Project
Design Lab
Spring 2026
PDL Class of 2025
Making Things We Care About
Building a Culture of Creative & Deeper Learning
This course will strengthen your skills at designing lessons that use creative engagement – making things we care about.
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Through hands-on workshops with master teaching artists, and learning with and from colleagues, you will build a collection of lesson and project plans that integrate into your curriculum to:
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Inspire deeper learning.
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Energize your teaching practice.
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Regulate student behavior.
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Build a classroom culture of creativity and collaboration.​
What To Expect
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​HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS with master teaching artists to build your tool-kit of everyday creative engagement skills that can be used in any content area.​
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DESIGN project ideas for implementing in your classroom that place creativity at the center of learning.
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EXPLORE ways to take learning out of the school and into collaboration with your community.
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LEARN with and from colleagues in a supportive cohort that meets in-person and on-line.
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PERSONALIZE your learning with one-on-one coachings.
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ENERGIZE your teaching practice and have fun – guaranteed!
What Educators Say
This was one of the most POWERFUL courses of professional development that I have ever taken part in.
– 2024 PDL Participant
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The Details
Spring 2026 Project Design Lab
Schedule
​​​February-April
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3 days in-person
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One Friday each month / 9 am - 4 pm
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Virtual session(s) to be determined by your cohort / 3:30 to 4:45 pm
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In-Person Locations & Dates
Choose your location and dates.
Locations/dates are not interchangeable.
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Northern Region
In-person sessions at the York Street Meeting House, Lyndon Center
Fridays: FEB 13 / MAR 14 / APR 10
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Southern Region
In-person sessions at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Bennington, and River Gallery Arts, Brattleboro
Fridays:
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Graduate Credits or Relicensing Credits
Choose 2 or 3 graduate credits - or - 30 or 45 hours of relicensing credits.
OPTION 1
3 graduate credits or 45 hours relicensing credits
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3 days in-person / 9 am to 4 pm
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4 virtual sessions / 3:30 to 4:45 pm / Dates to be determined by each cohort
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Homework between sessions
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OPTION 2
2 graduate credits or 30 hours relicensing credits
3 days in-person / 9 am to 4 pm
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1 virtual session / 3:30 to 4:45 pm / Date to be determined by each cohort
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Homework between sessions
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Tuition
Lunch and snacks provide for in-person days.
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OPTION 1 - $1,950 - 3 graduate credits or 45 hours relicensing credits
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OPTOIN 2 - $1,750 - 2 graduate credits or 30 hours relicensing credits.
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Attend Solo or as a Team
You can attend solo or with a team from your school. 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.
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Questions?
Complete the PDL Questions Form and we'll be back in touch soon.
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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.
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