BFA Students Connect with Classrooms in South Korea – IVECA Part II

Target 1. Student-Centered Learning – FWSU students will engage in personalized learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Action Step –  Increase easily accessible opportunities for global collaboration for teachers and students. For the second consecutive night, students from FWSU - specifically BFA Elementary School - communicated in a live class with their partner classrooms in South Korea. Students have been working together on projects, in a virtual environment, … Continue reading BFA Students Connect with Classrooms in South Korea – IVECA Part II

BFA Science Teacher Tom Lane Returns from the Tundra

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. High School Science Teacher Tom … Continue reading BFA Science Teacher Tom Lane Returns from the Tundra

BFA Students Create Animation

Target 3. Flexible Learning Environments – FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Step – Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and … Continue reading BFA Students Create Animation

BFA 6th Graders Explore the Lamoille River Ecosystem

Target 3: Flexible Learning Environments – FWSU will maximize flexible learning environments by redefining the school day, promoting learning experiences that extend beyond the school classroom, and fostering creativity, innovation, and differentiated learning opportunities for all. Action Step – Develop opportunities for students to collaborate, innovate, create and conceptualize in all learning settings. Students in Mrs. Carpenter's … Continue reading BFA 6th Graders Explore the Lamoille River Ecosystem

BFA and FWSU Educators Present at Dynamic Landscapes Conference

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 - Provide multiple avenues for students and staff to lead, advocate, and serve within the school and community Each spring teachers, librarians, technology integrationists and administrators gather for a learning event sponsored by the Vermont School Librarians Association and … Continue reading BFA and FWSU Educators Present at Dynamic Landscapes Conference

BFA Students Explore Brain Science – Then and Now

Target 1. Student-Centered Learning - Students will engage in innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry and creativity for students. Action Step - Highlight, create and model innovative learning opportunities that promote collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creativity for students and staff. Students in Emily Wills’ 7th Grade Language Arts class at BFA Fairfax have been reading the … Continue reading BFA Students Explore Brain Science – Then and Now

BFA Student Artwork Featured in Franklin County Annual Art Show Exhibit

Target 4: Engaged Community Partners - FWSU staff and students will collaborate, innovate,create and conceptualize ideas and learning with local, regional, state, and global partners to make a difference in their community, state, and world. Action Step - Plan and manage instruction around problems relevant to students and their community and develop solutions for authentic audiences. BFA Fairfax Art Students … Continue reading BFA Student Artwork Featured in Franklin County Annual Art Show Exhibit