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Title: PLANNING FOR CURRICULUM INTEGRATION


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PLANNING FOR CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
  • Why would you want to integrate?

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Some reasons might include
  • To help students make connections among ideas.
  • To support the undertaking of large, time
    consuming culminating tasks.
  • To save time.
  • To create interest in expanding ideas.

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When do you integrate?
  • This is your choice.
  • It should be made with knowledge of where
    natural fits and opportunities exist in the
    curriculum.
  • Fits need to be made at both the unit level and
    the expectation level.

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CAUTION AHEAD!!!
  • When you choose to integrate, you still need to
    ensure that all expectations of all integrated
    units are met.

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What makes this easy to do?
  • Achievement charts are designed to reflect the
    four categories of EXPECTATIONS in each unit in
    all guidelines in Ontario.
  • SOevery unit will be focusing on some knowledge
    dependent on the unit topic
  • BUTevery unit also has the categories of
    expectations that are cross-curricular (Thinking,
    Communication, Application)

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In the Early Grades
  • Integration often is approached by use of
    activity centers to Consolidate and Apply new
    learning.
  • Teachers need to decide on what types of centers
    to use when.

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An Unfortunate Trend
  • Centers tend to be used less frequently in Grades
    3-8 than in the earlier grades.
  • Space to set up centers is often cited as a
    reason ( e.g., bigger bodies in the classroom
    equals less space for movement and students need
    to move around to get to do center work.)

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TYPES OF CENTERS
  • There are 4 main types of centers
  • 1. Permanent ( e.g., computers, painting,
    reading)
  • 2. Generic (e.g., cutting, tying,
    keyboarding, handwriting)
  • 3. Thematic Integration ( e.g., designed to
    reflect expectations of an integrated unit
    Consolidation and Application of expectations)
  • 4. Unit or Lesson ( e.g., designed to reflect
    the expectations of a single unit from a single
    guideline for Consolidation or Application
    purposes.

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How do you go about integration planning?
  1. Pick your grade.
  2. Identify the time of year.
  3. Pick a theme ( e.g., Leaves, Heroes, Challenges,
    Family, Celebrations, etc.
  4. Adjust the theme to reflect local and school
    culture.

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  • 5. Survey guidelines to find grade units that fit
    your theme.
  • 6. Record unit titles under subject headings.
  • 7. Develop a concentric circle planning web
  • Theme
  • Expectations
  • Activities
  • Culminating Task(s)

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Then
  • 8. Consult Blooms Taxonomy verb and product
    lists to guide activity design.
  • 9. Plan a culminating task(s) that reflects
    overall expectations from all units.

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Setting Up Activities for Centers
  • Maintaining centers will be your biggest
    challenge!
  • Centers can be portable to save spacePlastic
    bins with lids will save you space, time and
    resources!
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