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Transferable Skills 

Making as evidence of self-direction

October 4, 2017June 18, 2018 Lucie deLaBruere 0 Comments Makerspaces, Makey Makey, North Country Union Junior High School

The Maker Movement & Transferable Skills, Part 2 We’re looking at how maker-centered learning provides opportunities for students to develop

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STEAM PBL unit
Proficiency-Based Learning Real World PBL The 21st Century Classroom 

The great Brian Eno-powered STEAM PBL caper

March 24, 2017February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 0 Comments arts, Cabot High School, circuitry, culminating exhibitions, Garageband, Makey Makey, physics
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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

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STEAM Cabot School
Project-Based Learning The 21st Century Classroom 

Student TED Talks, sound sculptures and a funk band

February 10, 2017October 6, 2020 Audrey Homan 2 Comments Cabot High School, circuitry, Makey Makey, The Cabot School
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Student exhibitions of project-based learning At this point we all know how important it is for students to share project-based

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