Should Vermont host the next Olympics?
Manchester’s 6th graders weigh in… to their Selectboard. Teams of 6th-grade students from Manchester Elementary Middle School researched this question
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Author: Jeanie Phillips
How to build a better (student-made) chicken coop
Applying NGSS to… chickens? At the Dorset School, in Dorset VT, the 8th graders know that fresh, farm-raised eggs taste
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Green Mountain’s Wilderness Semester
Take student learning outside Students at Green Mountain Union High School demonstrate learning in Science, Social Studies, Health, and Language
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Sharing your school’s Passion Projects
Does your community know you as a learner? Flood Brook School buzzed with excitement. Students brought in their projects on
Read more5 online resources for teaching current events
When things get tough, the tough use tools. Whether you’re actively trying to embed current events in your curriculum or
Read moreThe #everydaycourage of talking about race in Vermont schools
How will your students prepare for active engagement in democracy? Last spring Christie Nold, a 6th grade teacher at Frederick
Read moreThe #everydaycourage of sharing our work as educators
3 ways to de-privatize our practice My first teaching job was in the library at a large, open-concept elementary school
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