UVM Blogs

Traveled down to Harwood Union Middle School in Moretown VT on Friday to interview some of the students and teachers about the work they’ve been doing this year. So inspiring to hear how excited they are, and […]

Out at Cabot last Friday to interview some students and teachers about their amazing Seedfolks project, I was reassured to see this sign indicating the school’s commitment to safety:

We should all be so […]

It’s no secret that here at the Tarrant Institute, we’re a bit batty for badges. Not just because they’re shiny and fun to sew on a sash, but because in our initial experiments with badging platforms, we’re seeing […]

“It’s not that I feel smarter in learning, I feel smarter in everything.”

Essex Middle School’s Edge team opened their doors to the community May 16th as one of three Innovation schools in Vermont. Students […]

“Grand Theft Diamond”, a video from Flood Brook Union School’s 6th graders, showing how the popular game Minecraft can be turned into a digital storytelling platform. Check out […]

Meet Ryan Becker.

He’s an 8th grade science teacher at Woodstock Union Middle School, a UVM doctoral student and tweets under the handle @PhySci8. He and his students use twitter in their classroom, and […]

Thank you to partner educator Amanda Bickford for sharing this video about how technology’s being integrated into the Manchester Elementary Middle School classroom, in Manchester […]

Over on Storify, a brief recap of how our first annual iPad play-day went this past weekend. With more than 70 educators from two states, 13 workshops and more live-tweeting than an aviary, we had a BLAST.