Integrated Studies

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

Encouraging students to bring their creativity and imagination to challenging content makes it more accessible—and helps them learn it more deeply.

Giving students a design challenge—and a compelling reason to delve into complex engineering—makes them more engaged, motivated, and committed to deepening their own understanding.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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