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Theme-Based approach involves addressing a topic through the lenses of several subject areas.
Theme-Based approach involves addressing a topic through the lenses of several subject areas.
True
Connected curriculum refers to learning that actively involves students in a wide range of experiences that benefit others and the community.
Connected curriculum refers to learning that actively involves students in a wide range of experiences that benefit others and the community.
False
Shared curriculum involves fusing skills, knowledge, or attitudes into the regular school curriculum.
Shared curriculum involves fusing skills, knowledge, or attitudes into the regular school curriculum.
False
In Theme-Based approach, often three or more subject areas are involved in the study.
In Theme-Based approach, often three or more subject areas are involved in the study.
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Connected curriculum always ends with an integrated culminating activity.
Connected curriculum always ends with an integrated culminating activity.
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Shared curriculum can be achieved by addressing a topic through the lenses of several subject areas.
Shared curriculum can be achieved by addressing a topic through the lenses of several subject areas.
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Theme-Based approach can involve planning collaboratively and working with a theme in a more intensive way.
Theme-Based approach can involve planning collaboratively and working with a theme in a more intensive way.
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Connected curriculum pairs community-based service activities with structured preparation and student reflection.
Connected curriculum pairs community-based service activities with structured preparation and student reflection.
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Shared curriculum refers to actively involving students in experiences that benefit others and the community.
Shared curriculum refers to actively involving students in experiences that benefit others and the community.
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In Theme-Based approach, students often experience addressing a topic through the lenses of several subject areas at learning centers.
In Theme-Based approach, students often experience addressing a topic through the lenses of several subject areas at learning centers.
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Study Notes
The Concept of Integrated Curriculum
- Focuses on basic skills, content, and higher-level thinking
- Encourages lifelong learning
- Structures learning around themes, big ideas, and meaningful concepts
- Provides connections among various curricular disciplines
- Provides learners opportunities to apply skills they have learned
- Encourages active participation in relevant real-life experiences
- Captivates, motivates, and challenges learners
- Provides a deeper understanding of content
- Offers opportunities for more small group and individualized instruction
- Accommodates a variety of learning styles/theories
Approaches to Integration
- Multidisciplinary Approach: focuses on different disciplines, integrating subdisciplines within a subject area
- Interdisciplinary Approach: organizes and capsulizes the curriculum around common learning across disciplines
- Transdisciplinary Approach: designs a curriculum within student needs and concerns, applying disciplinary and interdisciplinary skills in real-life contexts
Methods of Curriculum Integration
- Connected: connects topics surrounding disciplines
- Sequenced: teaches similar ideas together
- Shared: creates an integrated unit between two disciplines
- Webbed: plans subject areas around a central theme
- Project-based learning: engages students in creating knowledge, enhancing critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, reasoning, synthesis, and resilience
- Service learning: involves students in experiences that benefit others and the community, advancing curriculum goals
- Learning Centers/Parallel Disciplines: addresses a topic or theme through multiple subject areas
- Theme-Based: plans collaboratively, involving three or more subject areas, with an integrated culminating activity
- Fusion: integrates skills, knowledge, or attitudes into the regular school curriculum
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Test your knowledge on integrated curriculum by discussing the concept, approaches, methods, and types of curriculum integration. Identify suitable lessons or course disciplines for integration and understand the focus on basic skills, content, and higher-level thinking.
