Zehui Zhan (PhD) is an outstanding professor in South China Normal University. Her research interests include STEAM education, interdisciplinary education, teacher education, smart education, and learning science. She is the Youth Pearl River Scholar, Hong Kong Scholar, and PI of the smart educational equipment industry–university–research cooperation base, associate director of the artificial intelligence and smart education key lab, associate director of the Guangdong Educational Evaluation Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center, and associate director of the STEAM Education Alliance for Primary and Secondary Schools in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Her doctoral dissertation has been nominated as the national 100 excellent doctoral dissertations in China. She has published more than 120 papers in the field and received other honors such as the annual award of youth excellent universities teacher from the Fok Yingdong Education Foundation and the Ministry of Education in China, the title of best teacher at South China Normal University, and the first prize in the national education software competition.Siyuan Lyu is a doctoral student at South China Normal University, with research interests in STEAM education, interdisciplinary education, and teacher education.Shijing Niu is a graduate student at South China Normal University, focusing on STEAM education, interdisciplinary education, and smart education.Kai Tu is a graduate student at South China Normal University, focusing on STEAM education and interdisciplinary education.Qingna Lai is a graduate student at South China Normal University, focusing on STEAM education and interdisciplinary education.

• 1: Concept and Theoretical Foundation 2: Research Methods 3: Exploring interdisciplinary teaching competence from an international perspective 4: Uncovering the Transformation from Single to Interdisciplinary Teaching: An Analysis of China's Curriculum Reform 5: Constructing and Validating the Interdisciplinary Teaching Competence Framework for K-12 Teachers 6: Assessment Tools for Teachers' Interdisciplinary Teaching Competence 7: Strategies for Improving K-12 Teachers’ Interdisciplinary Teaching Competence 8: Teachers' Professional Development Program for Interdisciplinary Teaching Competence Enhancement