Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Embedding challenges into interdisciplinary units — such as STEM or social studies lessons that explore environmental impact, community planning or climate justice — turns gameplay into real-world problem-solving. Offer hands-on training, lesson plans and co-teaching models to help educators feel confident using game-based tools.

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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

Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role. Critical thinking isnt something we teach once, says Ms. Every student has their own MacBook or iPad. Meadowcroft.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Since the public release of ChatGPT in December 2022, educators have faced the challenge of effectively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their teaching. Encourage students to select supplemental articles relevant to their fields to foster interdisciplinary connections, allowing for both autonomy and current insights in the field.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Carnegie Mellon University : Prioritizes interdisciplinary collaboration in AI projects, involving stakeholders from various academic departments.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

It introduces career-ready practices as a core element and embraces interdisciplinary learning that mirrors todays job landscape. More importantly, this new model gives districts the freedom to customize programs based on local industry needs, attract more funding and better prepare students for emerging fields.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Carnegie Mellon University : Prioritizes interdisciplinary collaboration in AI projects, involving stakeholders from various academic departments.

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Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 74

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Build historical machines in interdisciplinary projects 7. Launch STEM learning with bottle rockets 2. Design a buoyant sailboat 5.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

If you could teach a class on anything, what would it be? 10 Math and Science Prompts for Interdisciplinary Writing Writing in math and science can be as easy as pi! Use these engaging questions and thought experiments to get middle schoolers to open up while practicing writing skills. What chore do you secretly like to do at home?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Nature Walk Journal; Nature Scavenger Hunt; Nature Journal Prompt; Outside Guide By Teach Go Green Grades: 3rd-10th Subjects: Environment, Science Guide high schoolers through a writing walk with a nature walk journal. Inspire students with a walk outside, complete with notebooks, sunshine, and lots of topics for discussion.

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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

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. New NCTAF toolkit intends to help educators integrate instruction with new science standards, STEM concepts. News STEM Top News'

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STEM Teaching Interdisciplinary Learning 239

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

JANUARY 16, 2025

We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). By embracing interdisciplinary learning, NGSS weaves math, language arts, and social science concepts into the science classroom, creating a richer, more connected educational experience for students.

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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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Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

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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STEM Science Interdisciplinary Teachers 283

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Related content: 3 ways to teach STEM in a blended environment. Every educator should have access to tools and support to grow.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

By doing so, we’ve been able to teach coding not in isolation, but as an integral part of our larger curriculum. This approach has allowed us to create interdisciplinary lessons that spark curiosity, imagination, and engagement.

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Art Science Interdisciplinary STEM 332

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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STEM Interdisciplinary History Math 360

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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Interdisciplinary English Math Failure 311

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Interdisciplinary approaches Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach can significantly enrich the learning process for students. al (2019), Integrative teaching benefits middle-level learners as it potentially increases student engagement, motivation, and achievement. or Why should I care? I will never use this.

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Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 232

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2016

School leaders focus on closing the technology gender gap by teaching female students to code and build websites and apps. We try to guide students through interdisciplinary work.” Since 2009, the school’s graduation and college enrollment rates have steadily increased.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Social Studies Curriculum Design 272

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

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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Skills Interdisciplinary Middle School Middle School 261

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To ensure a smooth transition to teaching computer science, campus and district leaders will need to empower teachers with ownership of the change, versus simply asking them to comply with it. Finding Time Through an Interdisciplinary Approach.

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Science Interdisciplinary Teachers Fairness 297

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.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Disabilities Education 280

eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

We want to increase their knowledge, skills, and interest in STEM, and balance student-centered teaching with state and national standards. 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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STEM Interdisciplinary Textbooks Lecturing 259

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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Interdisciplinary Laboratory Cognitive Development Students 180

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2022

She is teaching me how to properly introduce myself in our Lakota language, Lak?ótiyapi. Learning from Indigenous Knowledge Systems After nearly two years of teaching, I realized many of the systems and practices I cultivated in my classroom were deeply rooted in my Indigenous knowledge as a Lakota woman. Ee.chee.yah.pee.”

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Knowledge Teaching Education Interdisciplinary 217

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

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

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

STEM isn’t just something we teach; it’s interwoven in the work we do inside and outside of the schoolhouse. But what about when you’re teaching English or social studies? We encourage our schools to utilize a variety of collaborative planning models (interdisciplinary, vertical teaming, etc.) Infuse STEM into all subject areas.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Schools Fairness 318

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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Interdisciplinary Art Math Knowledge 283

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Partitioning content into discrete subjects and courses made the learning boring and the teaching hard. Learners then work with partners to co-design interdisciplinary projects that both align with the academic and life goals of the learner, as well as the business or nonprofit needs of the partner.

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Interdisciplinary Education High School High School 289

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

With full alignment to the revised TEKS for Technology Applications and robust teacher support for interdisciplinary lessons, the CoderZ courses make it easy for educators to integrate computer science into core subject learning and give teachers the resources they need to build a strong foundation for technical and engineering career pathways.

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Interdisciplinary STEM Science Students 332

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2019

As educators, we are all continuously looking for interdisciplinary learning opportunities that will provide students with the most authentic learning experiences possible. Initially, we brought in drone trainers to teach our teachers how to fly drones, enabling them to secure the necessary FAA Part 107 license. Know your strengths.

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Curriculum Interdisciplinary Instructors Exams 279

eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key points: More than half of surveyed students say they will opt out of the traditional four-year undergraduate path This decision to pursue alternative post-secondary options hints at an evolving postsecondary landscape.

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High School High School Interdisciplinary Schools 303

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By incorporating hands-on activities, real-world problem-solving, edtech tools, interdisciplinary learning, and a culture of curiosity, teachers can create a dynamic and engaging learning environment.

Middle School 331

Middle School Middle School STEM Interdisciplinary 331

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Changing Perceptions: The discussion challenges preconceived notions about AI, acknowledging shifts in attitudes among educators and students toward embracing technology as a valuable supplement to traditional teaching methods.

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Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods Science Languages 283