eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Key points: Focus on what students can do, instead of what they cant Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative Empathy, adaptability, and real-world readiness: Supporting students in 2025 For more on a growth mindset, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub In the words of Carol Dweck, Becoming is better than being.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). By embracing interdisciplinary learning, NGSS weaves math, language arts, and social science concepts into the science classroom, creating a richer, more connected educational experience for students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2016

School leaders focus on closing the technology gender gap by teaching female students to code and build websites and apps. Not only are science classes investigating questions and finding solutions, you’ll also encounter that in your English, fine arts and social studies classes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

STEM isn’t just something we teach; it’s interwoven in the work we do inside and outside of the schoolhouse. 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?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. The ideal future of U.S. Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Interdisciplinary approaches Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach can significantly enrich the learning process for students. al (2019), Integrative teaching benefits middle-level learners as it potentially increases student engagement, motivation, and achievement. or Why should I care? I will never use this.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Partitioning content into discrete subjects and courses made the learning boring and the teaching hard. Learners then work with partners to co-design interdisciplinary projects that both align with the academic and life goals of the learner, as well as the business or nonprofit needs of the partner.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2024

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. As a result, teaching students how to read is a complex and challenging endeavor — that’s why it takes years.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

It took a couple of years for me to finally figure out that teaching social skills in isolation is absolutely ridiculous. I rarely felt underprepared teaching math, but in advisory I perfected the art of improvising. I can say with confidence my students didn’t learn anything in advisory in my first two years teaching it.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Inspired by past educators, Aida Hadzovic has built a reputation for innovative teaching strategies for English. Hadzovic earned a degree in English education and later pursued a science degree in part because of the demand for science teachers in Brooklyn, New York. I also use AI to create sample writings.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

To answer that question, faculty at The New School have developed a suite of interdisciplinary classes such as “Anthropology of Networks,” “Generative Media and Artificial Intelligence,” and “An Interactive History of Computers Doing Bad Things,” which covers viruses, botnets and ransomware. Anderson says. We want to break through that.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Discovery Education Science Techbooks —which are currently used in classrooms across the United States and Canada—are a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12 that combine digital-first teaching and learning resources to deliver impactful, blended instruction in person or at a distance.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

But in what ways do you think we’re still missing the point when it comes to teaching math or getting kids engaged in the subject? It’s tough to teach something if you yourself can’t really understand how or when you’d use it. Are a lot of the problems that you present interdisciplinary by nature? What does normal mean?

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

This spring, the team will also begin developing professional development workshops for all Purdue faculty involved in teaching reading and writing across Purdue campuses as well as begin to build an online repository of resources to which faculty can refer. The work is funded in part by a $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2020

That is the most common question I hear all the time,” says Herrera, who is a speech and debate coach and co-teaches AP Seminar at Henry Grady High School. The complexities of the Diaspora are an excellent fit with AP Seminar’s interdisciplinary research focus. Why am I just learning about this?’

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Held annually on November 8 th , National STEM Day unites communities around the importance of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math to students in grades K-12. New family resources are also available in both English and Spanish to bring the STEM learning home! Ignite My Future in School – e-Learning Modules.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Building community is what animates award-winning educator, Josh Ajima, who shares experiences and advice through his blog, Design Make Teach. Students then design and build the objects using 3D printing and other digital fabrication tools, resulting in empowering and collaborative interdisciplinary learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

With over 20 years of teaching experience, Darren Zink, along with Megan Holloway (3 years) and Paige Kanaly (5 years), share a group of 90 students and help them connect what they’re learning in the classroom with the real world.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

We often feel pulled in multiple directions – with service commitments and research projects on top of teaching responsibilities – so finding time to grade student papers, exams, projects, and in-class work can feel challenging. Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. Dr. Jennifer P.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

A diverse, hybrid database containing academic journals and award-winning biographical and contextual materials, LRC supports interdisciplinary approaches to the development of critical thinking skills and information literacy.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

We often feel pulled in multiple directions – with service commitments and research projects on top of teaching responsibilities – so finding time to grade student papers, exams, projects, and in-class work can feel challenging. Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. Dr. Jennifer P.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word “teach” comes from the Middle English word techen , meaning “to show or instruct.” Teaching in our country has [misunderstood] on so many different levels. Teaching in our country has [misunderstood] on so many different levels. Williams is not alone in her questioning.

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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

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library? Evolve your programming.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2019

This year, a seventh grade English class designed games to highlight the theme in “The Giver” and a second grade class built gingerbread models of Chicago landmarks for an interdisciplinary math and social studies unit. We wanted to give our students a platform to discuss their work and to teach others.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As an English major, there is maybe no reason that I should retain information on the taxonomy of living things or plate tectonics. For the next few years, I researched as much as I could about this new way of teaching, eventually finding the name for it: playful pedagogy. Journal of Teaching and Learning. Dare I say it?

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As an English major, there is maybe no reason that I should retain information on the taxonomy of living things or plate tectonics. For the next few years, I researched as much as I could about this new way of teaching, eventually finding the name for it: playful pedagogy. Journal of Teaching and Learning. Dare I say it?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Real-time technology like Epic Games' Unreal Engine has emerged as a successful tool and resource to implement this type of teaching and learning. Students at Dayton are focused on large interdisciplinary projects and problem-solving. Interactive learning environments are making it possible to achieve all of this more than ever now.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness. Centralized responses can be helpful but they are typically slow and expensive.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To fill immediate gaps, smaller academic programs, such as Critical Thinking Initiatives and Centers for Teaching and Learning, can help campus communities begin engaging with generative AI thoughtfully while fostering student success and workplace readiness. Centralized responses can be helpful but they are typically slow and expensive.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Classrooms using effective teaching methods that create engaging activities and promote active learning and critical thinking are more likely to result in deeper learning (Fink, 2013). Allowing students to share epiphanies they had encourages them to share and can sometimes lead to interdisciplinary connectivity. and Bush, M.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

 These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day. Through Editable, ready-to-use worksheets and assessments are also available in both English and Spanish. Doodle Math. STEM Connect.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

My recent opportunity to teach a First-Year Seminar was educational for both me and my students. As an instructor of teacher education, I pitched a FYS related to teaching, but also hoping to engage students who weren’t necessarily interested in becoming a certified teacher. Will half the country be miseducated? What can we do?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Classrooms using effective teaching methods that create engaging activities and promote active learning and critical thinking are more likely to result in deeper learning (Fink, 2013). Allowing students to share epiphanies they had encourages them to share and can sometimes lead to interdisciplinary connectivity. and Bush, M.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

Learned enough English to transition into regular classes in 8th grade, finished all high school coursework by 11th grade, now taking 5 AP classes as a senior. Iowa’s STEM Teaching Endorsement Partnership – Higher Education Plan , Jeff Weld & Kris Kilibarda. Lunch and STEM Education Awards for Inspired Teaching , Gov.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 7, 2025

Well-crafted journal prompts for high schoolers accomplish all of these goals and they arent just for English class! Journal Writing Prompts Bell Ringers for a Full Year Editable Distance Learning By Tracee Orman Grades: 5th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts, Writing Standards: CCSS RI.5.1, 3a, 3d, 3e; W.9-10.10, 9-10.10, W.11-12.3,

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