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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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

The schools Lifted and Unstoppable philosophy ensures every girl learns to trust her voice, take risks, and lead with confidence. There’s a hum of excitement, the kind that comes when learning feels more like discovery than obligation. The recently reimagined Learning Commons is a perfect example. Its lively. Its hands-on.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Across the country, more and more schools are implementing project-based learning and forging partnerships with businesses to help students build real-world skills to succeed in college and the workforce. “Part of our curriculum design is project-based learning. We try to guide students through interdisciplinary work.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2021

Thoughtfully-crafted STEM lessons that leverage technology-rich resources similar to what your students are using outside the classroom are great ways to engage students in interdisciplinary instruction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We know that STEM-related education holds opportunities for students, but STEM learning must become more evenly distributed. Educators, like their students, are constantly learning. It’s imperative that we address barriers to STEM education now so that students won’t suffer later. Prioritize educator support.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2015

A new STEM teaching toolkit from the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) aims to improve curriculum design through authentic, collaborative, project-based learning experiences. Next page: Three ways teachers can use the STEM toolkit. News STEM Top News'

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This approach has allowed us to create interdisciplinary lessons that spark curiosity, imagination, and engagement. A prime example of this interdisciplinary approach was the lesson plan I wrote for our 2nd-grade students. We’re able to combine coding with art and show students the parallel between programming and storytelling.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It’s no secret that the pandemic shift to remote learning resulted in boom times for edtech. But is all that money well spent on learning products with proven efficacy in the classroom, or are those billions going toward technology for technology’s sake?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. Furthermore, many students are struggling to reacclimate to in-person classes after extended periods of online learning, and attendance rates have dropped as a result.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

One classroom learns how NGSS can take students farther than they’ve ever been. Imagine 30 sixth-graders racing to your classroom every day, so excited about learning that they are willing to think critically and problem-solve for the next 49 minutes. The practices support interdisciplinary learning, too.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Our data-driven insights reveal significant disparities that must be addressed to cultivate a diverse and skilled workforce prepared for the demands of the future economy,” said Amy Miller-Weiland, Vice President of Professional Services and Learning and Development at YouScience.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

They learn how everything fits together, and it becomes a fun and memorable approach to interdisciplinary learning. The Shaker unit is an excellent example of teacher-inspired learning. Third graders, for example, have created a Shaker Village, staging reenactments by blending history, mathematics, and language arts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Grants of all sizes can support research to learn more about STEM instruction, or can help pique students’ interest in STEM. The STEM+C program supports research on how students learn to think computationally to solve interdisciplinary problems in science and mathematics.

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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. This allowed them to feel and have tremendous ownership over their learning. We also address the social-emotional side of learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2020

Sometimes, all it takes is an engaging book–and with most students across the country learning from home in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a downloadable resource they can do from their own home may be just the thing to spark their interest in coding. Related content: 3 key parts of a K-12 coding or robotics program.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Solving them may require training young scholars to be “ wicked students ,” to use a phrase from Paul Hanstedt, director of the Washington & Lee University teaching and learning center. Do graduate students themselves want to pursue interdisciplinary aims and become “wicked”? However, it usually doesn’t. They sure do!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Finding Time Through an Interdisciplinary Approach. In between, an hour is spent on math, on reading, on science, and on all the other things that are important and necessary to attend to students’ learning and other needs. It’s the first thing to roll off the tongues of educators when asked what they need to be successful.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Esports is also a powerful method for interdisciplinary collaboration across campus. Research shows that students involved in an extracurricular activity are more engaged in the classroom and in their studies.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

STEAM learning can help schools ensure students are combining creativity with critical thinking and other key skills, and librarians are uniquely positioned to take an active role in designing STEAM programs and maker spaces.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

Though many teachers tout the importance of STEM learning, many also shy away from the “E” in STEM. It is interdisciplinary and focuses on 21 st -century skills, real-world problems, and offers context and content integration, making topics relevant to something students are learning about and are engaged in.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A person is AI ready when they understand interdisciplinary impacts of AI and can apply their human advantage alongside evolving technology and leverage collaboration, creativity, and self-advocacy alongside AI to achieve their life and career potential. aiEDU’s framework has three parts. .

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. We utilize hands-on, innovative STEM curriculum to bring learning to life. Extend STEM learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

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. We really like the platform’s student-paced learning, and how it easily adapts to individual students’ needs and capabilities. Meets students where they are.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

To do this, we developed a personalized project based learning (PBL) model called STEM Students on the Stage (SOS). 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.

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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. The report results from workshops convened by the U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Students ages 6-14 will be trained to use advanced STEAM technology in a modern interactive learning environment. develops, manufactures, and markets training products and e-learning systems. The Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education held a commissioning ceremony for the Accra High STEAM Centre in November.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (July, 2022)— Tennessee’s Maury County Public Schools (MCPS) announced it has deepened its multiyear collaboration with Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. interdisciplinary K-8 resource,? STEM Connect. STEM Connect?

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

At a time when millions of educators have been thrown into remote learning with no formal training, any answer to that question might seem too good to be true. If nothing else, the experience of learning online can alter a teacher’s perspective, which is a crucial first step toward improving practice.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2020

Designed to be part of a student’s learning experience, these interdisciplinary courses engage students in rich content, applicable skills, and center around a Community Impact Project. These courses are open to middle school students around the world looking for innovative and place-based learning. Register now at [link].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Despite the setback, I believe there is still a way for students to re-engage in school, support their communities and learn leadership skills. After taking a closer look at the social emotional learning (SEL) framework, it is clear there is a connection between SEL and service learning that educators can use and nurture.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In collaboration with Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—HCS is integrating a suite of award-winning, flexible digital resources into teaching and learning across the district’s elementary and middle schools. interdisciplinary K-8 resource,?STEM

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Created by the University of Chicago Center for RISC and organized in partnership with The Learning Agency and the Concord Consortium , the group supports a growing community that knows that the data revolution has transformed modern life and we need to prepare our students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

One way to engage students in STEM education is with hands-on, project-based learning. This approach grounds their understanding of core principles and promotes collaboration and teamwork–essential lifelong learning skills. Heres a list of 10 lesser-known STEM education resources specifically tailored for K-12 learners: 1.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

They learn how everything fits together, and it becomes a fun and memorable approach to interdisciplinary learning. The Shaker unit is an excellent example of teacher-inspired learning. Third graders, for example, have created a Shaker Village, staging reenactments by blending history, mathematics, and language arts.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

However, it is often observed that this learning does not progress to deeper levels of thought. Interdisciplinary approaches Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach can significantly enrich the learning process for students. Similarly, concepts from physics can be applied to understand advancements in medical studies.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The report describes how five different learner-centered education models–The Met, Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, Iowa BIG, Village High School, and Embark Education–were able to launch and grow their models by assembling value networks congruent with their vision for learner-centered education.

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