When

Monday, June 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM EDT
-to-
Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 4:00 PM EST
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Where

Teacher Center at Riverside School, Lyndonville, V 
30 Lily Pond Rd,
Lydonville, VT 05851  

 
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Contact

Shelley Viles 
Antioch University New England 
603-283-2145 
continuing-education.aune@antioch.edu 
 

Teaching for Engagement: 
Integrated Units that Bring Joy to
Students and Teachers

Teachers often ask,” How do I incorporate all of the standards while engaging students in a project-based, hands-on learning environment?”  This course will provide the theory, practice and supported time to help teachers create units of study that they can immediately implement in their own classroom to engage learners.  Work time will be differentiated to support teachers in K-8 classrooms of all subj

Teachers will create a unit incorporating: 

National, state, and local standards that are meaningful to you and your school (CCSS, NGSS, C3 Social Studies Standards, etc.
Transferable Skills
Universal Design for Learning and Project-Based Learning structures
A proficiency-based grading structure

 

Throughout the week participants will create a unit of their design that integrates the above elements; this final project is a unit that can be immediately implemented.  These units will be assessed by instructors, using a proficiency-based grading model. Participants will also create a personalized learning plan based on their individual goals and track their progress throughout the week.   Instructors will use a workshop model to demonstrate sample lessons, provide time to read and discuss research and support independent/group unit design.  Demonstrations will include videos, live modeling of lessons, and guest speakers. Participants will value being taught in the way we all strive to deliver instruction in our K - 8 classrooms.

Learning Outcomes: 

Teachers will: 

Increase their ability to create integrated units in response to the needs of their students.
Learn how to use Universal Design for Learning to design project-based learning units.
Find confidence in structuring student work time, using the workshop model.
Understand the value and principles of integration.
Practice grading with proficiency-based learning scales.
Collaboratively design integrated units with colleagues.
Develop a bank of resources to access when planning.

 

About the Instructors:

 Morgan Moore is the principal of Newbury Elementary School. Previously, she taught middle school in Burke, VT, and in Boston, MA. Additionally, Morgan completed a year of AmeriCorps after college and worked with youth in the social work setting in Seattle, WA. Morgan received her Masters in School Leadership from the Upper Valley Educators Institute and her Masters in English Education from Plymouth State University. In 2018 she received the Victor Swenson Humanities Educator of the Year award from the Vermont Humanities Council, for her work on project based learning and choice in middle grades classrooms. Morgan enjoys being outside in all seasons, especially if she can hike, ski or mountain bike. She partakes in these activities on her own, or with the many students who join her Outdoor Club programming 

Des Hertz taught for over 20 years in grades k-7.  She is now a literacy coach for the Kingdom East School District in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.  She travels between seven schools in this rural district collaborating witih teachers to help improve student learning through best instructional practices. Des received her BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont as well as her post - baccalaureate degree inn education. She has attended several institutes at The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, collaborates closely with the leaders at the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education at UVM  working to bring proficiency based learning to the schools in which she works, and she is currently working towards an M.Ed through Southern New Hampshire University. Des lives in Burke, VT with her husband, dogs,(and various other animals), and sometimes her two college aged daughters. She frequents the Kingdom Trails year round.  Morgan Moore is the principal of Newbury Elementary School. Previously, she taught middle school in Burke, VT, and in Boston, MA. Additionally, Morgan completed a year of AmeriCorps after college and worked with youth in the social work setting in Seattle, WA. Morgan received her Masters in School Leadership from the Upper Valley Educators Institute and her Masters in English Education from Plymouth State University. In 2018 she received the Victor Swenson Humanities Educator of the Year award from the Vermont Humanities Council, for her work on project based learning and choice in middle grades classrooms. Morgan enjoys being outside in all seasons, especially if she can hike, ski or mountain bike. She partakes in these activities on her own, or with the many students who join her Outdoor Club programming