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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. I wanted to see the impact of nature journaling, as a representation of interdisciplinary environmental literacy, on students.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

Faculty Focus

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. True interdisciplinary teaching goes beyond just putting different topics side by side. 2024) studied adding interdisciplinary learning in nursing classes using games. Yang et al.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

Faculty Focus

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. True interdisciplinary teaching goes beyond just putting different topics side by side. 2024) studied adding interdisciplinary learning in nursing classes using games. Yang et al.

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Creating a fun robotics lesson that addresses 4 ISTE standards

eSchool News

This activity emphasizes computational thinking and problem-solving, incorporating Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and utilizing differentiation strategies to support diverse elementary learners. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

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Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners

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Confidence: English Language learners improve through hands-on projects. Embedding challenges into interdisciplinary units — such as STEM or social studies lessons that explore environmental impact, community planning or climate justice — turns gameplay into real-world problem-solving.

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94 Intriguing Writing Prompts for High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

Narrative Writing Prompts: TASK CARDS By Stacey Lloyd Grades: 6th-10th Subjects: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Avoid writers block with a helpful set of narrative writing task cards. Slides include three writing choices each: two creative writing prompts, plus a free write prompt if students prefer that option.

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Interdisciplinary Project Planning Framework

Catlin Tucker

When I was at TCEA last week, a teacher approached me after one of my sessions to ask if I had ever written about my experience planning interdisciplinary projects. So, I wanted to share the framework that my teaching team (English, history, and science) used when planning large scale interdisciplinary projects.