Powerful Moments of Learning (NEASC- One School's VoG Journey - July 2024; photo credit: Montana State University website) by John Clements https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4 Share a powerful moment of learning from your classroom, school, or district. Think in terms of lessons or units. en-us 2024-07-08 19:29:02 UTC 2024-08-08 17:04:15 UTC hello@padlet.com Pioneer Valley Regional School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183428 School Play - Students come together to put on play during the first two months of school.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183428 Christina Byther- Lake Region High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183680 Spring Fling- school wide activity day.

Slam Poetry- students in creative writing share their slam poetry with the school, vote for a winner.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183680 Elizabeth/Nativity Worcester https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183691 Morning assembly reflections and presentations! Staff rotate presenting on a word of the day and topic to share new ideas!

]]> 2024-07-11 16:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183691 Kim Perschmann/Region 7 (CT) https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183780 Our Capstone projects where students explore a topic that they are passionate about.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183780 Joe Weymouth https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183787 All Elementary School students attend planetarium days at the high school. They have dedicated field trips per school.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183787 Brittany - Nativity School of Worcester https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183840 Innovation and Invention Fair - students worked for months to brainstorm an invention or modify an existing invention, created models, created posters, and presented them to the school and community partners

]]> 2024-07-11 16:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183840 Chayanne Chataigne/Nativity School of Worcester https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183876 NSW Day of Service - identifying community organizations who we can provide service to and learn more about how they impact the community


Fontaine Bros. - bringing them in to educate students on the career of construction/architecture

]]> 2024-07-11 16:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183876 Jeff Gallant/Apponequet https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183894 Civics action project - Groups of 4 grade 11 students work through their civic identity, identify a civic issue, work with community partners and recommend a solution.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183894 Rebecca C./Glastonbury High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183904 Students work with a mentor in the community to conduct/assist with research and prepare and present to a non-science audience. They publish their work in a journal. Work takes place throughout the year and culminates in a "STEMposium".

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183904 Quabbin Regional School District https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183923 We offer several opportunities to travel within the US and abroad. The Costa Rica Trip was a huge success and allowed students to bond in powerful ways while embracing the global diversity in their journey!

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183923 Kristen S./Glastonbury High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183993 Mock interviews for entire senior class--outside community members and people come in to interview seniors (purposefully pick people not known so it helps students prepare for anxiety/stress). Interviewers include business owners, first responders, med proff etc (wide range of prof)

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051183993 Ellyn Feerick, Holten Richmond Middle School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184063 Greek Museum - 7th graders create a museum that demonstrates artifacts from ancient Greek culture.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184063 Weymouth, Ashley https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184076 Being able to dissect a virtual body in VR for an anatomy class

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184076 Oakmont Regional High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184088 Vex Robotics Tournament hosted by our Tech Ed department. We host 6 neighboring schools for a day-long completion. Students work on their robots throughout the semester.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184088 Nashoba Valley Tech https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184089 Culinary Arts senior project - each senior takes over the restaurant for a week to "open" their own restaurant. They develop the menu, order the supplies, create a business plan, create marketing, and then run the restaurant.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184089 Concord Academy https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184112 Senior projects - seniors share with the community the outcomes of projects they have designed and undertaken over the course of a semester. It is amazing what they have accomplished and getting to see them pursue their passions with guidance from an adult mentor.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184112 Carver Middle High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184116 WIN! Block - Flex Block offered daily - students select from a variety of offerings similar to Inspired Learning Days

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184116 Elaine/Poland Regional High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184139 We conduct Wellness Day once a year, which is very much like Inspired Learning Days. Teachers, students, and community members lead a wide range of activities related to social, emotional, and physical wellness.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184139 Poland Regional High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184166 State of the School Day - we spend a day in the fall off campus, grades 9 and 12 together at one site and grades 10 and 11 at another site, talking through challenges/opportunities and then action steps to improve the culture and climate of our school.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184166 Bill Faria/Weymouth https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184168 Criminology field trip to Norfolk State Prison where students apply curriculum to the actual stories of inmates who are currently incarcerated and pose questions.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184168 Peter DiMauro/Danvers High https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184192 Community Meetings - Upperclassmen facilitating SEL lessons and activities once per cycle with their peers and underclassmen

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184192 Weymouth High School - Nikkie LoPorto https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184204 Community Unity Event (talent show) - this 24/25 SY will be the third annual event when we celebrate culture and student talent at an evening showcase in December.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184204 Concord Academy https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184223 Spring Session. A week long alternative educational experience where fac-staff create their own courses and engage students in learning everything from how to make fire baked pizza to understanding and learning how to build and install solar panels. A truly great experience.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184223 Danvers Schools https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184262 Grade 5 Shark Tank. Students from DHS (DECA) work with grade 5 teams to develop Shark Tank presentations.


]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184262 Jessica McNamara https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184301 Blue Hills hiking trip where all students climb and encourage each other to skew it to the top of Big Blue

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184301 Nashoba Valley Technical HS https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184317

Classwide Rube Goldberg Project in Physics class. Each pair of students were responsible for a different apparatus & the ball had to make it all the way around the classroom- lots of physics, engineering, and trial & error. It was great!

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184317 Nashoba Tech/Tricia https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184344 Kindness Week - Rock painting positive messages, creating a giving tree, Random acts of kindness day

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184344 Jeanine Boulay/Nashoba Regional https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184446 In their English class, seniors developed presentations/proposals for activities for senior week to celebrate the culmination of their four years together. They reached out to the community to organize an ice cream truck, an outdoor movie and popcorn night, and other events. Admin listened to the proposals and helped to organize the week based on the students' ideas.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184446 Marilyn Feeney/Winman MS https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184448 Grade 6 Egyptian projects - hands on and project based.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184448 Woodward School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184462 IMPACT Learning: Our entire upper school participates in an internship program. Students are responsible for find an internship in an career field they want to explore.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184462 Norfolk County Agricultural High School https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184573 Haunted Hayride - community event operated by students, staff, parents, alumni and community members. Visitors to the Haunted Hayride experience over 20 different "sites" developed by students with various themes designed by student. All proceeds benefits the class governments.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184573 The Woodward School for Girls https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184720 Our Middle School students participate in a 10 day IMPACT Learning experience focused on a theme through different academic lenses with field trips, speakers, reflections and a symposium presentation.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184720 Concord Academy https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184882 Student Chapel - Seniors have 15-minutes uninterrupted to shared about their life in front of the whole school.

]]> 2024-07-11 16:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051184882 Saint Agnes Academy https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051185189 when my 8th grade students designed and implement an engaging math activity for kindergarten students, demonstrating their ability to simplify complex concepts, communicate effectively across age groups, foster a love for mathematics in younger learners, and have the best time of their school life!

]]> 2024-07-11 16:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051185189 Norwell HS https://padlet.com/jclements36/3tue6pib8a1owua4/wish/3051185333 Norwell Cares Day - This is a day in September where each grade participates in community building activities.

9th - Advisory School Spirit Day - Activities to bring them into the school community.

10th - Community service around town

11th - Support learning activities at the elementary schools

12th - Work with senior citizens in the community

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