Training Deventer, Olanda

Interdisciplinary Pathways: Innovative Strategies for Education

19th to 25th of July 2025

Day 1 Welcome, introductions, and setting learning goals.

Interactive lecture: “Why Interdisciplinary Education?”

Case studies of successful interdisciplinary programs.

Icebreaker: Subject Mapping – connecting disciplines.

Group discussion: Benefits and challenges in participants' contexts

Day 2 Workshop: “Thematic Webs and Curriculum Mapping.”

Introduction to UDL (Universal Design for Learning) in interdisciplinary settings.

Team activity: Drafting interdisciplinary unit outlines.

Peer feedback and refinement sessions.

Day 3 Hands-on workshop: Building a PBL unit around a real-world problem.

Introduction to essential questions and driving questions.

Planning toolkits for student inquiry and reflection.

Showcase: Group presentations of mini-PBL frameworks.

Day 4 Role-play: Simulated team-teaching meetings.

Case examples of effective collaborative practices.

Team-building exercise: Designing an interdisciplinary week at school.

Reflection circle: Collaboration challenges and strategies.

Day 5 Demos of tools: Padlet, Canva, Jamboard, Miro, Google Workspace, Flip, and others.

Station-based exploration: Each station focuses on different tech tools.

Design challenge: “Build a Digital Interdisciplinary Learning Experience.”

Sharing & peer review.

Day 6 Workshop: Rubric design and cross-disciplinary evaluation.

Peer-review activity: Analysing and improving existing assessments.

Simulation: Student exhibition or showcase planning.

Panel: Educators sharing assessment practices in interdisciplinary contexts.

Day 7 Presentation: Participants showcase their interdisciplinary project/unit plans.

Feedback carousel: Structured peer and facilitator feedback.

Action Plan Workshop: “From Vision to Reality” (barriers, supports, timeline).

Closing ceremony: Reflection, certificates, and celebration.