Integrated Studies

Dedicating a day each week to integrating science into every subject helped an elementary school boost attendance, learning, and fun.

Fostering connections between subjects encourages students to think deeply about big problems and questions at the core of their work.

A Vermont school program connected to local trades shows how experiential learning can boost engagement for middle and high school students.

An English teacher co-teaching trigonometry asked students to explain an equation to a child and to turn discrete problems into a story.

New research reveals that when science, reading, and math come together in rigorous hands-on projects, student collaboration, engagement, and achievement can soar.

People, places, and problems offer rich opportunities for real-world learning. This unit design framework ensures engaging, aligned learning objectives, experiences, and assessments.

This eight-step framework can help teachers create units that integrate science and social studies with math and English language arts.

One school used a PBL unit that combined science, math, and cooking dumplings to explore the many cultures that make up their community.

Combining several content areas can guide students to develop a deep understanding of how climate change affects them and their community.

A Title I school in the Bronx is dramatically improving student outcomes—one book at a time.

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.

Successfully integrating project-based learning across multiple classes requires careful coordination of learning outcomes and the teaching workload.

Educators take on the role of guides and motivate students to direct their own learning.

Picture books are an excellent way to introduce young students to science and engineering concepts.

Letting students establish a museum exhibit with everyday items offers an opportunity to sharpen their storytelling skills.