Project-based learning at home
It all started with a pandemic Dear reader, as you are well aware, back in March a global pandemic struck
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Real World PBL
Real World: Cabot
Rural life and project-based learning You might find students on the skating rink in front of the school, helping out
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5 lessons learned from an integrated middle school PBL unit
Reflections from the Burke Town School At Burke Town School, in West Burke VT, students and teachers dove into integrated
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Evolving student roles in a big (BIG) PBL project
As Dorset’s coop dreams became a reality, students gathered new skills What does it look like to break one enormous project
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Developing empathy for your community
Meet the Humans of Burke So many schools operate in isolation from the very communities they are situated in. Do
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Using student TED Talks to showcase learning
TED Talks are short, personal powerful storytelling. Now: how can students use this medium as motivation to learn, to explore
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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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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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Kick off project-based learning with a community event
Hope launches in the Northeast Kingdom As part of participating in the UN’s Global Goals, students at Burke Town School,
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Race Against Racism VT
It all starts with an idea. Races Against Racism have taken place around the country, and last spring, a community
Read moreHow to tell your PBL story
Cornwall students think global, build local, share both Last year the most amazing thing happened: my students at the Cornwall
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The student architects of Shelburne VT
Making math real-world relevant Would you tell the school board how to redesign your school? Students at Shelburne Community School,
Read more4 Project-Based Learning resources for parents
Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school
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The great Brian Eno-powered STEAM PBL caper
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Wondering how to blend project-based learning with STEAM? Yes, STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math. Earlier this year we
Read moreProject-based learning: Extreme weather PBL unit
This is Real World PBL Now we’ve been down the PBL highway, looking at PBL planning, entry events, supports for
Read more“See America”: Cabot students share their PBL research
Project-based learning is alive and well in rural Vermont As part of The Cabot School‘s Exhibition of Learning earlier this
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