Lakeland Copper Beech Middle SchoolLakeland Central School District

Shrub Oak, NYEllen McNally

Janice Reichert

The I-Core CurriculumThe I-Core Curriculum

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Interdisciplinary Core

I-Core is a unique curriculum that focuses on higher order thinking and engages students in analyzing and

evaluating information across the disciplines.

Students are actively engaged in both reading and writing skills that accompany the non-fictional curriculum which is made up

of four units taught in grades 6, 7 and 8, spiraling in difficulty.

Throughout these units, the students are asked

to read, identify and analyze non-fictional material and produce their own critiques to

demonstrate their understanding.

• Enhance literacy and writing skills

• Encourage critical thinking

• Produce written works using multimedia

Positives

• Flexibility• Teaching multiple grades• Viewing academic growth• Crossing disciplines• Multimedia• Collaboration with teachers• Working with current topics & issues in the

media• Presenting non-fictional material in an engaging

way

Foundation for Writing in I-Core

Format - brief response/paragraph

Supporting details

Transitional words

Thesis statement

Topic & closing sentences

• Increase in New York State English Language Arts scores

• Skills developed and topics studied are transferred over to other disciplines and built upon in high school

• Authentic lessons, real-life examples and fresh content to teach traditional skills are used

English Language Arts Middle English Language Arts Middle LevelLevel

General Education/Special General Education/Special EducationEducation

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