformation. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/11602/the_finland_phenomenon/ Watch The Finland Phenomenon trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcC2l8zioIw For more on the Rowland Foundation Conference at the University of Vermont: http://www.therowlandfoundation.org/annual_conference.shtml
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  • Adam Rosenberg on 21 Mar 12
     
    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/friedman-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil.html?_r=1 The article above Underscores the inverse relationship between a country's natural resources and its human ones. Finland is a country that relies on and cultivates its human resources.
  • Adam Rosenberg on 21 Mar 12
     
    My observations regarding Finnish education linked below: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7i_HzAd2yGnX1k2NzhyajNSZkM4SzNncEEtbTNRZw
  • Michael Martin on 22 Mar 12
     
    When it comes to NCLB and educational opportunity, Darling-Hammond & Ravitch are rock stars in the field. Here's a very approachable presentation of some of their Finland ideas. Good for a school board meeting? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP3tF2fF2B4&feature=related
  • Jason Finley on 24 Mar 12
     
    I believe that the most Powerful...and Empowering...piece of this is in Teacher Preparation. I also believe that this is where the biggest obstacles and push-back would be found if we were to try to implement this across Vermont.
Lauren Parren

Rethinking Learning - Barbara Bray - Free Chart - 3 views

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personalized pathways DI josie Rowland

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  • Lauren Parren on 18 May 12
     
    Nice resources showing stages of personalized learning, as well as the differences between Personalization, Differentiation, and Individualization.
Jason Finley

CTE Research Fact Sheets - 1 views

www.acteonline.org/factsheets

CTE Fact_Sheets Act_77

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  • Jason Finley on 08 Apr 14
     
    "The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is your resource for quick, to-the-point fact sheets that will help you make the case for CTE with policymakers, businesses and the public. Check out our general, sector-specific and issue-specific fact sheets..."
  • Jason Finley on 08 Apr 14
     
    Resource for Work-based Learning...relevant to those thinking about VTed Act 77.
Jason Finley

Buck Institute for Education - PBL - 2 views

www.bie.org/

pbl

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  • Adam Rosenberg on 15 Sep 11
     
    Great resource for Project Based Learning.
  • Susan Hennessey on 22 Sep 11
     
    The Driving Question Tubric 2.0 located under the tools tab on this site is a great hands-on way to demonstrate creating driving questions.
  • Jason Finley on 31 Oct 12
     
    Extensive resource for everything that you need for Project Based Learning. Video, Tools, Research Adam Rosenberg posted this a while ago, definitely worth another look.
Mary Whalen

National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation - 0 views

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Dialogue Civic Engagement

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  • Mary Whalen on 15 Sep 11
     
    The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) promotes the use of dialogue, deliberation, and other innovative group processes to help people come together across differences to tackle our most challenging problems. Great resources to use in classrooms for democratic and deliberative dialogue.
  • Jason Finley on 15 Sep 11
     
    Hi Mary, you might be interested in the National School Reform Faculty. Professionally it is a great resource, but I have used many of the protocols in my classroom. They are great for opening up dialogs and giving students a voice in the classroom. National School Reform Faculty
Jason Finley

13 High Schools Worth Visiting - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week - 6 views

blogs.edweek.org/...gh_schools_worth_visiting.html

innovation school change leadership

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  • Jason Finley on 06 Nov 12
     
    13 schools categorized by area of focus / innovation.
  • Jason Finley on 06 Nov 12
     
    It would be a great resource for the Vermont ed community to put together a categorized list of schools such as this. Sometimes the most innovative practices are happening right down the road. (And, sometimes right down the hall)
Jason Finley

The Future Of Education Eliminates The Classroom, Because The World Is Your Class - 0 views

www.fastcoexist.com/...ecause-the-world-is-your-class

technology eportfolios

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  • Jason Finley on 07 Mar 13
     
    "We are moving away from the model in which learning is organized around stable, usually hierarchical institutions (schools, colleges, universities) that, for better and worse, have served as the main gateways to education and social mobility. Replacing that model is a new system in which learning is best conceived of as a flow, where learning resources are not scarce but widely available, opportunities for learning are abundant, and learners increasingly have the ability to autonomously dip into and out of continuous learning flows."
Mike McRaith

University of Chicago Economic Professor Life's Research on Early Education - 3 views

www.heckmanequation.org/heckman-equation

Heckman

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  • Mike McRaith on 16 Apr 13
     
    James Heckman has a multitude of research and resources available on this site. Those interested in "non-cognitive skills" and early childhood development will find a wealth of readings and research here.
Jason Finley

Proficiency-based Graduation Expectations - 10 views

Susan, A few years ago Moosalamoo Center at Otter Valley started the process of moving towards narrative report cards. At this same time we were moving to a more heterogeneously mixed group of stud...

Keeping It Real: Authentic Assessment assessment portfolios

started by Susan Hennessey on 22 Sep 11 1 follow-up, last by Jason Finley on 23 Sep 11
Jason Finley

The 3 Keys To Designing A Business That Learns - 0 views

www.fastcodesign.com/...signing-a-business-that-learns

innovation leadership

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  • Jason Finley on 22 Oct 12
     
    "...at the structural level, companies need to be constantly reflective, assessing their relevance... And they should expect to constantly change without fear of their own identity--because it's better to be an adaptive (school) than a well-recognized fossil."
  • Jason Finley on 22 Oct 12
     
    "The best way to promote change is to constantly challenge talent. And the only way to do that is to never act like the learning process is done."
  • Jason Finley on 22 Oct 12
     
    "...by all means ask a team to do something new. But right when you do, make sure to call in experts for roundtable lunches to answer questions. People will be less afraid of change if they know it's expected, and if the (school) provides the right resources to enable it. And those old habits? Let them die.
Jason Finley

Learning Futures: increasing meaningful student engagement | Innovation Unit - 2 views

www.innovationunit.org/...-meaningful-student-engagement

engagement innovation good teaching

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  • Jason Finley on 23 Apr 12
     
    "Learning Futures was a programme designed to get young people engaged actively and positively with their learning, achieving better outcomes and retaining a commitment to learning beyond school. We are now looking for people interested in becoming an 'Engaging School'."
  • Jason Finley on 23 Apr 12
     
    Many great links to resources, tools, and related documents.
  • Jason Finley on 23 Apr 12
     
    A recent study in the US found that: * 98 percent of students feel bored at school at least some of the time; * Two-thirds of students feel bored every day; * A quarter of students feel unchallenged by lessons
Adam Rosenberg

Pass the Books; Hold the Oil - 4 views

Underscores the inverse relationship between a country's natural resources and its human ones. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/friedman-pass-the-books-hold-the-oil.html

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Jason Finley

AAEEBL K-12 Institute: Connecting with ePortfolios - 2 views

aaeebl.org/2012k12institute

ePortfolios conference

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  • Jason Finley on 21 Mar 12
     
    Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) Monday, July 16, 2012 Boston, MA "This Institute will launch a conversation among educators and enable participants to raise questions and examine issues about the implementation of eportfolio programs for K-12 teaching, learning and beyond."
  • Jason Finley on 21 Mar 12
     
    Website also has significant amount of information, resources, and exemplars re for those engaged in ePortfolio work.
Jason Finley

"Graduating All Students Innovation Ready" - 2 views

www.tonywagner.com/...innovation-ready-now-available

conference Tony_Wagner

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  • Jason Finley on 30 Aug 12
     
    "Rather than worry so much about graduating all students college-ready, I have come to understand that the most essential education challenge today is to graduate all students innovation- ready."
Jason Finley

Leadership and Excellence in Schooling: Excellent Schools need Freedom within Boundaries - 4 views

www.omerocatan.com/...heoristSergiovannifromJana.pdf

school change leadership

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  • Jason Finley on 12 Dec 11
     
    "Leadership has several aspects, each of which contributes uniquely to school competence and to school excellence. The current focus in leadership theory and practice provides a limited view, dwelling excessively on some aspects of leadership to the virtual exclusion of others. Unfortunately, these neglected aspects of leadership are linked to excellence-a revelation now unfolding from recent research on school effectiveness and school excellence."
  • Jason Finley on 12 Dec 11
     
    Five leadership forces: Technical derived from sound management techniques Human derived from harnessing available social and interpersonal resources Educational derived from expert knowledge about matters of education and schooling Symbolic derived from focusing the attention of others on matters of importance to the school Cultural derived from building a unique school culture.
Jason Finley

Education Endowment Fund - 3 views

educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/...overview

school change innovation research Data-driven decision making

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  • Jason Finley on 02 Feb 12
     
    "Based on a review of the best educational research, the Toolkit is an independent and accessible resource which helps teachers and schools identify the most promising and cost-effective ways to support their pupils.Existing evidence shows that how money is spent in schools is at least as important as how much is spent."
Adam Rosenberg

Gooru - 1 views

Gooru is an online study tool that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover fifth grade through high school math and science to...

good teaching blended instruction

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Adam Rosenberg

Open Educational Resources (OER) - 1 views

Find Free-to-Use Teaching and Learning Content from Around the World: http://www.oercommons.org/

good teaching

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