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Integrated Studies

Discover innovations and best practices for combining multiple academic subjects to prepare students for a world where all knowledge is integrated.

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  • The Meeting of Climate Science and Literature

    An eighth-grade student-led project blends reading climate-change fiction with research and ends with a presentation to younger students.
    Kasey Short
    180
  • Designing Interdisciplinary Units in Elementary School

    This eight-step framework can help teachers create units that integrate science and social studies with math and English language arts.
    299
  • A Handy Framework for Designing Units of Study

    People, places, and problems offer rich opportunities for real-world learning. This unit design framework ensures engaging, aligned learning objectives, experiences, and assessments.
    381
  • Learning Math by Seeing It as a Story

    An English teacher co-teaching trigonometry asked students to explain an equation to a child and to turn discrete problems into a story.
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  • A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Elementary Science

    New research reveals that when science, reading, and math come together in rigorous hands-on projects, student collaboration, engagement, and achievement can soar.
    5.7k
  • Using Culturally Responsive Project-Based Learning to Teach Core Skills

    One school used a PBL unit that combined science, math, and cooking dumplings to explore the many cultures that make up their community.
    1.4k
  • How a Literacy-First Program Revived a School

    A Title I school in the Bronx is dramatically improving student outcomes—one book at a time.
    6.6k
  • A Recipe for Interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning

    Successfully integrating project-based learning across multiple classes requires careful coordination of learning outcomes and the teaching workload.
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  • The Magic of STEM-Related Read-Alouds in Elementary School

    Picture books are an excellent way to introduce young students to science and engineering concepts.
    806
  • Building Critical Thinkers by Combining STEM With History

    By asking students to explore the history of scientific discoveries, we get them to view their world with more wonder—and more skepticism—and condition their minds to think about causes and effects.
    3.5k
  • There’s More to Calculus Than Equations

    A project that encourages students to investigate the origins and history of calculus can boost engagement and promote deeper learning.
    369
  • Birmingham Covington: Building a Student-Centered School

    Educators take on the role of guides and motivate students to direct their own learning.
    6k
  • Creating a Student-Run Museum in Your Classroom

    Letting students establish a museum exhibit with everyday items offers an opportunity to sharpen their storytelling skills.
    3.3k
  • Connecting Math and Science to Reading and Writing

    Educators in K-12 classrooms are exploring unique ways to bridge the gap between math, science, and literacy.
    2.8k
  • Using Science to Bring Literature to Life

    Combining science and literature can help students engage more deeply with both subjects.
    3.8k

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