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kynan robinson

What Is Integrated Curriculum? - 0 views

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pbl clp creativity project integrated

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  • Can making wind and rain machines improve the reading comprehension and writing scores of elementary students on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test? Do students really learn math by learning to clog dance? When students spend after-school time participating in a microsociety that reflects the roles of real life, will their test scores in math and reading improve?
  • Lee's students have shown more than 100 percent gains in comprehension and writing on the FCAT.
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      kynan robinson on 18 Apr 12
       
      Its sad that we even have to ask these questions, what about increased levels of creative thought, or deeper understanding of social interactions etc etc etc
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  • Lee claims that when she teaches science concepts she also teaches students to think and write in the structured, coherent ways required on standardized tests
  • What exactly is integrated curriculum? In its simplest conception, it is about making connections. What kind of connections? Across disciplines? To real life? Are the connections skill-based or knowledge-based?
  • we defined three approaches to integration—multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary
  • Multidisciplinary approaches focus primarily on the disciplines.
  • When teachers integrate the subdisciplines within a subject area, they are using an intradisciplinary approach
  • Through this integration, teachers expect students to understand the connections between the different subdisciplines and their relationship to the real world.
  • In this approach to integration, teachers organize the curriculum around common learnings across disciplines. T
  • ey chunk together the common learnings embedded in the disciplines to emphasize interdisciplinary skills and concepts.
  • They are learning the interdisciplinary skill of communication (thinking and writing in a structured and coherent way).
  • In the transdisciplinary approach to integration, teachers organize curriculum around student questions and concerns (see Figure 1.3). Students develop life skills as they apply interdisciplinary and disciplinary skills in a real-life context. Two routes lead to transdisciplinary integration: project-based learning and negotiating the curriculum
  • Project-Based Learning. In project-based learning, students tackle a local problem. Some schools call this problem-based learning or place-based learning. According to Chard (1998), planning project-based curriculum involves three steps:
  • Teachers and students select a topic of study based on student interests, curriculum standards, and local resources. The teacher finds out what the students already know and helps them generate questions to explore. The teacher also provides resources for students and opportunities to work in the field. Students share their work with others in a culminating activity. Students display the results of their exploration and review and evaluate the project.
  • Negotiating the Curriculum. In this version of the transdisciplinary approach, student questions form the basis for curriculum.
  • Studies of project-based programs show that students go far beyond the minimum effort, make connections among different subject areas to answer open-ended questions, retain what they have learned, apply learning to real-life problems, have fewer discipline problems, and have lower absenteeism
  • The boundaries of the disciplines seemed to dissolve abruptly.
  • The essential difference between the three approaches was the perceived degree of separation that existed between subject areas. Given our experiences at the time, both of us believed that the three approaches fit on an evolutionary continuum.
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      kynan robinson on 18 Apr 12
       
      all education is evolutionary which is why we need to keep studying, reading investigating asking questions
  • suggests that even intradisciplinary projects should include math and literature/media to be rich and vibrant
  • backward design process.
  • We believe that educators will continue to experience deepening connections as they become more experienced in this area.
  • Real-life context Student questions
  • Coplanner Colearner Generalist/specialist
  • Disciplines identified if desired, but real-life context emphasized
  • All knowledge interconnected and interdependent Many right answers Knowledge considered to be indeterminate and ambiguous
  • Student questions and concerns Real-world context
  • Interdisciplinary skills/concepts stressed
  • shift
  • Interdisciplinary skills and disciplinary skills applied in a real-life context
  • kynan robinson on 18 Apr 12
     
    great overview of different approaches to integrated  Curriculum
Shelly Nugent

Math playground - 0 views

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math maths games logic mathematics worded problems algebra area perimeter addition subtraction

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  • Shelly Nugent on 14 Dec 11
     
    A great maths site with excellent games. Really good for older kids too with some great games on Algebra, trigonometry, logic puzzles, worded problems, area perimeter etc
Andrew Williamson

Google World Wonders Project - 0 views

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Google maps Google Wonders Project

shared by Andrew Williamson on 09 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Andrew Williamson on 09 Jul 12
     
    Another amazing Google Project. From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google's World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world. By using our Street View technology, Google has a unique opportunity to make world heritage sites available to users across the globe. Street View is a hugely popular feature of Google Maps which is already available in dozens of countries. It allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighborhood through panoramic street-level images. With advancements in our camera technologies we can now go off the beaten track to photograph some of the most significant places in the world so that anyone, anywhere can explore them.
Linda Ratcliffe

Mathsnacks - 0 views

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  • Linda Ratcliffe on 22 Feb 12
     
    Food for thought esp . for those working in this area in Extend Your Talents
Garth Kydd

Mathematics - 0 views

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mathematics Level4 Level3 Level2 Level1 student interactive maths

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  • Garth Kydd on 22 Feb 12
     
    A site that gives some great ideas for lessons, other relevant maths sites, software and videos about all areas of the maths curriculum. 
  • Rebecca Martin on 22 Feb 12
     
    Thanks Garth, you're an ICT star!
kynan robinson

Interactives - 0 views

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maths arts english ICT activities

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  • kynan robinson on 16 Feb 10
     
    great interactive ICT activities in the area of math the arts and english
Andrew Williamson

Adrian Bruce's Educational Teaching Resources-Reading Games-Math Games-Educational Soft... - 0 views

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resources education Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4 student interactive maths english science

shared by Andrew Williamson on 30 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Andrew Williamson on 30 Mar 10
     
    This is an amazing site full of great student interactive activities coering all areas of the curriculum. 
Kristen Swenson

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twitter twitter4teachers resources education teachers

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  • Kristen Swenson on 25 Mar 11
     
    A website where you can sign up on twitter to communicate with other teachers in a specific area you might be interested in. 
Kristen Swenson

National Gallery of Art | NGAkids home page - 0 views

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interactive kids museum art_history activities

shared by Kristen Swenson on 26 May 11 - Cached
  • Kristen Swenson on 26 May 11
     
    Great art activities which can used in all curriculum areas from the NGV 
Evey Chen

Sheppard Software: Fun free online learning games and activities for kids. - 0 views

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maths animals science language geography

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  • Jane Gough on 03 Sep 09
     
    FANTASTIC interactive site with loads of free stuff in ALL curriculum areas. A must-use for all teachers
  • Evey Chen on 22 Feb 12
     
    Interactive games for p-2
Andrew Williamson

A class of young individuals ... like peas in a pod - 0 views

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teacher interactive curriculum

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  • University of Melbourne primary education expert Jan Deans said schools were drawn to learning through play as a reaction to a crowded curriculum and the focus on national testing (NAPLAN).
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      Andrew Williamson on 24 Oct 10
       
      I have witnessed a direct influence if national testing on our school curriculum. The constant pressure to lift results in the areas of maths and literacy is forcing some schools to create streamed maths groups. We have set up streamed maths groups in grades 2 - 6 and literacy groups from 3-6. The philosophy behind this is to target the specific needs of each group rather than trusting the teacher to create an effective differentiated learning environment.  The direct impact of such a set up is that the timetable becomes even more rigid. Students on the margins of learning levels miss out on the positive learning experiences of their peers. The nature of the Maths and literacy "hour" means that its very difficult to develop long term, deep and ongoing learning situations for students.
Andrew Williamson

nrich.maths.org :: Mathematics Enrichment :: February 2010 Front Page - 1 views

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mathematics Interactive student interactive teacher interactive Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4

shared by Andrew Williamson on 26 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Andrew Williamson on 26 Feb 10
     
    This looks like an amazing site with loads of activities for teachers and students. Amazing when do people find the time to put this together and who is paying for it?
  • Matthew Berrisford on 04 May 10
     
    Yep Andrew, total agree! Not quite sure how the stages relate to VELS. But loads of open ended problems and games. Seems to have activities for just about all of the different areas of the Maths cirriculum.
Margaret Clark

IXL Math - 0 views

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Good site and levelled by Grades level3

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  • Margaret Clark on 02 Feb 10
     
    This site provides excellent practise opportunities in many areas but one of the best things is the Place Value stuff which uses pictures of MAB that kids can relate to.
Andrew Williamson

Interactives . 3D Shapes . Surface Area & Volume - 1 views

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Mathematics maths volume measurement level3 level4 teacher interactive

shared by Andrew Williamson on 01 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Andrew Williamson on 01 Nov 09
     
    Looks like a great teacher interactive discussing how to find the volume of a cylinder
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