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Service Learning 

Service learning (during a pandemic)

February 1, 2021 Katy Farber 0 Comments

This year, I am hearing that many teachers feel they aren’t practicing the kind of teaching they believe in as

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Project-Based Learning Service Learning 

A critical lens on project-based learning

January 27, 2020February 25, 2020 Audrey Homan 3 Comments asset-based pedagogy, Burke Town School, Edmunds Middle School, equity

When we talk about a student in an intervention meeting, we often start with what is amazing about that student.

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Molly Brook Farm
Service Learning Stories from VT Students ThisIsVTED 

Connecting Vermont students with dairy farms

May 31, 2019June 7, 2019 Audrey Homan 5 Comments Cabot Leads, Molly Brook Farm, The Cabot School, Vermont dairy

There’s more math, biology, and chemistry than you’d think. It’s a wintry morning in one of the coldest Februarys in

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Getting On The PBL Highway Project-Based Learning Service Learning 

Introducing: asset mapping

December 3, 2018October 7, 2019 Katy Farber 1 Comment

Starting with strengths Imagine you’re reading a written reflection from a student. This particular student writes so beautifully of the

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Service Learning Teaming The 21st Century Classroom 

All about service learning

November 28, 2018February 11, 2021 Jeanie Phillips 0 Comments Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School, The Cabot School
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with Katy Farber From real and relevant to what to do in the event of a mountain bike accident, the

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Service Learning Stories from VT Students 

What does service learning look like in Vermont?

October 26, 2018October 29, 2018 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School

Leland & Gray students take on a school community makeover At Leland & Gray Union Middle High School, students decided

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Service Learning 

How to plan a service learning project in 5 stages

June 20, 2018September 10, 2018 Jeanie Phillips 1 Comment Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School

Leland & Gray lead the way Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School, in Townshend, VT, used a popular

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Service Learning 

Welcome to your in-school internship

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 Scott Thompson 0 Comments internships, St Albans City School

What work looks like at St. Albans City School Students at St Albans City School, in St. Albans VT,  have

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Project-Based Learning Service Learning 

Introducing “Cabot Leads”

December 11, 2017April 29, 2022 Katy Farber 0 Comments community school, community schooling, community-based learning, Launch Pad, leadership, project-based learning, service learning, The Cabot School

Use service learning to grow your community What do you do when you’re a 5th-through-8th middle school housed in two

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Project-Based Learning Service Learning 

3 strategies to create supportive structures during project time

November 5, 2017October 7, 2019 Katy Farber 0 Comments

Why structure? One of the most intimidating things about starting to do service and project based learning in the classroom

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Service Learning Transferable Skills 

How making supports service learning

October 6, 2017June 18, 2018 Lucie deLaBruere 0 Comments Grand Isle School

Responsible and involved citizenship in Grand Isle We’re looking at how maker-centered learning and makerspace activities can help support students

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Service Learning 

iLead: a model for service learning and leadership

February 13, 2017April 29, 2022 Katy Farber 1 Comment iLead, Rumney Memorial School

Personalization for school-based service learning Looking for a way to harness students’ energy while giving them meaningful work that appeals to

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