Curriculum Integration: One School District's Journey

Autor/inn/en	Drake, Susan; Racknor, Wendy
Titel	Curriculum Integration: One School District's Journey
Quelle	In: Education Canada, 51 (2011) 4 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1253
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Instructional Development; Curriculum Development; Literacy; School Districts; Educational Change; Guidelines; Foreign Countries; Integrated Curriculum; Change Strategies; Interdisciplinary Approach; Curriculum Implementation; Relevance (Education); Academic Achievement; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; School district; Schulbezirk; Bildungsreform; Richtlinien; Ausland; Lösungsstrategie; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Relevance; Relevanz; Schulleistung; Kanada
Abstract	The focus of Ontario's educational reform is literacy and numeracy, and there is a move to teach literacy in all subject areas. Teachers are also to include character education and environmental awareness in instructional planning. Curriculum guidelines direct teachers to teach cross-disciplinary core concepts--Big Ideas such as change, systems, and interdependence--and higher-order thinking skills such as research, communication, design, problem solving, and critical literacy. Bluewater School District in southwestern Ontario embarked on a journey to meet these requirements using a cross-disciplinary approach. The results have been an increase in student engagement, curriculum that is relevant to students' lives, and an ability to reach students at all levels of achievement. Formal planning sessions have provided teachers with an opportunity to collaborate and revitalize their practice. (Contains 1 figure and 1 endnote.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10