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Brainado

Crossett Brook mural
Education for Sustainability Stories from VT Students 

One mural, multiple legacies

May 11, 2018April 5, 2021 Life LeGeros 1 Comment art, Brainado, Crossett Brook Middle School

Beyond the Passion Project: Clara wanted to do something amazing for her final Brainado project. She wanted to push herself

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Videos 

How to bake an inspiring kickoff video

March 12, 2018August 7, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Berlin Elementary School, Brainado, Crossett Brook Middle School, digital storytelling, Kickoff, project launch, Shelburne Community School, video in the classroom

Launching a new project cycle with inspiration from the last one Organizing your realia — testimonials, storytelling and artifacts —

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Project-Based Learning 

Brainado!

June 26, 2016November 9, 2016 Life LeGeros 5 Comments Brainado, Crossett Brook Middle School

An experiment in student-directed, open-ended project-based learning What if an entire school set out to maximize student engagement? What if

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