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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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Creating a fun robotics lesson that addresses 4 ISTE standards

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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

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Use them to begin longer narrative essays, begin class discussions, or introduce elements of fiction in your language arts class. 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.

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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

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You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. But what about when you’re teaching English or social studies? Here are some ways to set your STEM-focused school up for success. Forge community partnerships.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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I spoke to Aylynn as part of a visit to Pendergast with my colleagues from Imagine Learning to hear about educators’ and students’ experiences using the Imagine Learning EL (English Learner) Education curriculum. Reading requires building connections in the brain that wouldn’t exist without explicit instruction.

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Where’s the Humanity? The Case for Putting Language Arts Into STEM

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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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