First Day
Firing up the blog. Though I’m not “new” to Mount Vernon, today was my first “official” day of work as […]
Learning
Songs from 1976
Today’s my birthday and I’ve enjoyed listening to some great music from 1976. That’s right, I’m 41. I hope you
eportfolio
3 Tips to Take ePortfolios to the Next Level
If we expect ePortfolios to be effective tools for measuring learning… If we expect ePortfolios to enhance (or replace) a
Learning
Celebrating iPlan17: The Mindsets
Launched in Fall 2012, Mount Vernon’s 5-year strategic iPlan17 has laid the groundwork for MVX; the new strategic plan launching
21st Century MV Mindsets, Badging, Differentiated Instruction, Learning Measures, Learning Outcomes, PBL: Passion Based Learning
Introducing Faculty Badges: Winter Edition 2017
Today was the grand unveiling of the new suite of badges designed for faculty by Amy Wilkes and Katie Cain.
Learning
PBL: Measuring the Initiative
Project Based Learning is the wildly important goal for our school this year. At the mid-point, let’s take a pulse
Learning, student led conferences
Student Led Conferences – Year Two
Observing Faculty Reflection VTR Wins – 94% of families participated – SLCs are scaling to Lower and Upper School –
Learning
Helping Hands Day 2016
Helping Hands Day is a tradition that started at Mount Vernon in response to the terrorist attacks on the United States