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A Year in Pictures: Capturing Fletcher’s Work With the FWSU Action Plan

The FWSU Action plan is comprised of four areas of work: Proficiency-Based Personalized Learning, Leadership, Flexible Learning Environments and Engaged Community Partners. Throughout the year, Fletcher teachers work to align their teaching with these areas. Below are two examples of work from each area of the Action Plan during the past year. Proficiency-Based Personalized Learning: … Continue reading A Year in Pictures: Capturing Fletcher’s Work With the FWSU Action Plan

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A Belief in What is Possible: FWSU Action Plan Revisited

Four years ago, FWSU embarked on a journey to move education in our schools from the status quo education of the last 100 years, into the 21st Century. The conduit for this change was our Action Plan and it has truly transformed teaching and learning in our system. How? Our Action Plan shifted our thinking from traditional schooling and test scores, to … Continue reading A Belief in What is Possible: FWSU Action Plan Revisited

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GEMS and BFA Celebrate Global Learning with IVECA

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 - Develop partnerships with global partners to carry out a project related to units of study Indicator of … Continue reading GEMS and BFA Celebrate Global Learning with IVECA

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FWSU Provides Personalized Inservice for 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 - Redefine high performance in a student-centered, collaborative, technologically rich learning environment. Indicator - Creativity and risk-taking will be evident and celebrated as learners embrace new technologies. This past … Continue reading FWSU Provides Personalized Inservice for Teachers

Franklin West SU BFA, FES, FWSU, GEMS

How Many Birds Can You Feed With One Seed?

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, and diverse resources. Indicator of Success -Teachers embrace role of … Continue reading How Many Birds Can You Feed With One Seed?

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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