Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum

Many schools under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan Drake and Rebecca Burns address this issue by offering strategies for synchronizing standards across the disciplines. At the heart of the book is the KNOW/DO/BE framework, which teachers can use to ensure a curriculum that is both rigorous and relevant to K-12 students at all stages of proficiency. Among other things, this comprehensive framework allows teachers to - Map curricula - Scan and cluster standards - Develop assessments and guiding questions - Align integrated instructional strategies and assessments Though the authors draw much of their data from research on integration, their focus is on analyzing the real-life experiences of teachers who have successfully integrated their curricula in the service of accountability. The many benefits of this approach that the authors explore include lower absenteeism, fewer behavioral problems, and higher rates of homework completion. By combining case studies with a wealth of supporting research, Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum offers teachers a user-friendly system for meeting standards while advancing broad-based learning. Many schools are under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan M. Drake and Rebecca C. Burns address this issue by offering strategies for synchronizing standards across the disciplines. At the heart of the book is the KNOW/DO/BE framework, which teachers can use to ensure a curriculum that is both rigorous and relevant to K-12 students at all stages of proficiency. Among other things, this comprehensive framework allows teachers to: (1) Map curriculum; (2) Scan and cluster standards; (3) Develop assessments and guiding questions; (4) Align integrated instructional strategies and assessments. Though the authors draw much of their data from research on integration, their focus is on analyzing the real-life experiences of teachers who have successfully integrated their curricula in the service of accountability. The many benefits of this approach that the authors explore include dates of homework completion among students. By combining case studies with a wealth of supporting research, Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum offers teachers a user-friendly system for meeting standards while advancing broad-based learning. The book is organized into the following 12 Chapters: (1) "What Is Integrated Curriculum?"; (2) "Why Integrate the Curriculum in an Era of Accountability?"; (3) "Creating the KNOW/DO/BE Bridge"; (4) "Using Standards to Integrate the Curriculum"; (5) "Aligning Assessment and Instruction with the KNOW/DO/BE Bridge"; (6) "A Template for Planning Interdisciplinary Curriculum"; (7) "Castles, Kings ... and Standards One Classroom's Experience with Integrated Curriculum"; (8) "Making Connections: A Multidisciplinary Model"; (9) "A Mission to Transform Education: Newsome Park Elementary School"; (10) "The Alpha Program: Students as Standards-Based Curriculum Designers"; (11) "Questions and Answers"; and (12) "The Future of Integrated Curriculum: Stilling the Pendulum". The following are appended: (1) Interdisciplinary Curriculum Template for the Medieval Times Unit; (2) Making Connections Template and Rubric; and (3) Alpha Program Planning Sheet Many schools under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan M. Drake and Rebecca C. Burns address this issue by offering strategies for synchronizing standards across the disciplines. At the heart of the book is the KNOW/DO/BE framework, which teachers can use to ensure a curriculum that is both rigorous and relevant to K-12 students at all stages of proficiency. Among other things, this comprehensive framework allows teachers to: . Map curriculum . Scan and cluster standards . Develop assessments and guiding questions . Align integrated instructional strategies and assessments Though the authors draw much of their data from research on integration, their focus is on analyzing the real-life experiences of teachers who have successfully integrated their curricula in the service of accountability. The many benefits of this approach that the authors explore include lower absenteeism, fewer behavioral problems, and higher rates of homework completion among students. By combining case studies with a wealth of supporting research, Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum offers teachers a user-friendly system for meeting standards while advancing broad-based learning Many schools under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan Drake and Rebecca Burns address this issue by offering strategies for synchronizing standards across the disciplines. At the heart of the book is the KNOW/DO/BE framework, which teachers can use to ensure a curriculum that is both rigorous and relevant to K-12 students at all stages of proficiency. Among other things, this comprehensive framework allows teachers to * Map curricula * Scan and cluster standards * Develop assessments and guiding questions * Align integrated instructional strategies and assessments Though the authors draw much of their data from research on integration, their focus is on analyzing the real-life experiences of teachers who have successfully integrated their curricula in the service of accountability. The many benefits of this approach that the authors explore include lower absenteeism, fewer behavioral problems, and higher rates of homework completion. By combining case studies with a wealth of supporting research, Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum offers teachers a user- friendly system for meeting standards while advancing broad-based learning. Acknowledgments......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 What Is Integrated Curriculum?......Page 13 Why Integrate the Curriculum in an Era of Accountability?......Page 25 Creating the KNOW/DO/BE Bridge......Page 38 Using Standards to Integrate the Curriculum......Page 58 Aligning Assessment and Instruction with the KNOW/DO/BE Bridge......Page 74 A Template for Planning Interdisciplinary Curriculum......Page 86 Castles, Kings . . . and Standards One Classroom’s Experience with Integrated Curriculum......Page 98 Making Connections A Multidisciplinary Model......Page 106 A Mission to Transform Education Newsome Park Elementary School......Page 117 The Alpha Program Students as Standards-Based Curriculum Designers......Page 127 Questions and Answers......Page 137 The Future of Integrated Curriculum Stilling the Pendulum......Page 148 Appendix A Interdisciplinary Curriculum Template for the Medieval Times Unit......Page 154 Appendix B Making Connections Template and Rubric......Page 159 Appendix C Alpha Program Planning Sheet, Rubric, and Individualized Self- Assessment Criteria......Page 164 Additional Resources......Page 169 References......Page 175 Index......Page 180 About the Authors......Page 187 Acknowledgments 6 Introduction 8 What Is Integrated Curriculum? 13 Why Integrate the Curriculum in an Era of Accountability? 25 Creating the KNOW/DO/BE Bridge 38 Using Standards to Integrate the Curriculum 58 Aligning Assessment and Instruction with the KNOW/DO/BE Bridge 74 A Template for Planning Interdisciplinary Curriculum 86 Castles, Kings . . . and Standards One Classroom鈥檚 Experience with Integrated Curriculum 98 Making Connections A Multidisciplinary Model 106 A Mission to Transform Education Newsome Park Elementary School 117 The Alpha Program Students as Standards-Based Curriculum Designers 127 Questions and Answers 137 The Future of Integrated Curriculum Stilling the Pendulum 148 Appendix A Interdisciplinary Curriculum Template for the Medieval Times Unit 154 Appendix B Making Connections Template and Rubric 159 Appendix C Alpha Program Planning Sheet, Rubric, and Individualized Self- Assessment Criteria 164 Additional Resources 169 References 175 Index 180 About the Authors 187 If you've ever thought that standards-based teaching and required content prevent you from integrating subject areas, then here's a book that will change the way you think and alert you to exciting new possibilities in your approach to teaching.Learn how to identify the connections in your standards that provide the basis for interdisciplinary units. Explore all types of integrated curriculum and how they bridge content standards to authentic, relevant learning experiences. And understand how to create interdisciplinary units that provide data-based evidence of student learning. A planning template and detailed examples of successful integrated curriculums are included to help you implement integrated curriculum in practice. Discover how you can make learning more exciting for students--and rewarding for you.Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.