BFA Fairfax Develops Peer Support Leadership

Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, & diverse resources. Indicator of Success - … Continue reading BFA Fairfax Develops Peer Support Leadership

BFA Students Attend Summer Research Workshop

Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Action Step - Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff Indicator of Success - Students and staff will participate in a global dialogue to engage in authentic investigation and problem … Continue reading BFA Students Attend Summer Research Workshop

Welcome to Our New Educators, Part 2

This is the second post in a two-part series welcoming our new educators! If you missed part 1, read it here. SANDRA MOULTON - Grade 6 Teacher at GEMS Hometown: Georgia, VT Hobbies/Interests:  Family time which includes a lot of sidewalk chalk, finger painting, and playdough at the moment.  Along with outdoor music festivals and hiking. I am … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Educators, Part 2

Welcome to Our New Educators – Part 1

We are pleased to introduce these amazing new educators at FWSU! Join us in welcoming them to our district. ANDREA MILNE - PreK Teacher at GEMS Hometown: Georgia Hobbies/Interests: being with my family, cooking and reading College(s) Attended: UVM and Union Institute and University Teaching Experience:  Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher Quotable: "Second star to the right and straight … Continue reading Welcome to Our New Educators – Part 1

FWSU Teachers Return!

Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning. Action Step - Redefine high performance in a student-centered, collaborative, technologically rich learning environment.  Indicator of Success - Teachers embrace role of coach, facilitator and co-learner in a student-centered learning environment. … Continue reading FWSU Teachers Return!

FWSU Welcomes 2015 Class of New Teachers

Target 2 – Leadership in a Student Centered Learning Environment. FWSU will foster development of teacher & student leaders who provide innovative opportunities for local and global student-centered learning.Action Step – Ensure students and staff take an active role shaping their learning using rich, authentic questions, problems they identify, & diverse resources.Indicator of Success – Teachers embrace role of coach, facilitator and co-learner … Continue reading FWSU Welcomes 2015 Class of New Teachers

Student Leadership

As part of Sue O'Brien's Child Development class, the high school students mentored an elementary classroom during the second semester. One of Janet Cormier's reading groups worked with Christian Soychak. Here is Christian and his reading group after he completed his mini lesson dealing with recycling and the planet.  Way to go Christian!