The purpose of this book is to encourage teachers and administrators to
move beyond traditional course structures and to ask them to consider
designing experiential curriculum that is interdisciplinary and focused
on solving real world problems. Why do this? Both authors believe that
the current model of education falls short in preparing students to
think creatively, to work collaboratively and to engage actively as
problem solvers. An educational sea-change is needed more than ever
given the problems that face our world now and that threaten to worsen
in the next few decades. This book is divided into sections devoted to
courses that, despite their interdisciplinary nature, we categorized
into the following fields: Social Science, Literature and Composition,
Computer Science, Mathematics, Art, Environment and Ecology,
Engineering, Public Health, and Administration.