Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

history in a traditional public rural high school and now in a public alternative school, I have learned that the most effective strategies for providing an authentic civics learning experience are rooted in knowledge and require learners to simulate a real-life phenomenon. history and civics for the first time as upperclassmen.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Build historical machines in interdisciplinary projects 7. Energy & Motion: Bottle Rocket STEM Projects Newton’s Laws of Motion Activity By Williams Hands On Science Grades: 6th-10th Standards: CCSS RST.6-8.7, STEM Sailboat Challenge Math & Engineering Activity By Vivify STEM Grades: 4th-10th Standards: CCSS 6.G.A.1,

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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. When students can understand how one topic might be covered in English, History and Science, they’re able to grasp it more deeply.

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High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 209

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The student’s faces say it all: they see themselves in these leaders and know that they, too, can be STEM leaders,” said Michele Hutson, a 2 nd Grade Teacher in the Santa Rosa County School District of Florida.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

History class, approached me after the White House threatened to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador. Due to the expectation that teachers can cover unrealistic grade-level standards, they are often strapped for time. Service-Learning in Action Jeslyn, a student in my U.S.

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Learning Local Government History Coaching 209

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

To facilitate more authentic learning, many states have aligned their own standards, and developed frameworks that foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning. While content standards are generally written across grades K-12, career education is typically considered only a high school endeavor. CTE Gets a Bad Rap All U.S.

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Interdisciplinary History Motivation High School 199

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Today, the award-winning science series NOVA , produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio , a new national program to teach and engage young people through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science communication, digital media literacy, and video production.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We spoke with ninth-grade History Teacher Nick Pant, from Dayton Regional STEM School, about successfully implementing Unreal Engine in the classroom. I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history. I am by no means a game designer.

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Teachers History Social Studies Learning 184

Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2019

Carlin was explaining how to make history relevant to all students, whether it's the history of hip-hop music, the evolution of the coffee industry or a person you pass on the street. What stayed with me that day: everything and everyone has a history—but history doesn't matter to students if it's not relevant to their own lives.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. They taught Welch that history is made up of “little moments” in people’s lives. He brings that perspective to his work as an eighth grade U.S. history teacher in Pittsburgh. Photo by Rebeccca Koenig.

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Teachers Education History Science 212

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Its learners receive all of their core academic content—English, history, social studies, and math—through competency-based online courses. They cover a myriad of topics, often in an interdisciplinary format: from Adulting 101, Renewable Energy, and Beekeeping to Comparative Religions and International Relations.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

The goal, she says, is to “bring our collective expertise to create blended, interdisciplinary, and multimodal learning environments.” The deal between Carnegie and Smithsonian marries two household names with an established history of developing and disseminating research-backed educational materials.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Math Textbooks 138

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Webinars to learn more about using Kiddom A guide to standards-based grading to make grades meaningful Content integrations for teachers to save time Infographic illustrating how Kiddom inspires Personalized Learning Socio-emotional learning infographic. MORE SEL RESOURCES FROM KIDDOM. You’re never just solving a math problem.

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Teaching Interdisciplinary Math Essay 167

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Construct a Hypothesis Through our school model, students experience hands-on interdisciplinary learning through projects, or expeditions, as we call them, that each last 10 to 12 weeks and require students to tackle real world problems that don’t have easy paths to solutions or one right answer.

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History Critical Thinking Learning Interdisciplinary 135

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day. Is history an important class for todays teenagers, or is it a waste of time?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. — Edson Barton, CEO, YouScience The Science of Reading continues to gain momentum in changing how educators approach reading instruction, particularly in foundational skills for Grades K-3. We see older readers struggle with foundational literacy skills, which are often only taught up until the third grade.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 333

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. It’s a mystery that 40-year-old Ruth Cady Bell has wondered about since the fourth grade. That they devote days, years, lifetimes to understanding a sliver of biology, physics, history. The Student-Sailor The Bermuda Triangle.

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Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 176

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual book club Why : Extends reading beyond the library, creates a community of readers, connects students across classes, grade levels, and schools How : Flipgrid, Padlet, Wakelet, Jamboard A digital reading journal is a great way to sustain a virtual book club. As the U.S.

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Schools Language Languages Reading 246

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 13, 2025

I’ve always been a fan of this strategy, but during that session, someone asked a question that I couldn’t answer: How do we grade these fairly? If one student is working at a very challenging level, and another is working at a much more basic level, and they both do well on the assignment, should they get the same grade?

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Learning Knowledge Grades Feedback 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This approach еncouragеs scholars to quеstion historical narrativеs, analyzе primary sourcеs, and develop a nuanced understanding of thе complexities inhеrеnt in human history.

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Critical Thinking Middle School Middle School Education 88

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 7, 2025

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, Use these interdisciplinary journal prompts for high school in your science, math, history, music, or art class as well. 3a, 3d, 3e; W.9-10.10,

High School 52

High School High School Schools Art 52

Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Math Continental Mathematics League (CML) is a national competition designed for students in grades 2 through 12. Reading Word Masters is a national competition for students in grades 3-8 that focuses on vocabulary and verbal reasoning. Battle of the Books is a voluntary reading incentive program for students in grades 3-12.

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Critical Thinking Essay Participation Math 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The pivotal school project which facilitated Thomas’ gradual withdrawal from the alt-right was a museum exhibit he curated to illustrate the history of Syrian refugees fleeing into Greece—a complex topic with conflicting sources of information. Killed not by the people who hate you but those who protect you,” says Michael.

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Beliefs Learning Students Interdisciplinary 148

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

For instance, in a history course, an informal writing prompt might ask students to select the most significant event in a unit on the Civil Rights Movement and justify their choice. Such assignments require minimal grading and can be formatively assessed for students learning journeys.

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 120

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

For instance, in a history course, an informal writing prompt might ask students to select the most significant event in a unit on the Civil Rights Movement and justify their choice. Such assignments require minimal grading and can be formatively assessed for students learning journeys.

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 104

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the meantime, the checkered history of school reform did not seem top of mind for students from Coolidge. If you look at the sum total of the efforts, I’m not sure you’d give them the highest grades,” he said. Yet measuring whether a redesigned high school is working as intended, and why, is difficult to do. It was exciting.

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High School High School Schools Assignments 184

k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Boredom as the Gateway to Creativity Lets look at some examples from everyday life and history. Real-Life Parallel: At K12 Schools, students often take on interdisciplinary projects where they’re not told what to do, just what problem to solve. This model respects the power of boredom by turning it into self-driven exploration.

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Intelligence Evaluation Interdisciplinary Writing 52