A Culture of
Creative and
Deeper Learning
Project Design Lab
June 22-26
Creative Campus at Goddard / Plainfield, Vermont
CABOT SCHOOL Maker Science: Interactive sound sculpture and visual art piece that informs and prompts thinking on income inequality.
Art-Infused Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning is about culture building – infusing creativity in the classroom – learning by doing – making things we care about.
This course explores how arts-infused PBL can strengthen student voice and agency, inspire deeper learning, and build a classroom culture of creativity and collaboration.
Through hands-on workshops with expert PBL educators and master teaching artists we will model the building blocks of a great project together.
You will leave with a project plan ready to launch.
Who Should Attend?
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Classroom teachers in all grades and content areas
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Attend solo or with a school team
What Educators Say
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This program reminded me of what teaching and learning CAN be. THANK YOU so much for the care you showed and the joy you reignited in me.
– PDL Participant
What To Expect
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Hands-on, highly interactive, and fun!
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Re-imagine your practice to be steeped in creativity and innovation.
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Develop a practical foundation in PBL theory and practice.
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Investigate ways to develop thematic, interdisciplinary learning experiences to ensure authentic engagement, sustained inquiry, and deeper learning.
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Find inspiration through exploring highly effective, field-tested arts-infused projects.
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Build your PBL toolkit with a wide-range of instructional practices to support student creativity, engagement, and sustained inquiry.
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Feel confident in using thematic, interdisciplinary projects to foster a culture of creativity and deeper learning in your classroom.
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Explore, apply, and adapt artistic practices and products to design project-based curriculum.
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Work side-by-side with award winning faculty and master teaching artists as you design your project.
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Leave with a project plan ready to launch.
Workshop Themes
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Leveraging the power of student voice and choice to strengthen individual and classroom well-being.
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A Culture of Creative Work: Support students to create authentic, relevant products fueled by personalization and informed by social action.
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Map & Manage: From project launch to final exhibition, learn how to design and manage high quality project-based learning experiences.
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The Power Trio: Artifacts, Experiences & Checkpoints. Use backwards design to drive your arts-infused project design.
Faculty
Peter Stratman
Course Leader
For the last eleven years, Peter has been a teacher-leader at Cabot School in Vermont, helping implement a multi-aged, project-based learning program for middle school students. Cabot Middle School has earned wide recognition for fostering a culture of student engagement fueled by innovative, technology-rich PBL expeditions and adventure-based leadership. Peter has shared his expertise in PBL and middle school education at numerous conferences and workshops. Peter is a 2014 Rowland Fellow.
Brian Boyes (he/him)
Workshop Leader
Brian has 20+ years of experience as an educator placing high quality project-based Learning at the center of his practice. In 2014, Brian was awarded a Rowland Foundation Fellowship to develop and implement a significant educational transformation project which led to Cabot School’s recognition as a regional leader in high quality project-based learning.
The Details
A Culture of Creative and Deeper Learning
June 22-26 / 9am - 4pm
Tuition
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$2,100 - Three graduate credits
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$1,850 - Certificate of Participation for 40 hours relicensing credits
$100 late registration fee after June 1.
Tuition includes lodging/breakfast (optional), lunch, and snacks. Lodging is available on the Creative Campus in private air conditioned dorm rooms. There is no reduction in tuition if you do not stay overnight.
Attend Solo or as a Team
Teams are encouraged to design a project together. Teams can be composed of any combination of educators (classroom teachers, councilors, paras, special educators, staff, administrators) and can be from the same grades and content areas, or mixed.
Teaching Artist Residency - OPTIONAL
Teaching artist residencies are optional. If you would like information on selecting and scheduling a teaching artist to co-lead with you the implementation of your project, please complete the PDL Questions Form and we'll be in touch.
Project Snapshots
See examples of previous projects created at the Project Design Lab here.
We invite you to let us know about specific accommodations you may need to participate in the Project Design Lab when completing your Registration Form, and we will make every effort to honor your request.