eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2025

Just as HGTV renovators might knock down walls to create open-concept living spaces, educators break down traditional barriers to learning by adopting interdisciplinary approaches, flexible schedules, or multiple learning pathways. In other cases, personalization is a much bigger undertaking.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The practices support interdisciplinary learning, too. Students engage in more writing and reading, supporting literacy, as well as become more accurate with measuring, leading to improvements in numeracy. During this process, students are engaged in their learning and gain a deeper understanding of the science concept being taught.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom. AI is so new that the landscape of our knowledge is changing constantly.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The remaining MET curriculum features three semester-long interdisciplinary team projects. Beebe is currently working as the cinematic producer of an interdisciplinary project called. “The immersion semester was the most fun I ever had in my life that I would never do again,” says 24-year-old MET student Brian Beebe. “It

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Students started to have rich discussions about what the purpose of school should be and tapped into their creativity to find unique ways to represent their ideas through writing, images, audio or video. CTE programs are uniquely positioned to build interdisciplinary connections because of the focus on real-world application.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

The only way to achieve another revolution in innovation is through complete transformation of our system As we write this, humanity is in the midst of multiple emergencies. 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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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

The science of reading refers to a vast body of research that explores how children learn to read and includes explicit, systematic and cumulative instruction methods focused on phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing and oral language.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In it, he reflects on the interdisciplinary work he did that led to his theory of multiple intelligences. What was it that led you to write this? I probably had some lessons on how to write a research paper, but I think we can do a lot more to help people synthesize. It’s a memoir called “ A Synthesizing Mind.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Students learn best when they study real ballot initiatives during an election year or work with journalism professors to write their own editorials for the local paper. 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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Your recent work and writing has focused on math education. Are a lot of the problems that you present interdisciplinary by nature? Math is this general-purpose subject at school, but if it isn’t interdisciplinary, well, why not? You want to write it so the computer can understand it, but so you can also communicate it.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The strategy: GRADE We both teach composition and interdisciplinary courses at a regional state university in Georgia. Many of our courses have 48 students enrolled, and writing is assigned in all classes. The writing assignments include invention work, draft work, and final versions, which all require feedback and evaluation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

I mean, they were posting projects and writing comments. I mean, they were posting projects and writing comments. But is coding preoccupying the hearts and minds of students after school hours? This is the question that researchers at the MIT Media Lab are asking. Initially I was the one who questioned the word ‘community.’

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Mashing the arts and math is core to Desmo’s belief that education is interdisciplinary by nature, and subjects should be taught as such. The activities are a departure from what one might otherwise expect in a math lesson; they include writing stories, manipulating images and solving puzzles.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The strategy: GRADE We both teach composition and interdisciplinary courses at a regional state university in Georgia. Many of our courses have 48 students enrolled, and writing is assigned in all classes. The writing assignments include invention work, draft work, and final versions, which all require feedback and evaluation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

For Abby Longcor, Senior Director of the Tech Challenge, that’s what really sets the program apart: the interdisciplinary approach to engineering. “We We often neglect to tell students that reading, writing and communicating are just as necessary to success as technical skills,” Longcor explains. “In

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Writing for and advocating to authentic audiences around societal issues that we’re passionate about is inspiring. Writing 5-paragraph essays about books that we don’t care about is not. Interdisciplinary learning that is seen by students as meaningful, authentic, and connected to the real world is inspiring.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In my third year, I decided to write my own advisory curriculum, grounded in debate and civil discourse. Life is interdisciplinary, and while our education system has finally started to acknowledge this (e.g. I can say with confidence my students didn’t learn anything in advisory in my first two years teaching it.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It would seem then that grants favored the interdisciplinary approach, but. Yet innovation is not always an idea problem, writes David Burkus , author of “The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies Generate Great Ideas.”. Then there’s Deep Springs College. Seeing the good ideas.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2019

We were given freedom to implement non-traditional practices such as design thinking, while maintaining those that are tried and true like document-based essay writing. In fact, we still talk regularly and are currently co-writing a book about the impact relationships have on education.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. They want to read and write and think. That’s the sense I try to give them: You’re not just writing a paper to get a grade, A or B.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

, those who encourage students to use AI freely in their writing processes (open-ocean swimmers), and, finally, those who want to embrace AI with guardrails (learning to surf). Open-ocean swimmers have argued that their strategy might equalize the playing field for students or mimic workplace writing processes. What can be done?

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Building a Space That Amplifies Innovation and Connection Lassonde Studios evolved out of a $25 million dollar gift from investor, philanthropist, and University of Utah alumnus Pierre Lassonde to spur entrepreneurship in a student-focused and interdisciplinary manner. “We Normally you write the program and then design the building.

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Teach Hub

AUGUST 28, 2024

Music in Writing It is well known that students who study music have a larger vocabulary. Challenge students to incorporate music into their writing. For example, give students a photograph to inspire them to write a song or have them listen to a piece of music and write about the emotions it evokes when they hear the song.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

, those who encourage students to use AI freely in their writing processes (open-ocean swimmers), and, finally, those who want to embrace AI with guardrails (learning to surf). Open-ocean swimmers have argued that their strategy might equalize the playing field for students or mimic workplace writing processes. What can be done?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom. AI is so new that the landscape of our knowledge is changing constantly.

Ethics 111

Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

Practical Learning Scientific research involves several ground realities and interdisciplinary aspects that students and the general public are not exposed to. She found her true calling — teaching — while she was juggling writing and a 9-5 desk job. Author bio Sophia is an online ESL/EFL instructor and a passionate Science educator.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Students at Dayton are focused on large interdisciplinary projects and problem-solving. Going from point A to point B is the same process whether it’s technical writing or fiction. What are you seeing that is engaging students in the gaming and interactive space?

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

The ACT has seen the writing on the wall—and it doesn’t look good. In Pitzer’s case those values include social responsibility, intercultural understanding, interdisciplinary learning, student engagement and environmental sustainability.) Its reasoning?

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The first activity I tried in class was a pre-writing workshop, speed-dating-style. In my own experience, I have seen students gain greater confidence in their writing ability and in applying a critical lens to a problem. It was something I could aspire to. References Forbes, Lisa K.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The first activity I tried in class was a pre-writing workshop, speed-dating-style. In my own experience, I have seen students gain greater confidence in their writing ability and in applying a critical lens to a problem. It was something I could aspire to. References Forbes, Lisa K.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Everything is interdisciplinary,” explained Stephanie Passman, the lead teacher, during EdSurge’s recent visit to the school. Teachers can “write a note down and hand it to the student, then use that later to reflect,” Passman described. In this new model, learning looks a lot like playing. “We

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Seeber in The Slow Professor write that faculty are in a state of “time poverty” (2016, p. Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Simple active learning techniques such as a quick temperature check or low stakes writing activity (Lang, 2021) can allow space for students to express their feelings, particularly when discussing challenging or emotive material, which simultaneously builds empathy and inclusion. Padlet is a good digital tool.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 17, 2023

Seeber in The Slow Professor write that faculty are in a state of “time poverty” (2016, p. Faced with the stress of having too much to do, faculty are impoverished as they rush to design assignments to outwit ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can write essays, or figure out how to get students to come to virtual office hours.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Simple active learning techniques such as a quick temperature check or low stakes writing activity (Lang, 2021) can allow space for students to express their feelings, particularly when discussing challenging or emotive material, which simultaneously builds empathy and inclusion. Padlet is a good digital tool.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2016

Teachers write blogs about the pros and cons about teaching CS and engineering. b.io ) and it’s become an interdisciplinary part of the overall school culture, not just one class. Computer Science (CS) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are popping up all over. Industry debates about the STEM jobs pipeline.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In the medical setting, you get more parent contact because they're the ones bringing the patient to the clinic, whereas in the schools, you get more interdisciplinary contact and less with the parents. It's interesting. That has to be more intentional through emails, meetings, IEPs, things of that nature. I appreciate that.

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