eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Across the country, more and more schools are implementing project-based learning and forging partnerships with businesses to help students build real-world skills to succeed in college and the workforce. Take Chicago’s Chicago Tech Academy High School for example. We try to guide students through interdisciplinary work.”

STEM 273

STEM Interdisciplinary Social Studies Curriculum Design 273

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

But with a STEAM -centered curriculum, students are trained to introduce design, agile thinking, and creative solutions to solve social and scientific problems and bring new inventions to fruition. So, what’s the impact of STEAM education?

STEM 325

STEM Education Laboratory Art 325

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In high school, I played sports, but another important part of my life was band and musical theatre. By marrying those two things together—the curriculum design, which is very engineering-like, and the classroom performance, which is very artistic—you get the John Branch combination. I think the students are entertained.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2016

In 2012 I, along with a group of like-minded colleagues, signed up to take on an audacious goal: we helped open New York City’s first public high school focused on computing. Our advisory program ensures that each student has a teacher who knows his or her family and tracks academic progress throughout their high school career.

Science 85

Science Math Schools Interdisciplinary 85

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

They entered the program with a real desire to focus deeply on what it meant to have a more effective personalized learning experience in math—including everything from curriculum design and the use of technology to the roles of teachers and students in the classroom and the adoption of “passion projects.”

Math 118

Math Schools Coaching Learning 118