Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates the work of both solar panel designers and nuclear reactor engineers, seeking solutions that optimize energy generation while adapting to the unique Martian conditions.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, weve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but as tools for reflection and growth. moving from a kindergarten grade-level to a 1 st – or 2 nd -grade level, significant growth in one domain, etc.) Celebrating progress is vital.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

When I took this position, we didn’t really have anything related to robotics, so we were looking for ways to get students in eighth grade into a CTE pathway. Adopted by the State Board of Education, the current Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards outline what students will learn in each course/grade.

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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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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. 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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Integrating STEM into K-12 curricula helps prepare students for a world that increasingly depends on interdisciplinary knowledge. Mystery Science : Ready-made science lessons with interactive stories and guided hands-on activities for grades K-5.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2015

The Sizer School offers an interdisciplinary approach to education that is both inclusive and intellectually challenging,” said Linda Tarantino, Instructional and Technology Integration Coach at The Sizer School. For instance, members of an 8th grade class were learning about Helen Keller and created Braille name tags with the NVPro.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Grading student work can be the most labor intensive part of the job for most of us. 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.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

Department of Education, is a rigorous, interdisciplinary, standards-focused method of STEM education that encourages students to develop and share their STEM knowledge and investigations. To do this, we developed a personalized project based learning (PBL) model called STEM Students on the Stage (SOS).

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Grade inflation is growing, and grade point averages alone are not enough for colleges to make informed decisions about applicants without an objective measure of competence—like, say, a standardized test. In it, ACT researchers found evidence of grade inflation over the past decade—namely, that the average high school GPA increased 0.19

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Earlier in my career, my daily grading process amounted to little more than trading beans. In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. With the revelation that we would have weighted categories of grades, my first reaction was, “Why wouldn’t we have weighted grades? It’s simple, really.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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. Learners and teachers sit down together to discuss learners’ progress and work, and decide on a grade together.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Scientists conduct inquiries using a specific toolbox of skills and knowledge that the Next Generations Science Standards (NGSS) has spelled out for emerging scientists as so-called “science and engineering practices,” or practices that increase in complexity and sophistication across grade levels.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

CoderZ is a powerful, self-paced virtual learning platform for grades 4-12 that teaches computer science integration by gamifying NGSS and CSTA-aligned curriculum. Each CoderZ course develops interdisciplinary skills like problem-solving, collaboration, and grit as well as core knowledge in physics, geometry, literacy, and algebra.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We are a STEM-based charter school network serving more than 3,900 students in grades K-12 at seven different campuses. We encourage our schools to utilize a variety of collaborative planning models (interdisciplinary, vertical teaming, etc.) This can be a challenging thing to do well, but the benefits of doing so are enormous.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A STEM or STEAM lab is an environment where students, irrespective of grade, can come together and actively participate in hands-on STEM and STEAM learning. Here’s why creativity is essential in today’s curriculum. What is STEAM and STEM activity? Much STEM and STEAM activity happens in labs.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In middle grade math, imagine sophisticated diagnostic assessments generating a personalized learning plan that adapts daily and allows each student to drive their own progress using a variety of learning modalities.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The practices support interdisciplinary learning, too. Pat Dickerson is a sixth grade science teacher at Falcon Creek Middle School in Colorado. During this process, students are engaged in their learning and gain a deeper understanding of the science concept being taught. Relevant learning. It’s Debatable by Zeidler and Kahn.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Although data science is interdisciplinary, one possible home for data science standards is in mathematics standards, as there are important mathematical tools and methods that support data science. One important quality of the standards is that, at every grade, they are enfolded within a data investigation cycle.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

Students take an interdisciplinary approach – applying data collection, math, concepts in physics and understanding in robotics and code – to solve challenges. Grounded in math, physics, and engineering, CoderZ trains students in grades four and up in computational thinking and technical ability.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

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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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2024

Content-Based Literacy Recommended Resources Imagine Learning EL Education : Discover ELA with heart — Imagine Learning EL Education is the content-based English language arts program rooted in the science of reading for grades K–8. Not just basals, not just snippets of a story, but actual novels and books.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

All New Jersey educators who entered the competition but did not win the mini-grants will still receive a comprehensive guide on teaching wind energy to students in grades 6-12, filled with lessons and activities. “We were thrilled to have KidWind and Bluepoint Wind at the NJEA Convention this year,” said Sean M. As the first U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed digital science solution for grades K-12. Science Techbooks. STEM Connect. Mystery Science. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students, which is followed by a series of brief videos and prompts used to guide class discussion.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

Through this new collaboration, educators, students, and families in grades K-12 in 20 schools across the United States are empowered with exciting digital resources, standards-aligned activities, and vetted, high-quality content carefully curated by grade level.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2021

Our mission this year is to introduce 200,000 more students to the interdisciplinary skills that STEM develops, including future-ready skills, SEL, and more. As always, we recommend the challenge for grades four and above.”. Interested teachers can apply here and will have access to CoderZ’s curriculum for free.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

interdisciplinary K-8 resource,? These resources will be used alongside the Tennessee adopted version of the Discovery Education Science Techbook , which has been used districtwide in grades K-12 across MCPS since 2017. . STEM Connect. STEM Connect?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Students from the county apply to the program of their choice during eighth grade, a process that involves taking an admissions test; submitting transcripts, teacher recommendations and a personal video; and entering a lottery, since demand is high.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12. interdisciplinary K-8 resource,?STEM Discovery Education Science Techbooks. . STEM Connect. . STEM Connect?blends

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Stoney Rogers, Technology Integration Specialist, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Mississippi Stoney Rogers is a Technology Integration Specialist for the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (PGSD), where he collaborates with Pre-K through 12th-grade teachers to seamlessly integrate technology resources into the classroom.

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Empower all stakeholders by establishing interdisciplinary teams, including parents, to address specific problems, which often leads to creative solutions. Postpone school wide testing and use pass/fail grading. Apply critical thinking to all systems: Why are you doing each activity and how can we make it more equitable?

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

Experiential learning is a key component of the curriculum, and students apply their academic knowledge through interdisciplinary projects, real-world applications, and experiential learning opportunities that make education come alive. At the end of each academic quarter, students receive their grades in a one-on-one meeting in their dorm.

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12. interdisciplinary K-8 resource,? Discovery Education Science Techbooks. STEM Connect. STEM Connect ?blends

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