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Part of innovation means sharing out and what better way to do that than storytelling. Here at Mount Vernon, innovation happens as small classroom hacks, larger redesigns and over time, widespread transformations. We’ve been where you are and want to share our journey with you to hopefully inspire you to take that first step. Use these Field Studies to hear what’s possible.
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Protocols in the Classroom as Learning Strategies
Protocols in the Classroom as Learning Strategies By: David Paperno Upper School Science In many of the classrooms at the Mount VernonSchool, learning protocols are implemented in order to help facilitate student learning, promote discussion, provide new insights, and...
WHY DOES IT TAKE PROGRAMMATIC SHIFTS TO IMPLEMENT CBE? A SCHOOL & VENDOR PARTNERSHIP
Why Does it Take Programmatic Shifts to Implement CBE? A School & Vendor Partnership. Inquiry, innovation, and impact are the three tenets of The Mount Vernon School. Our goal is to prepare students to become engaged citizen leaders who are eager to make their...
How Will You Make a Difference? – Scaffolding Impact
Q: How do you make a difference? A: By going out and doing something.The answer to the question might seem trite, but if you boil it down, it really is as simple as that. But when educators think about a charge to “help students make a difference”, the clarifying...
Socratic Seminars in Science
Socratic Seminars in Science Teachers entering the classroom this year were met with many uncertainties that went along with teaching in a global pandemic. Perhaps one of the most important questions that many at Mount Vernon had was how will teachers and students...
Eight Strategies for Building a Feedback Rich Culture
I spent a good part of this summer at our lake house in Wisconsin. When we first arrived, my two kids, 5 and 7 ran right to their secret hideout they built the previous year. They couldn’t believe their teepee was still standing, and yet they were not too happy to see...
Using Strengthsfinder To Discover The Potential In Our Students (And Employees)
Using StrengthFinder to Discover the Potential in our Students (and Employees) One of my very favorite things about working with students is watching them come to understand how unique they are and how unique they can become. For nearly 5 years, I have taught the...
When students are given choice, craftsmanship follows
Being based out of Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, MVIFI has the privilege of seeing Design Thinking and Student Agency happening all around us. We recently published a story before the winter holidays regarding work being done on the Glenn Campus that involved...
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We create a customized strategy that outlines how to best guide you and your team on your transformation journey. This is an iterative process and works best with collaboration and feedback from you, the client.