Education in the Field

New ideas and hints for educators to enhance their out of the classroom learning from suite101.com. Find the article here.

Vermont Educators Recognized Nationally

Christa Duthie-Fox of Charlotte, Cathleen Newton of White River Junction, and State University of New York professor Nancy Elwess of North Hero are three of the 100 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring awarded each year.

The Burlington Free Press reports on it here.

One school is Kindle-ing a desire to read

The Amazon Kindle

The Amazon Kindle is inspiring one third-grade class to embrace reading. Students are exploring books in a whole new format and thriving. Follow the story here.

For one Vermont superintendent, tech is the key to progressive education

“Creating Hartford” class in Hartford High School

Dan French, the superintendent of the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union is a leader in pushing for new innovatove technologies in Vermont schools.

The attached article was printed in The Burlington Free Press last Wednesday, the 13th of January.

VPR Spotlight on Twilight Program

VPR has a great story on the Twlight Academy at Mt. Anthony Union High School. Take a listen here.

Tranformation Policy Commission Presents Report to the State Board

The Transformation Policy Commission presented its report to the State Board of Education today. Read the complete report here Policy Commission Report_12_09.

Student-run TV Network in South Burlington Interviews Veterans

The Burlington Free Press has an interesting article in today’s paper about the South Burlington News Network, run by Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School eighth-graders. The video made by students will be broadcast on RETN, and is part of a national project by Comcast and the History Channel.  Check out the article here.

Twilight Program “best thing the school has ever done for me”

Mount Anthony Union High School’s Twilight program is getting some good press lately, and rightly so. The program, an alternative education path designed to improve graduation rates, give students the skills to obtain and maintain employment, and build partnerships with the local community, was recently featured in the Sunday Rutland Herald. See the article here.

But sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Check out the before

Before (photos courtesy of Sue Maguire)

(above) and after (below) picture of a mobile home some students in the program, with a local contractor, improved over the summer. Thanks to Principal Sue Maguire for the photos and information.

After

Vermont Innovation Jam 3.0

Can’t take your students on a field trip to Silicon Valley? Get them out of the classroom and into the real world at the Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam. This exciting and informative day-long event will bring representatives from Vermont’s creative, tech and “green” companies together under one roof.

The event will be held Monday, October 26, 10-6 at the Sheraton in Burlington. Admission is free. School groups are welcome. Your students will have an opportunity to: • See and participate in state-of-the-art tech demos • Meet video game designers • Listen to local CEOs explain how they got their start • Learn how they can train for a career with Vermont’s coolest companies • Connect what they do in the classroom with cutting edge technology in use right here in the Green Mountain State For more information visit http://www.vermont3.com/. Contact: Jonathan Young at the Vermont Department of Labor at (802) 652-0307 or john.young@state.vt.us.

I Challenge You to a Dual…Enrollment

Over the summer, Community College of Vermont received a grant to design and implement a

Courtesy of CCV

website for the Vermont State Colleges Dual Enrollment Program. We would like to share it with all of you, so that you can use it as a resource for answering students’ questions about the program.  Dual enrollment is the formalized arrangement of a high school student enrolling in college courses in addition to high school courses.

The link to the site is www.gotocollegevt.org. You will see several questions and answers animate the screen, and then you can choose to view the information as a student, parent or guidance counselor. Whichever view you choose, there will be a “Contact Us” link.

Read, enjoy, share with students. Thanks to DOE’s John Fischer for this update.