Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Systems Thinking Principles and Framework for Liberal Arts Curriculum and Interdisciplinary Learning Systems thinking is a powerful tool for promoting students’ holistic thinking, interdisciplinary learning, critical and creative thinking skills for problem solving (Meadows, 2008; Richmond, 1994, 2000).

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

The energy was electric: Three teams of students from three neighboring school systems faced off in a high-stakes competition, their colorful jerseys and team pride on full display. For the students, it was more than a game. For many students, these programs provide a sense of belonging and a platform for leadership.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 11, 2025

Both Tiffany (Elementary General Ed & Gifted) and Stephanie (Middle & High School Math) have modeled remarkable teaching by crafting and upholding the perfect LIVE learning environment, expertly planning for their classes, and nurturing a culture of collaboration, growth, professionalism, and strong student engagement and outcomes.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

On a quiet morning in Ottawas Rockcliffe Park, more than a century ago, a woman named Theodora Philpot opened her home to four young students. Following World War II, Elmwood broadened its academic horizons beyond the humanities, and by the early 2000s, its student body had grown from 130 to over 300. Its about who the students become.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

This article delves into the complexities of developing and implementing an AI framework that not only aligns with an institution’s unique mission but also addresses the diverse needs of its stakeholders, including faculty, students, staff, and administration.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

What once lived on the margins of academic planning is now front and center in national conversations around workforce development, education equity and student well-being. But for CTE to truly serve todays students, it needs something its never had at scale: flexibility. Grants have become an especially powerful resource.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Rather than simply acknowledging that students are using AI, we should create opportunities for them to explore practical strategies. This approach will help students better understand and utilize AI as an educational ally, enabling innovative methods for effective classroom integration.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 89

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

This article delves into the complexities of developing and implementing an AI framework that not only aligns with an institution’s unique mission but also addresses the diverse needs of its stakeholders, including faculty, students, staff, and administration.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Build historical machines in interdisciplinary projects 7. Watch physics in motion with a student roller coaster 8. Over one week, students complete a vocabulary chart, view a PowerPoint presentation, and craft their own bottle rockets to launch with a bicycle pump. Complete a STEM survival challenge 3. 1, 2, 3, 4; 7.G.B.4,

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

10 8th Grade Social-Emotional Writing Prompts Social-emotional learning is a way for students to find their place in the world around them while staying in touch with their own wants and needs. Use these SEL writing prompts to help students stay aware of their own emotional health and social understanding. What would you do?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you think all students should attend school dances?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When I was at TCEA last week, a teacher approached me after one of my sessions to ask if I had ever written about my experience planning interdisciplinary projects. So, I wanted to share the framework that my teaching team (English, history, and science) used when planning large scale interdisciplinary projects.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2019

Our aim is to emphasize computational thinking and computer science skills, ensure math performance is consistent, and incorporate more real-world, interdisciplinary learning. However, the process of implementing deep change may take three to five years, because it impacts the way schools do business, as well as fundamental school culture.

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Key points: Focus on what students can do, instead of what they cant Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative Empathy, adaptability, and real-world readiness: Supporting students in 2025 For more on a growth mindset, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub In the words of Carol Dweck, Becoming is better than being.

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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

AUGUST 28, 2024

The field trip was part of the Foundation’s annual enrichment trip centered on exposing students to burgeoning aerospace and technology careers. So, how did the Crockett Foundation’s students, most of whom attend Title I schools and live in historically under-resourced communities, achieve this sort of success?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

During COVID, the platform provided a virtual option so students could still participate in robotics, and I’ve been using it ever since. Even though it was a hard year to do anything in person, the computer science and coding platform helped keep our students interested in robotics. Gives students real-world knowledge and experience.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2020

Students don’t always need to jump right into a programming tutorial to develop an interest in coding. Their story, told in verse, features colorful illustrations and fun experiences which demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, interdisciplinary learning, and more.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. In a unit on electricity, students can create simple circuits with batteries, wires, and bulbs.

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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

MARCH 19, 2021

Cross-curricular connections throughout different subject and content areas help to make lessons more meaningful and relevant for students. 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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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. The first step in reconciling these tensions is to anchor some of these claims in data from the student side of the equation. They sure do!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Progress for the STEM education movement must continue to improve, especially for students in underrepresented communities hard hit by COVID-19. 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.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Students don’t always need to jump right into a programming tutorial to develop an interest in coding. Their story, told in verse, features colorful illustrations and fun experiences which demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, interdisciplinary learning, and more. Sometimes, all it takes is an engaging book.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Igniting young students’ wonder through STEAM This grant wasn’t just about acquiring cool, new gadgets–it was about making computer science standards accessible to educators beyond the traditional science and engineering departments. The lesson merged creative storytelling and art with technology, robotics, and engineering.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2023

In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: An interdisciplinary approach to STEM can help close equity gaps How teacher agency has improved post-pandemic The need for STEM starts early and sets students up for success

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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

AUGUST 20, 2024

The 2024 Female Students and STEM Report reveals that beginning in middle school, female students experience significant STEM exposure gaps that continue through high school. The career exposure gap identifies the mismatch between students’ abilities and interests, revealing overlooked career options.

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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. Check out the following 5 STEM grants–some are research-based, others are for teachers, and a couple are focused around student involvement.

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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. School leaders focus on closing the technology gender gap by teaching female students to code and build websites and apps.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

More than half of today’s students will hold jobs that don’t yet exist today, which is why it is critically important for students to develop 21st-century skills such as creativity and problem solving.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

By incorporating real-world experiences and addressing problems, I aim to engage students and encourage them to devise solutions to these challenges. As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Over the last several years, schools and universities have realized that esports allows students who felt excluded from other extracurricular activities to finally find their “place” doing something they are passionate about within their scholastic environment.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

Our educators have the freedom to move beyond the standards and build on those interests as they create unique curricula for their students. They learn how everything fits together, and it becomes a fun and memorable approach to interdisciplinary learning. Creative curriculum shaped by a unique campus.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The AI Education Project on Wednesday released its AI Readiness Framework , a comprehensive way for students, teachers and school leaders to think about building AI Readiness in America’s schools and evaluating what being “AI Ready” means in a time of rapid technological change. aiEDU’s framework has three parts.

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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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