Cross-discipinary curriculum. A curriculum that consciously applies the methodology and language from more than one discipline to examine a central theme, issue, problem, topic, or experience.
Problem solving. A process or method of learning that involves students in evaluating their own thinking and progress while solving problems. This multi-phase process includes discussing strategies for solving a specific problem, generalizing the strategies to solve similar problems, and identifying other problems presented by the given situation.
Teaching for understanding. A concept tied to research in cognitive science, it opposes the idea of learning as merely the development of specific skills, such as adding or multiplying figures. Instead, it focuses on the process of understanding - grasping the relationship among facts, procedures, concepts, and principles and forming connections between old and new knowledge.