interdisciplinary approach in education

A series of standards-based strategies and accompanying CD that helps students to develop a better understanding of basic reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies concepts.

Teaching is more than a job--it's a responsibility, one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world; train minds to explore, question, investigate, and discover; and ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but passed on to future generations. Teachers shape lives in limitless ways, both inside and outside of the classroom. But teaching is no easy task. It's an art form that requires craft, sensitivity, creativity, and intelligence. Whether the classroom consists of 3 students or 300, it's important to be as effective and successful a teacher as possible, both for the students and for professional and personal growth. This course is designed to help develop and enhance teaching style; provide methods, tools, and advice for handling all manner of teaching scenarios; and help viewers achieve new levels of success as teachers.

Discusses the benefits of integrated curriculum and explains how schools can create a curriculum that takes into account the complexity of the modern world.

Offers advice and strategies for teachers in all subject areas on how to help students of varying abilities become fluent readers, explaining how to create a classroom environment that promotes learning, providing tools for diagnosing students, detailing instructional models, and discussing vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension.

Presents advice for planning and engaging students in interdisciplinary STEM lessons in multiple content areas, including English and language arts, focusing on engaging students in the "4Cs" of communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity, as well as requiring students to take risks to solve problems.

Explains several methods of using art to teach reading comprehension strategies in elementary grades--including developing sensory images, building and activating schema, questioning, inferring, and others--and presents several lessons and assessment tools.

"In order to succeed in school and beyond, students in grades 6-12 need to understand and use both academic language and discipline-specific vocabulary. This book describes effective practices for integrating vocabulary study with instruction in English language arts, history/social studies, and math and science, and for helping students become independent, motivated word learners"--Back cover.

Infographics for Grade 2 offers a time-saving, cross-curricular solution that supports 21st century learning. Filled with full-color visuals, Infographics for Grade 2 illustrates essential facts and appeals to learners. The engaging infographics in this book help students successfully comprehend a large amount of data and answer corresponding questions. With a variety of high-interest science, math and social studies topics, these infographics are perfect to use individually for skill review or as an instructional resource. Students will learn to use a variety of nonfiction text features such as headings, diagrams, maps, sidebars, time lines, graphs, and more.

Presents hands-on STEAM investigations using children's nursery rhymes.