interdisciplinary_planning.ppt

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Interdisciplinary Planning


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Objective of todays workshop:Participants will explore the planningprocess for interdisciplinary projects.They will plan a 2-4 week interdisciplinaryproject.


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Why?

Does integrated curriculum work?

Do interdisciplinary projects work?


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What will students need to be

successful in their world?A high capacity for abstract, conceptualthinking

The ability to apply this thinking to real worldproblems

The ability to function in an environmentwhere communication skills are vital

The ability to work easily and well with othersto resolve conflict and to work well withoutclose supervision.

(Marshall and Tucker, 1992)


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Student-centered learning with real-

world connections

More is learned if the student perceives the content

as relevant.

More learning is retained if the learning is acquiredthrough discovery or doing.

Attention is selective. Information that is notselected for attention is forever lost and neverlearned.


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Student-centered learning with real-world connections

Prior knowledge is the basis for new learning.

Hooking new information into prior knowledgeforms meaningful connections.

Retrieval is cue dependent. Retrieval clues arecrucial during diagnosing and testing. Thus, itbecomes important to build multiple pathways tothe information instead of just memorizing it.


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Integrated Curriculum researchStudents taught with integratedcurriculum reported that theyspecifically liked working in teams andindicated improvements in both attitudeand work habits.

Source: MacIver(1990)


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Integrated Curriculum researchStudents taught with integratedcurriculum had better self-direction,higher attendance, and improved levelsof homework completion.

Source: Jacobs (1989)


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Integrated Curriculum researchTeacher attitudes improve.

Teachers who integrate curriculum findthat they can teach more in greaterdepth with students more activelyinvolved in the learning process.

Source: (Edgerton,1990), (MacIver, 1990),

and (Greene, 1991).


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Successful integration requires

that teachers:

Accommodate academic performance

standards.Incorporate industry-specific skill standards

Establish ground rules and identify

responsibilitiesSource: Career Academy Toolkit, Mittlesteadt,Reeves


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What the greatest challenge you can

foresee to interdisciplinary planning?


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Examples for making time:Schedule planning time and lunch togetherextending the

time teachers have together to plan.

Reschedule day-long staff development meetings to shorter

teacher team planning meetings. Ex: refigure 5 staff

development days into 13 twohour planning sessions.

Banking timelengthening the school day and releasing the

students on certain to use the banked time for planning.


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ThinkPair - Share

Give two suggestions when your

team can plan beyond commonplanning time.


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One example:Tour of the world

EnglishThings Fall Apart

Proverbs

Social StudiesHistory

GeographyCulture

MathMeasurement

Distance/Time

Africa


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Well try it!

Theme: Civil War


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Interdisciplinary project

planning process

TASK: Divide into 4 groups. Your team will

develop an outline for an interdisciplinary

project which will last 2-4 weeks and can be

implemented this year.

Your team will report their results to the group

at the conclusion of this planning time.


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planning process

1) What are you planning to teach this

semester? Refer to your completed 16week planner to give a brief overview ofwhat you plan to cover by unit.

2) Identify a common theme, idea, orconcept that reflects your careeracademy or curriculum and will be the

basis for the project.


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16 Week Plan

Week 1 Week 9

Week 2 Week 10

Week 3 Week 11

Week 4 Week 12

Week 5 Week 13

Week 6 Week 14

Week 7 Week 15

Week 8 Week 16

Name _______________ Academy ______________

Course_______________ Grade(s)/Level(s)_________


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planning process3) Identify the California Content

Standards and Benchmarks that willbe addressed.

4) Decide what the final project will be.

5) Develop timeline for the project. (start& end date)


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planning process

6) How will each teacher prepare

students for the project?Identify tasks for each team member

and establish responsibilities.

7) How can your business partnersupport this project?


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planning process

8) Brainstorm a motivational activity for

the beginning and the conclusion ofyour unit. Whats your hook and

culminating event?

9) Choose a reporter to share yourresults with the group.

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