eSchool News

JULY 28, 2020

Pioneer Academics, the college-accredited online research program for high school students, has launched Pioneer Open Summer Study (POSS), a free program that gives any interested high school student the opportunity to participate in independent studies about COVID-19.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Wow, you guys are quick studies.” 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. That is correct!” “Wow,

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

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. For instance, principles from science can be linked to literature they are studying in English class.

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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. What is STEAM and STEM activity? Much STEM and STEAM activity happens in labs. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving. What are 3 benefits of STEM?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

My students and I are now so engaged in learning and actively participating in science that we often end up rushing to clean up at the bell. The practices support interdisciplinary learning, too. What’s changed? Simply put: We integrated the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into our curriculum. Relevant learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Learning science is an interdisciplinary field that combines research from multiple topics, data, and practice with the goal of furthering our understanding of how we learn and improving instructional practices and processes.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Social Studies?Techbooks. Featuring standards-aligned, core-curricular resources that use an inquiry-based approach to enhance literacy and critical thinking skills, Discovery Education’s Social Studies?Techbook? interdisciplinary K-8 resource,? Discovery Education’s?Social STEM Connect. STEM Connect ?blends

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Participating in a simulation of the Constitutional Convention offered them a structured experience to practice the skills necessary for civic discourse—listening, discussing and compromising. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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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. CTE programs are uniquely positioned to build interdisciplinary connections because of the focus on real-world application.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Necessary infrastructure to support interdisciplinary programs August 9, 2023 Kimber McKay Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Montana The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. we’re already interdisciplinary!”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2020

After all, in the most recent presidential election, less than half of citizens ages 18 to 29 participated , compared to 71 percent of those 65 and older and 67 percent of eligible voters ages 45 to 64. They're incredibly motivated to participate in politics. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to studying voter behavior.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

We need all students to behave sustainably and responsibly, and, ultimately, participate in a “green” economy—no matter which college or career pathway they choose. To facilitate more authentic learning, many states have aligned their own standards, and developed frameworks that foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

From pondering over simple natural processes such as the transitions between day and night to complex genomic studies , science has come a long way. Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

The best solution is a combination of those two, as outlined in an action plan from an interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and gun violence for decades. Schools with security measures experience lower parent participation and lesser student participation in extracurricular activities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Despite widespread publicity, this student could not find one wildfire victim who had successfully participated in the program. Social studies teachers also need more coaching and feedback to become effective service-learning facilitators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2017

The desire to build cognitive understanding is growing, but many experts assert that in order to do it, the study of AI has to become more interdisciplinary. His participation in the Lego League contest is one way he educates the general public about AI. The democratization of AI is something Puri is passionate about.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2016

The challenge, open to kids eight to eighteen worldwide, asks participants to examine a local or regional tradition by interviewing a community tradition bearer and creating a video or slide show to share the story. Participants also have access to professional folklorists at the Smithsonian.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One of us is from American Studies and the other from Sociology, and our readings for the courses reflected our disciplines. We wanted students to gain both interdisciplinary and practical knowledge about drugs and addiction. Following a lively panel discussion, students actively participated during Q&A.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2019

One young lady studied the history of fashion and presented her findings with a fashion show that brought the audience through the evolution of fashion from the prehistoric era to the classical time period. Anya's Question Tree, Image Credit: Anya Anya studied various school models like High Tech High and the Watershed School in Boulder, CO.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One of us is from American Studies and the other from Sociology, and our readings for the courses reflected our disciplines. We wanted students to gain both interdisciplinary and practical knowledge about drugs and addiction. Following a lively panel discussion, students actively participated during Q&A.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. So when one student says she plans to study the Bermuda Triangle, the professor recommends that she ask a librarian—maybe the one who talked to the class earlier in the semester—to help her curate a reading list of secondary sources.

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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. That’s why I’m participating in the #NGLCchat.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

According to a qualitative study investigating the experiences of interdisciplinary healthcare professionals caring for patients experiencing auditory hallucinations, participants’ lack of comprehension was seen as a clinical concern, and they had low trust in their ability to provide this population with high-quality treatment (Kramarz et al.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

This helps our teachers strengthen their practices and participate in ongoing, reflective coaching at their own pace. This new age of teaching and learning will be more integrated into the day-to-day, more interdisciplinary, and more based on the lived experience of the teacher and student.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I was recently reminded of some older psychological principles and current neuroscience studies that assisted me in better understanding the realities of how tough it may be for students to pay attention and focus. Instead, it is vital that I investigate concrete strategies for greatly increasing students’ involvement in learning.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 11, 2024

According to a qualitative study investigating the experiences of interdisciplinary healthcare professionals caring for patients experiencing auditory hallucinations, participants’ lack of comprehension was seen as a clinical concern, and they had low trust in their ability to provide this population with high-quality treatment (Kramarz et al.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies. Miner, Ed.).

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). To enhance interaction, instructors can assign mixed-location breakout groups where students collaborate via Zoom on case studies. Miner, Ed.).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

It contributes to global citizenship by enabling individuals to participate responsibly in online communities, respecting diverse perspectives, and contributing positively to digital discourse. Case studies, discussions on cyberbullying, and scenarios related to online etiquette can be employed to promote ethical conduct in the digital space.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These new resources will drive the development of students’ critical thinking skills and create opportunities for the study of scientific mysteries and the development of design solutions. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. STEM Connect.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I was recently reminded of some older psychological principles and current neuroscience studies that assisted me in better understanding the realities of how tough it may be for students to pay attention and focus. Instead, it is vital that I investigate concrete strategies for greatly increasing students’ involvement in learning.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The value of play in the learning process and in the classroom has been well-studied and documented in early childhood education, but for a variety of reasons, once students reach higher grades, we see less and less playfulness. I loved it, this class was the one [where] I was most outgoing and participated the most.” [The

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The value of play in the learning process and in the classroom has been well-studied and documented in early childhood education, but for a variety of reasons, once students reach higher grades, we see less and less playfulness. I loved it, this class was the one [where] I was most outgoing and participated the most.” [The

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. Faculty were paid a small stipend for their participation. Sharing our boards Many academic programs will benefit from AI-informed retoolings like these.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

Choose an interdisciplinary topic for broader appeal Freshmen often have not yet decided what their major would be, nor should they! As an introduction to life after high school, students should be given the opportunity to see why their studies truly matter. Will half the country be miseducated?

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. Faculty were paid a small stipend for their participation. Sharing our boards Many academic programs will benefit from AI-informed retoolings like these.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

This article delves into the impact of these schools on education, examining their characteristics, effectiveness, and the lessons learned from successful case studies. Feedback from participants highlighted increased engagement and motivation, as well as improved interpersonal skills.

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