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The Cabot School

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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real world rural project-based learning
Identity Real World PBL 

Real World: Cabot

April 19, 2019April 20, 2019 Katy Farber 3 Comments The Cabot School

Rural life and project-based learning You might find students on the skating rink in front of the school, helping out

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all about service learning
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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Burke Town School community gardens
Project-Based Learning Real World PBL Stories from VT Students 

Using student TED Talks to showcase learning

March 29, 2018September 19, 2018 Katy Farber 1 Comment Burke Town School, TED Talks, The Cabot School

TED Talks are short, personal powerful storytelling. Now: how can students use this medium as motivation to learn, to explore

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use service learning Cabot Leads
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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Uncategorized 

How to start a difficult conversation

September 8, 2017June 18, 2018 Audrey Homan 0 Comments #everydaycourage, Champlain Valley Union High School, The Cabot School, Washington West Supervisory Union, WWSU

Conversations begin at home. And at the bus stop. Also the market. And– So much of the change we need

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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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Uncategorized 

Beyond the audience of one

February 7, 2017April 29, 2022 Julia Hewitt 0 Comments digital composition, digital storytelling, podcasting, The Cabot School

Why digital composition matters I’d like you to think back to your days as a student. What kinds of writing

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culminating events Proctor Elementary School PBL
Getting On The PBL Highway Project-Based Learning 

Culminating Events for Project-Based Learning

January 11, 2017September 14, 2018 Katy Farber 1 Comment Proctor Elementary School, The Cabot School

Honor scholars with an authentic audience for their work The culminating event! It’s the lovely finish line of a Project-Based

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video for content areas
Reflection 

3 types of videos for showcasing content areas

October 7, 2016November 30, 2018 Katy Farber 0 Comments digital storytelling, digital video, Edmunds Middle School, Mill River Union High School, St. Francis Xavier, The Cabot School, The Edge @ Essex Middle School

Structures & examples for student filmmakers Many students love working with video. Students can create videos for any subject to

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using Thinglink to explore identity
Identity 

Use Thinglink to explore identity

July 14, 2016July 25, 2019 Audrey Homan 1 Comment augmented reality, iPad, iPad tutorial, The Cabot School, Thinglink

Creating and sharing digital selves I’m participating in Thinglink’s Summer VR Challenge, and the first exercise in the challenge is

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ubiquitous learning
Education for Sustainability 

How mobile devices can enhance field trips

June 2, 2016April 22, 2022 Susan Hennessey 1 Comment scavenger hunts, The Cabot School, Touchcast

Deepen place-based learning and boost emotional engagement Having signed the permission slips, helped raise money, converted US dollars to Canadian,

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QR codes unlock learning anywhere
Uncategorized 

Q is for QR codes

September 24, 2015September 13, 2018 Audrey Homan 5 Comments #ABCsofedtech, Georgia Elementary/Middle School, The Cabot School

QR codes unlock learning anywhere These simple workhorses of technology — ink and blank spaces on a screen or page — can

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Uncategorized 

H is for Hangout

August 31, 2015April 19, 2018 Scott Thompson 6 Comments #ABCsofedtech, Google Hangout, Main Street Middle School, The Cabot School, Warren Elementary School

What can educators do with Google Hangout? Much like being friends on social media, physical proximity has little to do

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The Cabot School roamers
Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

4 amazing things afoot at The Cabot School

May 21, 2015April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments The Cabot School

So many schools in Vermont are engaged in innovative, student-centered, tech-rich education work.We’re proud to partner with The Cabot School

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3 fresh ways to flip your classroom
Flipped Classrooms 

Hack your classroom: flexible physical learning environments

March 30, 2015April 15, 2022 Audrey Homan 41 Comments Burlington High School, Edmunds Middle School, evernote, Richmond Elementary School, Skitch, The Cabot School, Winooski Middle School, Woodstock Union Middle School

Flexible learning environments have a physical component — and effect Do you recognize the object at left? Does it look like a

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digital anthropologists
Stories from VT Students 

How to: showcase community interviews with digital tools

June 5, 2014September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 3 Comments app-smash, community anthropology, cultural anthropology, Garageband, social studies, The Cabot School, Thinglink

Meet the digital anthropologists of Cabot, Vermont In fulfillment of their project-based learning research this past spring, this pair of

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Real World PBL 

“See America”: Cabot students share their PBL research

May 27, 2014April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 11 Comments American history, community anthropology, cultural anthropology, Garageband, QR codes, social justice, student-centered learning, The Cabot School, Thinglink

Project-based learning is alive and well in rural Vermont As part of The Cabot School‘s Exhibition of Learning earlier this

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Think outside the app: 3 outstanding examples of app-smashing

May 8, 2014March 1, 2016 Audrey Homan 7 Comments digital storytelling, HaikuDeck, iMovie, Tellagami, The Cabot School

What-smash? Despite sounding like a weird potato-fruit dish, app-smashing gets your students thinking less about apps and more about tasks. Hopefully

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Just say no to dinosaurs

June 11, 2013February 2, 2016 Audrey Homan 0 Comments STEM, The Cabot School

Out at Cabot last Friday to interview some students and teachers about their amazing Seedfolks project, I was reassured to

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