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The pursuit of interdisciplinary studies in modern curricula represents the continued effort to design an education that gives students the knowledge about the world around them, the ability to critically think about it and then act to the advancement of knowledge and betterment of mankind. The traditional division of disciplines has raised barriers, and techniques from interdisciplinary studies can replace those with bridges. Educators must be committed to overcoming interdisciplinary studies’ unique challenges to make a difference in the future of curriculum.
Describes the interdisciplinary approach to instruction. Includes features of the method, its support from educational theorists, and requirements of teachers who use it.
Explore and discover the power of interdisciplinary cooperative learning centers. Learn to create units through collaboration that foster inclusive classrooms for all students, including your English Language Learners. Enjoy as your students work cooperatively, think critically, use technology, and apply content knowledge through meaningful culminating activities and projects.
Creating Thematic Units Using Inquiry - BCTELA October 23, 2013Jonathan Vervaet
A presentation given and created with English teachers at BCTELA Conference in Ladner, BC on October 23, 2013. Topics were curriculum design, essential questions, and thematic units.
Pursuing a Curriculum of Interdisciplinary StudiesGraham Garner
The pursuit of interdisciplinary studies in modern curricula represents the continued effort to design an education that gives students the knowledge about the world around them, the ability to critically think about it and then act to the advancement of knowledge and betterment of mankind. The traditional division of disciplines has raised barriers, and techniques from interdisciplinary studies can replace those with bridges. Educators must be committed to overcoming interdisciplinary studies’ unique challenges to make a difference in the future of curriculum.
Describes the interdisciplinary approach to instruction. Includes features of the method, its support from educational theorists, and requirements of teachers who use it.
Explore and discover the power of interdisciplinary cooperative learning centers. Learn to create units through collaboration that foster inclusive classrooms for all students, including your English Language Learners. Enjoy as your students work cooperatively, think critically, use technology, and apply content knowledge through meaningful culminating activities and projects.
Creating Thematic Units Using Inquiry - BCTELA October 23, 2013Jonathan Vervaet
A presentation given and created with English teachers at BCTELA Conference in Ladner, BC on October 23, 2013. Topics were curriculum design, essential questions, and thematic units.
Tips on lesson planning
To give participants some tips for them to organize content, materials, time, instructional strategies and assistance in the classroom when planning a lesson effectively;
Describe two types of lesson planning
Provide a list of online ready-made lesson plans that can be adapted to EFL classes in Moldova
Tool for Analyzing and Adapting Curriculum Materia.docxVannaJoy20
Tool for Analyzing and Adapting Curriculum Materials
Overview: This tool is designed to help you prepare to use curriculum materials, particularly individual lessons that are part of larger units, with students. It supports you to do three things:
1. Identify the academic focus of the materials;
2. Analyze the materials for demand, coherence, and cultural relevance;
3. Consider student thinking in relation to the core content and activities;
4. Adapt the materials and create a more complete plan to use in the classroom.
Section 1: Identify the academic focus of the materials
Read the materials in their entirety. If you are working with a single lesson that is part of a larger unit, read or skim the entire unit, and then read the lesson closely. Annotate the materials:
1. What are the primary and secondary learning goals?
· What are the 1-2 most important concepts or practices that students are supposed to learn?
· What are students responsible for demonstrating that they know and can do in mid-unit and final assessments and performance tasks?
2. What are the core tasks and activities:
· What needs to be mastered or completed before the next lesson?
· Where is the teacher’s delivery of new information, guidance, or support most important?
· Where is discussion or opportunities for collaboration with others important?
· Are there activities or tasks that could be moved to homework if necessary?
Section 2: Analyze the materials for demand, coherence, and cultural relevance:
Use the checklist in the chart below to analyze the materials. If you mark “no,” make notes about possible adaptations to the materials. You may annotate the materials directly as an alternative to completing the chart.
Consideration
Yes or no?
Notes about possible adaptations
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Analyze for grade-level appropriateness and intellectual demand:
1a. Do the learning goals and instructional activities align with relevant local, state, or national standards?
1b. Are the materials sufficiently challenging for one’s own students (taking into account the learning goals, the primary instructional activities, and the major assignments and assessments)? Do they press and support students to do the difficult academic work?
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Analyze for instructional and academic coherence (if analyzing a unit):
2a. Do the individual lessons in a unit build coherently toward clear, overarching learning goals, keyed to appropriate standards? Name the set of learning goals.
2b. Is progress against those goals measured in a well-designed assessment?
2c. Does each lesson build on the previous one?
2d. Are there opportunities for teachers to reinforce or draw upon previously learned information and skills in subsequent lessons?
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Analyze for cultural relevance/orientation to social justice:
3a. Are the materials likely to engage the backgrounds, interests, and strengths of one’s own s.
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
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Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
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This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Digital Tools and AI for Teaching Learning and Research
Resources for Writing Thematic Units
1. Writing Thematic Units: Some Tips and Tricks Integrating State Science and History Content Standards Across the Curriculum for CAPA and CST/CMA students Gaylene Roberts Jolene Berg
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12. RESOURCES FREE Resources: California Streaming : get a name and password from John Lenko @ 636-4759 (californiastreaming.org)
13. RESOURCES FREE Resources: Core Knowledge : search for thematic units and lessons (http://www.coreknowledge.org/)
14. RESOURCES FREE Resources: DISCOVERY EDUCATION Classroom Resources : search for thematic units and lessons (http://school.discoveryeducation.com/)
15. RESOURCES FREE Resources: Read Write Think : search for thematic units and lessons (http://www.readwritethink.org/ )
16. KCSOS Materials Lab : Materials you can use, borrow, and make/take (http://learning.kern.org/tlc_materialslab/ ) RESOURCES
17. FREE Resources; WEB TOOLBOX : Search for thematic unit materials (http://www.ed.sc.edu/caw/toolboxtheme.html) RESOURCES
18. FREE Resources; POWERPOINTS Pete's PowerPoint Station : Search for thematic unit PowerPoints (http://pppst.com/) RESOURCES
19. FREE Resources; POWERPOINTS Jefferson County Schools TN : Search for thematic unit PowerPoints (http://jc-schools.net/ppt-teachers.html) RESOURCES
20. FREE Resources; Mrs Berg’s Class Website : Search for thematic unit links (http://mrsbergsclass.com/) RESOURCES
34. Questioning Strategies This section enables teachers to ask the right questions to probe for higher levels of thinking. Again, teachers may find the Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives a valuable tool in questioning strategies. Guided Practice : This part of the lesson allows students an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the lesson by working through an activity or exercise under the teacher’s supervision. This is the time for the teacher to move around the room and determine the level of mastery and to provide individual remediation, if necessary.
35. Closure : These are statements by a teacher that are designed to bring a lesson or presentation to an appropriate conclusion. Closure is the act of reviewing and clarifying the key points of a lesson. It is used to: 1. Cue students to the fact that they are at the end of the lesson. 2. Help organize student learning. 3. Help students form a clearer picture of what the lesson is all about. Independent Practice : This section is for reinforcement practice. This may include homework, group work, or individual work in class. It may also be used for projects or as a way for students to apply what they have learned.
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40. If you need assistance contact: Gaylene Roberts [email_address] Jolene Berg [email_address] Copy of this PowerPoint - http://bit.ly/ctyOJ9
