k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

As dorm parents, coaches, and club advisors, teachers foster a culture of support and engagement that extends far beyond academics. This international mix enriches learning, preparing students for college and beyond by exposing them to a wide array of viewpoints and cultures. Weekends are a thrill.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

Auditory Hallucination Simulation To help my students, I thus took part in a cultural immersion exercise to learn more about what it is like to live with schizophrenia. link] The post Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2020

POSS students will take an interdisciplinary approach to exploring COVID-19 and will benefit from conducting independent studies while building teamwork and leadership skills.

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Study Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Culture 152

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

Auditory Hallucination Simulation To help my students, I thus took part in a cultural immersion exercise to learn more about what it is like to live with schizophrenia. link] The post Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The STEM Careers Coalition partners with districts nationwide to provide critical academic and career content available through the award-winning, flexible K-12 learning platform and STEM Connect , an interdisciplinary K-8 resource blending dynamic digital content with ready-to-use lessons and hands-on activities that enhance core curriculum.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2024

You can understand someone else's culture, what they celebrate, what they honor and what they believe in, without personally asking. Are they culturally relevant for our kids? It makes me empathize with other people.” We're also looking for materials that the students can see themselves in.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2022

ótiyapi was at the center of our knowledge, our culture and our way of life as Lakota people. In the past I have connected with people across the community who care about our children’s education—parents, grandparents, caregivers, community members and tribal education and culture departments.

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Knowledge Teaching Education Interdisciplinary 217

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Its new minor program, called “Code as a Liberal Art,” treats computer science as a tool not just for career preparation, but for creative expression, cultural criticism and “civic awareness for understanding an increasingly computational society,” says Todd Anderson, assistant professor of code and liberal arts at the institution.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Necessary infrastructure to support interdisciplinary programs August 9, 2023 Kimber McKay Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Montana The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. we’re already interdisciplinary!”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

STEM Career Coalition partners underwrite critical academic and career content available through the award-winning, flexible K-12 learning platform and STEM Connect , an interdisciplinary K-8 resource blending dynamic digital content with ready-to-use lessons and hands-on activities to enhance core curriculum.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Textbooks Discussions 246

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

From stories of ancient cultures to in-depth explorations of civics and government, this comprehensive digital textbook takes concepts off the pages and brings lessons to life. . interdisciplinary K-8 resource,? Math Techbook. Math Techbook ’s standards-aligned content is designed for diverse students and curated by experts.

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STEM Textbooks Interdisciplinary Social Studies 244

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

STEM Career Coalition partners underwrite critical academic and career content available through the award-winning, flexible K-12 learning platform Discovery Education Experience and STEM Connect , an interdisciplinary K-8 resource blending dynamic digital content with ready-to-use lessons and hands-on activities to enhance core curriculum.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2017

Norris’s model requires a shift in culture and roles throughout the school. Pathways are interdisciplinary learning experiences co-designed by the learner and his specialist. Plans are specific and measurable and consist of relevant cross dimensional goals selected from competency continuums within each of the dimensions.

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Interdisciplinary Coaching Learning Schools 153

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

While in different school systems, both schools sought a complete STEM/STEAM solution that combined sustained professional learning and high-quality digital resources in a way that would nurture and develop a culture of STEM teaching and learning.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Textbooks Education 171

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

While serving as an administrator at Avalon, she led one of the district’s largest school climate and culture shifts; thus, advancing the school from a seven-year run of being a B-graded school, to being an A-graded school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So are most of the students taking the cultural competency quiz Professor John Branch gives out near the beginning of his MBA-level International Marketing class at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Instead, I ask them to try to explore cultural differences while sitting in their armchairs at home. Why did it fail?

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

And it becomes this interdisciplinary lesson—part science, part math, part writing—where the students learn cause-and-effect problem solving. Where I teach in New York, we have culturally responsive educational training and a lot of it involves recognizing your own bias.

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Writing English Interdisciplinary Languages 178

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

A coalition of industry partners joining forces with Discovery Education to create a culture of STEM education in K-12 schools nationwide, the STEM Careers Coalition empowers educators to teach STEM effectively in the classroom, fosters equity and access to quality education, and is building the next generation of solution-seekers.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2016

Cricket Media , a next-generation global learning company, announced the launch of its 3rd Annual Global Folklorist Challenge in partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. and international social studies, language, and interdisciplinary curriculum standards.

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Interdisciplinary Culture Social Studies Participation 106

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

But this kind of rhetoric irks Clay Shirky, the vice provost for educational technologies at New York University and an influential voice on how technology is changing our culture. He thinks the situation is far more complicated than many pundits let on. “I They cut the number of majors from 33 to 17. It was massive change in a short period.

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Online Learning Interdisciplinary Essay Learning 160

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Research indicates that Generation Z students are technologically savvy and appreciate interdisciplinary, project-based learning experiences. Employers that encourage a culture of innovation provide their employees with greater job satisfaction and lead to improved workplace performance.

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Peer Review Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Communication 168

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Ninth grade students in an interdisciplinary Global Science Perspectives class were asked to explore the themes of the course and find correlations between culture and science. A particular group of students had rampant cluelessness, underachievement, and a toxic group culture.

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Grades Failure Ethics Interdisciplinary 163

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Evolving Technological Specialists to Instructional Coaches Schools still need talented educators to implement the changes above and to create a school culture of exploration and collaboration. That’s why Tech Integration Specialists should evolve into Instructional Coaches.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 6, 2023

These are two ends of a spectrum with varying degrees of understanding about human agency and a range of cultural beliefs about innovation in between. Pedagogy that encourages the adoption of the biography of an idea is student-centered; contextual; participatory; interdisciplinary; inclusive, dialectical, and visual.

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Interdisciplinary Assignments Culture Beliefs 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 6, 2023

These are two ends of a spectrum with varying degrees of understanding about human agency and a range of cultural beliefs about innovation in between. Pedagogy that encourages the adoption of the biography of an idea is student-centered; contextual; participatory; interdisciplinary; inclusive, dialectical, and visual.

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Interdisciplinary Assignments Culture Beliefs 98

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2019

I realized then what’s always been true: meaningful, authentic learning is connected and interdisciplinary by nature, and communities thrive when there’s social care at the core. No longer are social-emotional learning and edtech siloed, or even separate entities. In a way, you could say it’s all connected.

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Learning Interdisciplinary Attention Skills 167

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States.

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Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Building a Space That Amplifies Innovation and Connection Lassonde Studios evolved out of a $25 million dollar gift from investor, philanthropist, and University of Utah alumnus Pierre Lassonde to spur entrepreneurship in a student-focused and interdisciplinary manner. “We

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Interdisciplinary Learning Study Blended Learning 159

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

They learned how to create interdisciplinary lessons that blend art, science and history and how to use Smithsonian collections and resources in their own classrooms back home, thanks to activities designed by educators who work at institutions including the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, (..)

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

This interdisciplinary approach encourages students to think critically, problem-solve, and make connections across different subjects. That belief creates a school culture built on respect, kindness, and forgiveness. One of the standout features is its STREAM program: Science, Technology, Religion, Arts, and Mathematics.

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Knowledge Beliefs Schools Art 144

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Global and Cultural Competency: A push for global and cultural competency education. Schools are incorporating diverse perspectives into curricula, fostering cross-cultural understanding, and preparing students for a globalized world. PBL studios foster critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork.

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Education Gamification Blended Learning Hybrid Learning 130

Faculty Focus

APRIL 28, 2024

This global experience focuses on observing, relating to, and learning from like minds in like disciplines but in different cultures, environments, and strategic organizational goals. Through the DI, he learned a different perspective that challenged his thinking, especially as a school leader building culture on a campus or in a district.

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Interdisciplinary Culture Discussions Knowledge 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 28, 2024

This global experience focuses on observing, relating to, and learning from like minds in like disciplines but in different cultures, environments, and strategic organizational goals. Through the DI, he learned a different perspective that challenged his thinking, especially as a school leader building culture on a campus or in a district.

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Interdisciplinary Culture Discussions Knowledge 106

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Instead, they must focus on interdisciplinary thinking, interpersonal skills, and technological fluency: the skills that allow individuals to offer value and differentiate themselves in digital marketplaces. Other awesome books in the series include: Embracing a Culture of Joy , Dean Shareski. Making Learning Flow , John Spencer.

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Interdisciplinary Mobile Devices Schools Learning Spaces 82

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

Promoting an inclusive school culture is another important aspect. Interdisciplinary Approach : Schools like Quest to Learn integrate subjects to provide a more holistic education. You’ll need to scrutinize current practices and challenge the existing barriers to inclusion.

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High School High School Learning Styles Schools 154

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

And this year’s predictions range from the abstract, such as “advancing cultures of innovation,” to more specific ones like an increasing appearance of new interdisciplinary studies on campus. Several of the ideas and challenges have landed a spot in the previous editions of the report.

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