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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. And through the school’s house system, each student gets the chance to participate in and contribute to meaningful events. The school is designing flexible, interdisciplinary spacesboth physical and digitalthat bring subjects together in unexpected, exciting ways.

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Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

eSchool News

Such a position can help frame classroom assignments as interdisciplinary tasks and projects that require knowledge from other classes and other subjects. We use an interdisciplinary approach to the STEAM education we provide in our Digital Explorers program.

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6 ways to bolster STEM education for the future

eSchool News

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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5 ways online coding programs prep students for success

eSchool News

During COVID, the platform provided a virtual option so students could still participate in robotics, and I’ve been using it ever since. I’d used a gamified coding platform in my previous district and figured it would be a good fit for my new school.

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Teton Science Schools Launches Online Courses

eSchool News

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. Each course is designed as an academically challenging place-based experience that integrates language arts, math, science, and the visual arts.

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How to incorporate real-world connections into any subject area

eSchool News

By the conclusion of the unit, students will participate in a debate, utilizing their research skills to argue for or against deforestation, exploring its implications for resources and products in relation to their daily lives. Rethinking content teaching at the middle level: An interdisciplinary approach. link] Moser, K.

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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

eSchool News

We began referring to our students as scholars, because we expected that they take an active approach to their education, and participate in interdisciplinary project-based learning, and internships.)

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