k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

This is achieved through strong academics tailored to different learning styles, leadership opportunities, service projects, and a vibrant community of clubs, sports, and the arts. One of the standout features is its STREAM program: Science, Technology, Religion, Arts, and Mathematics. Thats a Knight, concludes Saucedo.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) has become more prominent as an effective approach to interdisciplinary learning. Implementation, though, is not about lessons, units, or even just adding a few elements of science into art or vice versa. Schools can start small, but it must be more than one teacher.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

In a time when we are expecting students to graduate with authentic learning experiences and real-world skills in addition to academic knowledge, vibrant learning projects like this will become much more popular and widespread. Students are engaged and invested in a project that has local benefits!

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Teaching Education Learning Interdisciplinary 278

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

For Abby Longcor, Senior Director of the Tech Challenge, that’s what really sets the program apart: the interdisciplinary approach to engineering. “We She took on the role despite her lack of engineering experience, but it turned out that her English Language Arts background came in handy. Putting the humanities back into STEM.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Weaving Subjects Together to Create More Meaning for Students Interdisciplinary connections allow students to explore topics through a variety of lenses. CTE programs are uniquely positioned to build interdisciplinary connections because of the focus on real-world application.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

The schools campus near Pittsburgh is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that enhance both academic and extracurricular pursuits. Students explore science in modern labs, develop potent creative tools in the schools inspiring arts students, and build real skills in Kiskis workshops.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

From phonological awareness and the alphabetic principle to background knowledge and vocabulary, each component is integral to a reader’s ability to comprehend text. Word recognition includes instant and effortless identification of familiar words, as well as phonics knowledge that connects letter names and sounds.

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Reading Science Interdisciplinary Language 178

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2024

The science of reading distills vast knowledge into practical strategies to help all students become proficient readers, emphasizing a comprehensive approach that includes word recognition, language comprehension and bridging skills. With practice, sight word recognition allows instant recognition of common words.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs. Before joining the PGSD Technology Department, Stoney was a Language Arts teacher at Trent Lott Academy for five years.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

Our education system should be our best effort to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and tools that they need to be prosperous, productive, and employed citizens. To facilitate more authentic learning, many states have aligned their own standards, and developed frameworks that foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

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Interdisciplinary History Motivation High School 191

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S. Yet despite my success using reenactments and roleplaying, students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2020

For many of his students, who attend Atlanta Public Schools in Georgia, the course introduces significant historical events, art and cultural contributions and glaring injustices that they are learning about for the very first time. The complexities of the Diaspora are an excellent fit with AP Seminar’s interdisciplinary research focus.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

They also help educators build community and let students turn abstract knowledge into tangible and engaging projects. Students then design and build the objects using 3D printing and other digital fabrication tools, resulting in empowering and collaborative interdisciplinary learning. We couldn’t agree more.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Experiential Learning Separately, we brought our classes to the campus Pickles Gallery for a class meeting, during which Wright guided students’ reflections, and facilitated discussion about the art and its relevance for understanding course material. Crumb of a well-dressed suburban girl encountering a classic “dope fiend.”

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Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Art Graesser: A lot of the learning that goes on is shallow learning: memorizing things and being exposed to ideas, for example. Sometimes the two agents can agree on information that is false and clashes with the knowledge of the learner. That’s fine for entertaining or inspiring and shallow knowledge, but it isn’t deep knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Experiential Learning Separately, we brought our classes to the campus Pickles Gallery for a class meeting, during which Wright guided students’ reflections, and facilitated discussion about the art and its relevance for understanding course material. Crumb of a well-dressed suburban girl encountering a classic “dope fiend.”

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Interdisciplinary Art History Discussions 105

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

I rarely felt underprepared teaching math, but in advisory I perfected the art of improvising. Life is interdisciplinary, and while our education system has finally started to acknowledge this (e.g. It took a couple of years for me to finally figure out that teaching social skills in isolation is absolutely ridiculous.

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Teaching Interdisciplinary Math Essay 168

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Representing a range of industry sectors, the STEM Careers Coalition seeks to prepare students for the future of work by providing equitable access to digital content and experiences that engage students in instruction, build foundational STEM knowledge, and develop the critical skills students need for college and career success.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Education Ethics 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

She argued that the scaffolding of learning that occurs in college cannot be replicated in other postsecondary programs, particularly those that aren’t liberal-arts oriented. Yes, most universities engage in cross-listing courses, but how do we enable students to transfer and apply knowledge from one domain to another?

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Learning Interdisciplinary Knowledge Study 153

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Seeking to educate the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—and prepare PK-5 students for the world beyond the classroom, HNCS’s team sought to enhance science instruction by integrating a comprehensive STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Art, Math) curriculum. STEM Connect.

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Science STEM Interdisciplinary Art 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The middle school has been in operation for 10 years, with innovation and the arts woven into its original charter. Everything is interdisciplinary,” explained Stephanie Passman, the lead teacher, during EdSurge’s recent visit to the school. In this new model, learning looks a lot like playing. “We

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Testing Schools Interdisciplinary Middle School 167

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. Year by year, these adults have gathered threads of wisdom, which the university now invites them to weave into the great tapestry of the liberal arts. She was preparing to audition for a performing arts scholarship.

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Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 168

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

It just means that many of us struggle to operate simultaneously inside and outside of a system that was only built to test content-knowledge in a very standardized way. But the fact that there is little data should not be a proof-point that these models don’t work. The student project on the history of slavery is a perfect example.

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History Critical Thinking Learning Interdisciplinary 131

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying voter behavior. We show that civic education is having a small impact on the political knowledge of young people, but absolutely zero impact on whether they actually participate. … What can fields other than political science tell us about young voters?

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Motivation Participation Education Interdisciplinary 181

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It promotes hands-on, collaborative projects that encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and real-world application of knowledge, preparing students for future challenges. STEAM Education: There is a growing emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Similarly, in languagе arts, fostеring critical thinking involvеs еngaging studеnts in discussions about literature that encourage thеm to question thеmеs, charactеr motivations, and thе broadеr implications of thе tеxt.

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Critical Thinking Middle School Middle School Education 89

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 13, 2025

Put very simply, competency-based learning measures students on their mastery of a set of explicit expectations for learning knowledge, skills, and dispositions rather than giving them letter or number grades for completing a pre-defined set of courses. So you could improve your knowledge within that research summary.

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Learning Knowledge Grades Feedback 74

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 28, 2025

Combine art and algebra with a color-by-number worksheet For students who need more practice simplifying rational expressions, a math coloring page can help remove the pressure and stress of solving challenging problems. 7 This engaging algebra practice worksheet incorporates interdisciplinary topics with important quadratic function skills.

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Math Assignments Interdisciplinary High School 52

Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 20, 2023

I have been running Cult of Pedagogy for over 10 years now, and in that time there have been a few topics I have learned to steer clear of, because they incite so much heated debate and I don’t feel equipped with enough background knowledge to respond in an informed, responsible way. We want the letters and sounds to be the go-to.

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Reading Languages Language Science 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

the knowledge economy), and forms of knowledge (e.g., These moves align with the ways experts organize and apply knowledge in their fields. Analogical thinking helps students see the broader relevance of their studies and prepares them to apply knowledge in new contexts. an academic discipline), social worlds (e.g.,

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

the knowledge economy), and forms of knowledge (e.g., These moves align with the ways experts organize and apply knowledge in their fields. Analogical thinking helps students see the broader relevance of their studies and prepares them to apply knowledge in new contexts. an academic discipline), social worlds (e.g.,

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

That shortfall resulted in low levels of student knowledge of and participation in democracy, as evidenced by alarmingly low voting rates and other civic indicators. Students in language arts can learn the political pros and cons of multilingual communications, teaching, and governing. The tide seems to be turning.

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Curriculum Multidisciplinary Learning Outcomes Critical Thinking 145

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

That shortfall resulted in low levels of student knowledge of and participation in democracy, as evidenced by alarmingly low voting rates and other civic indicators. Students in language arts can learn the political pros and cons of multilingual communications, teaching, and governing. The tide seems to be turning.

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Curriculum Multidisciplinary Learning Outcomes Critical Thinking 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers. Collaborative Learning: Students work in small groups, promoting peer interaction and problem-solving, which supports non-majors who may feel less confident in their knowledge.

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Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 64

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

These strategies will help students build confidence to apply biological knowledge in their careers. Collaborative Learning: Students work in small groups, promoting peer interaction and problem-solving, which supports non-majors who may feel less confident in their knowledge.

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Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 62

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I’m concerned,” said Gabrielle Ballard, an undergraduate at MIT already pursuing an interdisciplinary program that blends the humanities and engineering, who moderated the teach-in this week. He noted that his father, who works as a visual artist, encouraged him to learn art to helped him work through problems in his research. “By

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Science Ethics Interdisciplinary Education 159