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Community-based learning The 21st Century Classroom 

Making history on the radio with community partners

May 9, 2016April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 0 Comments Brattleboro Area Middle School, community partnership, place-based learning, US History
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Middle school students power Brattleboro’s radio days Brattleboro, Vermont was incorporated back in 1753, a former military fort that embraced

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms Stories from VT Students 

Making a difference with watershed science data

June 17, 2015September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 7 Comments community partnership, STEM, Vermont

Students partner with local scientists in collecting, analyzing & disseminating water data A group of 7th and 8th grade students took

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The 21st Century Classroom 

New podcast ep: Building an eco-machine at The Edge

January 16, 2015February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 5 Comments community partnership, ecology, STEM, The Edge @ Essex Middle School, Vermont
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Essex 7th graders partnering with UVM on food sustainability project Just before the holiday break, we got the chance to

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ARIS @ Echo

December 4, 2013April 12, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments ARIS, community partnership, Edmunds Middle School, iPads

When last we left our trusty Edmunds Explorers, they had just defeated a horde of geometry-loving aliens who’d invaded the

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