Curriculum Integration is the act of organizing information across subject lines into learning that students can use to reflect on the Real World and find meaningful association between their many curricula. Integration is important because it allows students to get a deeper understanding of their learning. Additionally, when looking at this topic from a brain-based viewpoint we see that students can better relate new information to existing knowledge and are more motivated in their learning when applying multiple disciplines in a lesson. Steve and Eileen mentioned some interesting ideas about how curriculum integration helps at-risk students: they get real world application, utilize their individual strengths, it encourages independence and promotes student confidence through connecting their learning with personal interests. One quote that stood out for me from the presentation was "setting common goals and integrating subject matter made the content richer in its dimension and purpose": curriculum integration gives students a better understanding of the connections of their learning in other disciplines and the place it holds in their everyday life.
I am a wholehearted believer in curriculum integration. As an educator, my passion lies in middle level education which has led me to embrace team teaching and curriculum integration as a powerful method for creating a cohesive learning community in the school and helping students acquire deeper understanding of their learning. I never considered the idea of curriculum integration as an aid for students with at-risk challenges; yet after reviewing the presentation I became to warm to the notion. My major concern in my philosophy has always been meeting the needs of my at-risk students; by incorporating a focus on curriculum integration in the lesson, I can not only meet the needs of these students, but also provide them with a chance to expand their learning and develop further. Steve and Eileen mentioned curriculum integration as providing students with real world application, which interests me because whenever I create a math lesson for my classroom I always start with the real world applications and build backwards to ensure that my students find the lesson to be relevant and invest themselves in the learning process. Once students invest themselves in this process, they acquire confidence in their own abilities and attain a sense of personal independence and achievement.
I am a wholehearted believer in curriculum integration. As an educator, my passion lies in middle level education which has led me to embrace team teaching and curriculum integration as a powerful method for creating a cohesive learning community in the school and helping students acquire deeper understanding of their learning. I never considered the idea of curriculum integration as an aid for students with at-risk challenges; yet after reviewing the presentation I became to warm to the notion. My major concern in my philosophy has always been meeting the needs of my at-risk students; by incorporating a focus on curriculum integration in the lesson, I can not only meet the needs of these students, but also provide them with a chance to expand their learning and develop further. Steve and Eileen mentioned curriculum integration as providing students with real world application, which interests me because whenever I create a math lesson for my classroom I always start with the real world applications and build backwards to ensure that my students find the lesson to be relevant and invest themselves in the learning process. Once students invest themselves in this process, they acquire confidence in their own abilities and attain a sense of personal independence and achievement.
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