Daniel Aaron Lazar » Interdisciplinary Education http://www.daniellazar.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:56:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MAIS Powerpoint and Pragmatic Applications 4 November 2006 http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/31/mais-powerpoint-and-pragmatic-applications-4-november-2006/ http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/31/mais-powerpoint-and-pragmatic-applications-4-november-2006/#comments Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:29:23 +0000 Dan Lazar http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/31/mais-powerpoint-and-pragmatic-applications-4-november-2006/ Here are links to the Power Point presentation and the Pragmatic Applications list that Kili Lay and I created for our “Integrating Interdisciplinary Inquiries in International Institutions” seminar at the Mediterranean Association of International Schools (MAIS).

The Power Point

Pragmatic Applications

]]> http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/31/mais-powerpoint-and-pragmatic-applications-4-november-2006/feed/ 0 Harvard Graduate School of Education http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/harvard-graduate-school-of-education/ http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/harvard-graduate-school-of-education/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:09:40 +0000 Dan Lazar http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/harvard-graduate-school-of-education/ The Harvard Graduate School of Education stands firmly in support of Interdisciplinary Education. Click on THIS LINK to access three well-constructed essays:

  • Three Strategies of Interdisciplinary Teaching of Math and Science: A Case of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
  • From a Community of People to a Community of Disciplines: The Art of Integrative Humanities at St. Paul’s School
  • Three Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching: Contextualizing, Conceptualizing, and Problem-Solving
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]]> http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/right-on-psu/feed/ 0 the inherently interdisciplinary nature of mathematics http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/the-inherently-interdisciplinary-nature-of-mathematics/ http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/the-inherently-interdisciplinary-nature-of-mathematics/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:52:30 +0000 Dan Lazar http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/the-inherently-interdisciplinary-nature-of-mathematics/ Click Here for a litany of provocative quotations on the inherently interdisciplinary nature of mathematics.

]]> http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/the-inherently-interdisciplinary-nature-of-mathematics/feed/ 0 Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/dr-heidi-hayes-jacobs/ http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/dr-heidi-hayes-jacobs/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:49:50 +0000 Dan Lazar http://www.daniellazar.com/2006/10/29/dr-heidi-hayes-jacobs/ This link provides access to the Educational Broadcasting Corporation’s work with interdisciplinary learning expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Dr. Jacobs is an education consultant who works internationally with schools, districts, companies, and not-for profit groups, K-12, on curriculum reform, instructional strategies to encourage critical thinking, and strategic planning. She has written two books: Interdisciplinary Design and Implementation and Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12

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