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Manchester Historical Society in action
Stories from VT Students 

Who are the keepers of your town’s history?

March 1, 2019March 5, 2019 Rachel Mark 0 Comments 3D printing, architecture, CAD design, history, integrated unit, Manchester Elementary Middle School, Manchester Historical Society, Tinkercad

Reviving Manchester’s past through oral histories & 3D printing With support from the local historical society, 7th graders in Manchester

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Flood Brook monument with students
Learning Lab VT 

This Is Really Scary (And I’ve Never Been More Excited)

November 21, 2018November 22, 2019 Audrey Homan bright spots and belly flops, Flood Brook Union School, history, social justice

When asked “what is your working definition of personalized learning?” Charlie Herzog, an educator at Flood Brook replied: “Relevancy is

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Smartphone

March 18, 2016April 14, 2022 Lori Morse 2 Comments 1:1, app-smashing, Google Draw, history, social media, Thinglink

History from the Inside Out Every two years our team does an interdisciplinary unit on the European Renaissance. I’m a

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Making Civil War videos like Ken Burns

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015 Audrey Homan 6 Comments digital video, history, student filmmaking, US History

Narrating WW Isaac Robbins’ letters home Ken Burns’ epic nine-part documentary on The U.S. Civil War ranks among the most

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Thursday Links Round Up: finding primary sources for history and art

February 5, 2015April 15, 2022 Robin Merritt 5 Comments American history, arts, Google Cultural Institute, history

Let Google bring the world to your students Primary sources? Yes please! As you delve into your various teaching units,

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