In reading about implementation of school gardens and curriculum, I keep coming across different terminology of learning styles. Interdisciplinary learning emphasizes connections between traditionally discrete disciplines such as math, science, history, and language arts, rather than limiting learning to one content area at a time. Planned around clear purposes, it is based upon experiences and outcomes drawn from a variety of curriculum areas or subjects and ensures a progression in skills and in knowledge and understanding.
Research has demonstrated that interdisciplinary teaching can increase students' motivation for learning as well as their level of active engagement. In contrast to learning skills in isolation, when students participate in interdisciplinary learning they recognize the value of what they are learning and become more involved in it.
How can educators use this type of learning in school gardens?
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