Article: When Students and Adults Work Together Toward Change
Jensen Welch, a veteran high school mathematics teacher with 20 years of classroom experience and a member of the leadership team at Bellows Free Academy in Fairfax, VT, wrote this article […]
Transforming School Culture Through Restorative Practices
This article by UP staff Lindsey Halman, Christie Beveridge, Emily Rossier, and Jackie Verley was published in Dispute Resolution Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association, in September 2022.
Whole-School Restorative Approach Resource Guide by Jon Kidde
Whole-School Restorative Approach Resource Guide by Jon Kidde for the Vermont Agency of Education – This guide is a must-read, first step for any school considering implementing the restorative approach! It includes […]
Infographic: Why Personalized Learning Plans Matter
Flexible Pathways in Vermont: The Route Changes, but the Destination Stays the Same
Video: Flexible Pathways
https://www.framestolife.com/flexible-pathways/ Meet six students using different flexible pathways to graduate. Produced by Frames to Life.
Talking “Our Time” – Personalized Learning
Talking our Time: Conversations on Personalized Learning / “Making Mistakes” was made in partnership with the Vermont Folklife Center.
Talking “Our Time”: Behind the Scenes of Our Time
Talking Our Time: Behind the Scenes of Sound Check and the Our Time music video
Talking “Our Time” – Youth-Adult Partnership
Talking our Time: Conversations on Personalized Learning / “Youth-Adult Partnerships” was created in partnership with the Vermont Folklife Center.
Circle Forward: Building a Restorative School Community by Carolyn Boyes-Watson and Kay Pranis
Circle Forward: Building a Restorative School Community by Carolyn Boyes-Watson and Kay Pranis – This book has become the required text/manual for schools looking to implement RP. A powerful, pithy, philosophical exploration […]