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Renbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleMLV Short #4 — World Language Via at a DistancePart four of our short(er)-form series where we focus on what’s working in distance learning. In this podcast, World Language teachers, Nitin Acharya and Melissa Tannoux talk about the positive aspects of engaging with students virtually and the great technology tools they have discovered that they will continue to use once we’re back on campus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/renbrook-mlv/message2020-05-2815 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleMLV Shorts #3 - Kindergarten and Distance LearningPart three of our short(er)-form series where we focus on what’s working in distance learning. In this podcast, Kindergarten teachers, Steve Arnold and Claire Rafala describe joyful moments with their students and how they’ve both grown professionally during this challenging time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/renbrook-mlv/message2020-05-2112 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleMLV Shorts #2 - More of What's Working in Distance LearningPart two of our short(er)-form series where we focus on what’s working in distance learning. In this podcast, we’re speaking with fourth grade teacher, Katie Bunel and second grade teacher, Carrie LaSpada about the highlights of their experiences in teaching from a distance and what ideas they will bring back to their classrooms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/renbrook-mlv/message2020-05-2009 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleMLV Shorts #1 — Physical Education and Distance LearningPart one of our short(er)-form series where we focus on what's working in distance learning. We asked two of Renbrook's physical education teachers, Sarah Davis and Natalie Kirkpatrick, how they have handled the challenge of keeping kids active and fit when online teaching is their only option. They share their insights, surprises, and how this might inform their teaching down the road. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/renbrook-mlv/message2020-04-3010 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleHistory Under Our Feet - Keeping it RealIn this episode, we talk with Sandy Grabicki and Carrie LaSpada about reimagining their social studies curriculum. With their second graders, they are exploring what has transpired on Avon Mountain — from the Pleistocene Era through the Industrial Revolution — culminating with an exploration of Frederick Rentschler's home (now Renbrook), his contributions to the world of aeronautics, and a tea party!  We learn about the thought process behind the building of this curriculum, what has resonated with their students, and the partnerships they have built with other teachers at Renbrook and outside of it. --- Send in a vo...2020-02-1713 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleDigital PortfoliosOne way to make student learning visible is through a digital portfolio that highlights the process, product, and reflection of learning throughout his or her Renbrook experience. Listen as teachers, Dave Blodgett, Emma Burger, Kathryn Justus, and Amy Ma discuss a pilot launch of a digital portfolio program with the sixth grade, and articulate how it promotes student agency.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/renbrook-mlv/message2019-11-2218 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleThe Witness Stones ProjectThrough research, education, and civic engagement, the Witness Stones Project seeks to restore the history and to honor the humanity and contributions of the enslaved people who helped build our communities. Under the direction of West Hartford Town Historian, Tracey Wilson and retired West Hartford school teachers, Liz Devine and Denise DeMello, Renbrook fifth graders learned about the history of enslaved people and their slaveholders in West Hartford through primary sources, artists and their paintings, poetry and artwork. Join Renbrook School fifth grade teachers, Sarah FrazziniKendrick, Jane Johansen and Tracey Robbins along with West Hartford...2019-11-1224 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleMaking a MusicianOur season two premier episode focuses on music education. How do our music teachers guide students to become “tuneful, beatful, and artful” over their years at Renbrook? Katie Dawson and Emma Burger explain the process of making a Renbrook musician by describing their spiraling curriculum, playing us performance samples, and answering questions about what parents can do to develop musical literacy and interest. Don’t forget to visit the Making Learning Visible Showcase across from Stedman Auditorium for a visual perspective. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/renbrook-mlv/message2019-11-1225 minRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleRenbrook School - Making Learning VisibleOut of Eden ProjectThe fifth grade has participated in the Out of Eden Project for the past five years. Harvard University created the project as a companion piece to National Geographic journalist, Paul Salopek’s walk around the world, following the path of human migration. As of this recording, he is in his sixth year of a 21,000- mile journey. He believes in slow journalism and said, “We don’t need more information, we need more meaning.” Please listen as a group of fifth graders share the results of interviews with students, faculty, and staff at Renbrook. --- Send in a voice me...2019-03-0120 min