Learning Dashboards
Driving is fun. Flying is scary. Both vehicles (automobiles and airplanes) are complex machines that require training and multiple gauges […]
Learning Dashboards, Progress Monitoring
Innovation
“You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it’s not about grand innovation, it’s about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better.”
– Jason Calacanis
“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.”
– William Pollard
student led conferences
Feedback from Student Led Conferences
Feedback from Student Led Conferences On Wednesday, September 23, the Middle School team launched the first student led conferences at
Badging, Collider Conference, Innovation, Learning Measures, MVIFI
Scaling Up Badging
Scaling Up Badging In a recent professional learning workshop (at #MVCollider), our team made new strides in the pursuit of
Collider Conference, MVIFI, Professional Learning
MVIFI Introduces Collider Conference
MVIFI Introduces Collider Conference Yesterday, Mount Vernon spent a half day introducing a new, in-house approach to professional learning: Collider. The
Assessments, Badging, Entry, eportfolio, Exit Tickets, Faculty Meetings, Formative Assessment, Learning Measures, Progress Monitoring, student led conferences, Transfer
Formative Assessment Tickets
Formative Assessment via Entry, Transfer, and Exit Tickets Formative Assessment = a range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted
Design Thinking, Empathy, Grounded in Christian Values
4 Qualities of Empathy
4 Qualities of Empathy Yesterday at Northpoint, Clay Scroggins delivered a relevant message with key insights about empathy. Empathy is
Learning Outcomes, Professional Learning, Professional Learning Communities, R & D
A Brief History of Social Science R & D
A Brief History of Social Science R & D at MVPS For five years, I have had the privilege of
Learning Measures, student led conferences, XLR8 Summer Grants
Launching Student Led Conferences
Launching Student Led Conferences One of our major initiatives, Student Led Conferences, is about to debut. In order to prepare,
Learning Outcomes, Philosophy of, R & D
3 Tools for Teaching with Primary Sources
Earlier this week, our Social Studies R & D (Research and Design) Team met to discuss our philosophy. We had
Badging, Drones, Learning Measures, Technology, XLR8 Summer Grants
Unleash the Drone!
Unleash the drone! A crowd of over 350 students and teachers cheered and watched in awe as the DJI Phantom