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Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy

eSchool News

This understanding has deepened through my collaboration with Kathy Renfrew, whose journey from a self-proclaimed science-phobic classroom teacher to renowned STEM educator and leader illustrates the transformation that happens when educators break down traditional subject-area barriers and create truly interdisciplinary units.

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Elmwood School: Where Girls Rise with Confidence, Curiosity and Global Vision

k12 Digest

The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role. Elmwood supports its teachers through a unique coaching program that encourages peer feedback and shared learning. The school is designing flexible, interdisciplinary spacesboth physical and digitalthat bring subjects together in unexpected, exciting ways.

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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

eSchool News

Interdisciplinary approaches Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach can significantly enrich the learning process for students. Provide ongoing feedback: Providing constructive feedback is essential for helping students identify their strengths and areas for improvements. link] Moser, K. Ivy, J., & Hopper, P.

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How learning science informs edtech product development

eSchool News

Learning science is an interdisciplinary field that combines research from multiple topics, data, and practice with the goal of furthering our understanding of how we learn and improving instructional practices and processes. Building a Feedback Loop Once aligned around a common goal, the collaboration is only kicking off.

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6 educator predictions about teaching and learning in 2025

eSchool News

There is truly nothing more powerful–or that grows your practice morethan watching yourself on video, and the use of this technology will help our teachers engage in more meaningful self-reflection while receiving targeted feedback from coaches and coordinators.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

Edsurge

Students learned to identify different behaviors , practiced creating a behavior management system and had an opportunity to give and receive feedback on implementing a behavior plan. Weaving Subjects Together to Create More Meaning for Students Interdisciplinary connections allow students to explore topics through a variety of lenses.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

Edsurge

In 2013, the STEM and Computer Science (STEM+CS) team was created to implement an interdisciplinary grades K-12 STEM program outside the grade-level core disciplines of ELA, math, science and social studies, and separate from the standard Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to reach all students.

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