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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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I wanted to see the impact of nature journaling, as a representation of interdisciplinary environmental literacy, on students. Theres a sense that it demands more time, more resources, and specialized knowledge. One of my favorite examples of interdisciplinary environmental literacy happened when I was in a 1st-grade classroom.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to address Mars’s multifaceted challenges. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet.

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Indigenous Knowledge Is Often Overlooked in Education. But It Has A Lot to Teach Us.

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The loss of my unci , a lifelong educator, my namesake, and one of the most important teachers in my life, and in the lives of many others, has prompted me to think even more deeply about how important it is for Indigenous Knowledge Systems to be not only included, but honored and affirmed in classrooms.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to address Mars’s multifaceted challenges. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet.

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Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

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Such a position can help frame classroom assignments as interdisciplinary tasks and projects that require knowledge from other classes and other subjects. It can compel students to tap into different intelligences and develop the habit of synthesizing knowledge.

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4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

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The global health crisis forced students out of the physical classroom and into a new virtual world for nearly two grades, and their initial homework and test scores reveal a significant decrease in knowledge transfer, social skills, and core learning habits across a variety of subjects.

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5 cool STEM grants for 2019

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The STEM+C program supports research on how students learn to think computationally to solve interdisciplinary problems in science and mathematics. Check out the following 5 STEM grants–some are research-based, others are for teachers, and a couple are focused around student involvement. Deadline : May 1, 2019.

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