Review
First stage of the personal learning framework.
What is Identity?
when every student has “access to the educational resources and rigor they need at the right moment in their education across race, gender, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, family background and/or family income.”
What is equity?
One of the universal supports to support students to make school feel more predictable is getting on the same page as adults.We also need to make sure that as adults we stay regulated and do not become emotionally volatile in the face of student challenges. This is known as being....
What is predictable?
Something we do at the beginning of every class to set the tone, build relationships and check-in.
What are circles?
When the focus is on students' demonstration of desired learning outcomes.
What is proficiency based learning?
The second pillar of personalized learning.
What is Proficiency Based Learning?
Reviewing curriculum, classroom resources, school systems and policies for equity is known as .....
Equity audit
A school-wide system that recognizes the prevalence of adverse and traumatic childhood experiences
What is trauma-informed education?
This is curated by students and teachers to demonstrate growth and learning.
What is evidence?
Proficiency based learning allows students to earn credit in varied educational settings. These are known as .....
What are flexible pathways?
Essential throughout all of our learning communities creating these with students and families leads to success.
What are Relationships?
a framework for both multicultural curriculum development and bigger efforts to create equitable classrooms and schools.
Equity Literacy
We should be able to do things in different ways because the learning goal is more important than the standardized process of getting there. The phrase I encourage teachers to remember is “there are different paths up the mountain.” This trauma-informed disposition is known as.....
What is flexibility?
This require explicit instruction but help students to recognize challenges, build a plan to work on those challenges and measure progress.
What are goals?
The multi-tiered system of supports or MTSS.
Legislation passed in 2013 in Vermont led to the creation of a Flexible Pathways Initiative to:
What is Act 77?
When dealing with issues of inequity, these “build healthy school climates by creating space for people to understand one another and develop relationships; when things go wrong, they create space to address needs, repair relationships, and heal.
Restorative approaches
When we show complete support and acceptance of a person no matter what that person says or does.
What is unconditional positive regard?
The second phase of the Personal Learning Framework, this is when students begin demonstrating their progress, collecting evidence and self-assessing.
What is Growth and Learning?
These identify the essential knowledge and skills that should be taught and learned in school at each grade level.
What are proficiencies or standards?
Encourages and supports the creativity of school districts as they develop and expand high-quality educational experiences
What are flexible pathways?
A framework that unifies educational opportunities and supports to improve outcomes and ensure equity for all students.
What is the Vermont Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS)?
A safe and respectful environment that enables students to build caring relationships with adults and peers, self-regulate their emotions and behaviors, and succeed academically, while supporting their physical health and well-being.
What is a trauma sensitive school?
When students begin driving their learning, directing course activities and providing direction and leadership, they are said to be developing.....
What is student agency?
Given frequently throughout a course of study, these can include practice quizzes, discussions, student responses and reflection.....
What are formative assessments?