VT-HEC News and Updates

Racism, Poverty & Navigating Impacts of COVID-19 This past year the VT-HEC’s Mission Investment Fund has supported the offering of a number of  free webinars introducing the Equity Literacy Framework, focused on eliminating inequities brought on by racism and poverty, as well as w

Emotional Well-Being Ideas & Office Hours w/Dave Melnick Unlike most crises, the COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis that is affecting us all.  VT-HEC is partnering with the Northeast Family Institute (NFI) to distribute free resources and offer a special opportunity to interact with Da

Goals, Plans and Appreciation The VT-HEC Staff and Board met this week to discuss our response to the challenges created by COVID-19.  Guidance from the CDC, VT Department of Health, and the VT Agency of Education continues to be updated daily, and future communications will – f

Equity Literacy begins with the willingness to see what we might be conditioned not to see and with the humility to consider our collective culpability The Vermont Higher Education Collaborative (VT-HEC) is continuing its work with renowned educator, author, and speaker Paul Gorski to

Special Events Highlighting National Experts The VT-HEC turns twenty this year as it was formed in 2000 in response to the passage of Act 117 which required the Commissioner of Education to work with institutions of higher education, school districts and other agencies to tackle perso

How does a small non-profit that offers professional learning opportunities throughout Vermont take steps to become carbon neutral in its operations? This is what we have been doing: Commitment At its meeting on December 12, 2018 the VT-HEC Board of Directors adopted a commitment to m

VT-HEC is happy to announce the development of a new Work-Based Learning program. The VT-HEC Work-Based Learning Coordinator (WBLC) pathway to licensure program will provide an 18 credit series of courses. The courses are designed to meet the licensure requirements for candidates who

VT-HEC turns 20 this year having been formed in the spring of 2000 with a course sequence pathway to Special Educator endorsement. Since that time VT-HEC has expanded its licensing pathways to include Early Childhood and Health Educator, provided support for secondary improvement and

Helping the Anxious Student: What Helps…and What Doesn’t? The VT-HEC is bringing back internationally-recognized psychotherapist, author, and speaker, Lynn Lyons to Burlington, VT, on May 9, 2019 to address the challenges and treatment of anxiety in children and youth. Anxiety i