eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Today, the award-winning science series NOVA , produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio , a new national program to teach and engage young people through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science communication, digital media literacy, and video production. More info at www.wgbh.org.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Value networks determine the resources an organization has access to, the rules it must follow, and the permissions it needs in order to operate. Its learners receive all of their core academic content—English, history, social studies, and math—through competency-based online courses.

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Education Internet Interdisciplinary Testing 309

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

No longer confined to a corner space in the back of the library, Making activities are finding their way into lessons on history and biology, literature and language. No longer confined to a corner space in the back of the library, Making activities are finding their way into lessons on history and biology, literature and language.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

The goal, she says, is to “bring our collective expertise to create blended, interdisciplinary, and multimodal learning environments.” The deal between Carnegie and Smithsonian marries two household names with an established history of developing and disseminating research-backed educational materials.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At our university’s inaugural faculty-staff research symposium last fall, the two of us met on a drug history and policy panel, and discovered we were both teaching courses on drugs the following semester. We wanted students to gain both interdisciplinary and practical knowledge about drugs and addiction.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At our university’s inaugural faculty-staff research symposium last fall, the two of us met on a drug history and policy panel, and discovered we were both teaching courses on drugs the following semester. We wanted students to gain both interdisciplinary and practical knowledge about drugs and addiction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

The best solution is a combination of those two, as outlined in an action plan from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and gun violence for decades. schools now have controlled access to the building, up from 75 percent in 2000, according to Education Department data. Some 95 percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As librarians, our job is to not only give students and teachers access to resources they need to succeed, but to be their guide when choosing these resources. Prioritizing equitable library access for students As school libraries evolve and best practices shift accordingly, there is one constant to solve for: equity.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. Unlike at community college, where she ran into digital paywalls when she looked for academic journals, she now has access to all the resources she can find. Todd has focused his own research on art history.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

Choose an interdisciplinary topic for broader appeal Freshmen often have not yet decided what their major would be, nor should they! Our class, “Banned Books and School Policy,” related to education, of course, but also touched on sociology, political science, history, English literature, religion, and public policy.

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Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary History Syllabus 78

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 7, 2025

Use these interdisciplinary journal prompts for high school in your science, math, history, music, or art class as well. What is the most interesting era in history? Find ways to access all writing skills and styles with more general topics that both struggling and advanced writers can answer in their own ways.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 13, 2025

While skills like collaboration, effective communication, and critical thinking are valuable, it’s hard not to wonder what happens to content areas like history and algebra do these just go away? This video shows how these work: What About Content? “It’s not that it goes away,” Bell explains.

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Learning Knowledge Grades Feedback 74

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Considering sprawling campuses with their impressive but deserted buildings, I find myself reflecting on how the accessibility of blended learning has contested the authority of these spaces, which so often are homogenous places, gatekeepers of class and privilege. Remote learning also improved accessibility for some students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Considering sprawling campuses with their impressive but deserted buildings, I find myself reflecting on how the accessibility of blended learning has contested the authority of these spaces, which so often are homogenous places, gatekeepers of class and privilege. Remote learning also improved accessibility for some students.

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Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 203

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

As the most recent National Survey of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) report shows us – and for the first time in modern history – students turned out at rates commensurate with those of all voters – 66% (Thomas et al., Students in history courses can compare and contrast elements of past and current insurrections.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

Rather, we define writing as a method of inquiry that allows access to various discourse communities (e.g., For instance, in a history course, an informal writing prompt might ask students to select the most significant event in a unit on the Civil Rights Movement and justify their choice. an academic discipline), social worlds (e.g.,

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

Rather, we define writing as a method of inquiry that allows access to various discourse communities (e.g., For instance, in a history course, an informal writing prompt might ask students to select the most significant event in a unit on the Civil Rights Movement and justify their choice. an academic discipline), social worlds (e.g.,

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The pivotal school project which facilitated Thomas’ gradual withdrawal from the alt-right was a museum exhibit he curated to illustrate the history of Syrian refugees fleeing into Greece—a complex topic with conflicting sources of information. and part of the Big Picture Learning network.

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Beliefs Learning Students Interdisciplinary 148

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

As the most recent National Survey of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) report shows us – and for the first time in modern history – students turned out at rates commensurate with those of all voters – 66% (Thomas et al., Students in history courses can compare and contrast elements of past and current insurrections.

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Curriculum Multidisciplinary Learning Outcomes Critical Thinking 95

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the meantime, the checkered history of school reform did not seem top of mind for students from Coolidge. The summer before the first school year, she collaborated with other teachers to design interdisciplinary projects relevant to real-world situations. teens won’t arrive for a while. It was exciting. It was challenging.

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Teach Your Kids

MARCH 8, 2025

33 extraordinary women shaping our world Founders Mickey Revenaugh - Co-founder of Connections Academy, she helped pioneer virtual public schooling, expanding access to high-quality online education for K-12 students. history programs, designed to provide a more inclusive and accurate perspective on American history for homeschool families.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Boredom as the Gateway to Creativity Lets look at some examples from everyday life and history. Instant Entertainment Access to tablets, phones, and TV makes fixing boredom too easy. Real-Life Parallel: At K12 Schools, students often take on interdisciplinary projects where they’re not told what to do, just what problem to solve.

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Intelligence Evaluation Interdisciplinary Writing 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2021

2020 will be recorded in the history books as a year of deep tragedies, inequities and heartache. Ten months into the pandemic, there are still too many students who don’t have access to devices and reliable broadband, and who live in home environments that are not conducive to virtual learning.

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