Focused Professional Learning Day for FWSU Educators

A very cold Martin Luther King Day marked the final inservice of the year for FWSU teachers and paraprofessional staff. The morning started off with a keynote presentation by Superintendent Ned Kirsch. It also included brief remarks by Fairfax School Board Chair Elaine Carpenter and Director of Curriculum Mary Lynn Riggs. The remainder of the day was devoted to giving teachers time … Continue reading Focused Professional Learning Day for FWSU Educators

FWSU EdCamp Models Flexible Learning for Adults

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 staff. For the first time ever FWSU … Continue reading FWSU EdCamp Models Flexible Learning for Adults

FWSU Early Educators Recognized as Leaders

Teachers from FWSU presented at the 2012 National Association of Young Children (NAEYC) in Atlanta, Georgia last week. They spoke about the impact of using Powerful Interactions with children in an academic setting, showed video clips of their practices in Vermont classrooms, and talked about reflection with colleagues as being an essential. Powerful Interactions provides … Continue reading FWSU Early Educators Recognized as Leaders

FWSU Educator Presentations at VT Fest 2012

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: Provide students with access to content, resources, and methods for learning beyond the school day and beyond the school walls. Here is a closer … Continue reading FWSU Educator Presentations at VT Fest 2012

Reinventing Inservice: FWSU Designs Personalized Professional Development Days

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. Yesterday marked a new direction for our traditional inservice professional development days at FWSU. Gone are the … Continue reading Reinventing Inservice: FWSU Designs Personalized Professional Development Days

FWSU Educators Present at Vermont Fest: Mike Clark

Target 1 – Student-Centered Learning FWSU students will engage in personalize learning involving collaborative inquiry, problem solving and creative learning opportunities. Action Step - Engage all staff and students in creating a personalized learning networks (PLN) that contribute to learning and instructional practice. Today on the blog, we are sharing a Q&A discussion we had with … Continue reading FWSU Educators Present at Vermont Fest: Mike Clark

FWSU Educators Present at Vermont Fest: Jensen Welch

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. Today on the blog, we are featuring another FWSU … Continue reading FWSU Educators Present at Vermont Fest: Jensen Welch

FWSU Educators Present at Vermont Fest: Dayle Payne

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: Provide students w/ access to content, resources, and methods for learning beyond the school day and beyond the school walls. Today on the blog, … Continue reading FWSU Educators Present at Vermont Fest: Dayle Payne