A guide for developing interdisciplinary thematic units
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A guide for developing interdisciplinary thematic units
Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall, c2004
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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A supplement for general elementary, middle school, secondary, and K-12 methods courses.
These authors offer a step-by-step approach to developing and using ITUs to help K-12 students acquire the knowledge and develop the problem-solving skills required for today's changing-and challenging-times. Revised to encompass significantly more material on curriculum standards, scoring guides, and the relationship between the interdisciplinary thematic unit approach and professional education tests, the new edition of this popular text again addresses the content, technology, diversity, and classroom management of ITUs.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION TO AN INTERDISCIPINARY THEMATIC UNIT
Chapter Introduction
Knowledge and Meaningful Learning
Styles of Learning and Implications for Interdisciplinary Thematic Instruction
Integrated Curriculum and Related Terms
Curriculum Integration: Summary of Purposes
Integrated Curriculum: A Spectrum of Design
Role of Theoretical Origins of Instructional Styles and their Relation to
Constructivism and Integrated Curriculum
Role of the Teacher in an Integrated Curriculum
Role of the Students and Input in an Integrated Curriculum
Role of the School for Optimal Curriculum Integration
Role of Curriculum Standards
Role of Modern Technology and Community Resources in an Integrated
Curriculum
Beginning an Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit
Facts on Praxis and Other Teacher Tests
Summary
If a Colleague, Community Member, or Parent Asks You About....
Exercises
Chapter Notes
For Further Reading
2. INITIATING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY THEMATIC UNIT
Chapter Introduction
Selecting a Theme for an Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit
Reviewing Curriculum Standards
Standards and High-Stakes Testing: When All Students Are Expected to Do Well
on a Mandated Assessment, Then All Should Be Given Equal Opportunity to
Prepare for it
Selecting a Theme: A Beginning Process
Giving the ITU a Name
Developing a Scope and Sequence for Content and Instruction
Using the Community as a Rich Resource
Sharing Materials Before and During Unit Implementation
Facts on Praxis and Other Teacher Tests
Summary
If a Colleague, Community Member, or Parent Asks You About....
Exercises
Chapter Notes
For Further Reading
3. DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES
Chapter Introduction
Clarifying Aims, Goals, and Objectives
Relating Instructional Objectives to Aligned Curriculum and Authentic
Assessment
Clarifying Goal Indicators and Standards-Based Education
Considering Overt and Covert Performance Outcomes
Considering Performance Outcomes- Assessment Compatibility
Considering Balance of Behaviorism and Constructivism
Teaching Toward Multiple Objectives, Understandings, and Appreciations: The
Reality of Classroom Instruction
Preparing Instructional Objectives
Reviewing Domains of Learning and the Developmental Needs of Students
Considering the Domains and Character Education
Using the Taxonomies of the Domains
Observing for Connected Learning: Journals, Logs, and Portfolios
Refining Goals and Objectives: Another Sharing of Materials
Facts on Praxis and Other Teacher Tests
Summary
If a Colleague, Community Member, or Parent Asks You About....
Exercises
Chapter Notes
For Further Reading
4. ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING
Chapter Introduction
Reviewing Purposes of Assessment
Guiding Principles of an Assessment Program
Clarifying Terms Used in Assessment
Assessing Student Achievement: A Three-Step Process
Assessing Student Learning: Some Approaches
Assessing for Affective and Psychomotor Domain Learning
Assessing Student Involvement
Maintaining Records of Student Achievement
Grading and Marking Student Achievement
Testing for Achievement
Preparing Assessment Items: General Guidelines
Attaining Content Validity
Performance Testing: Expensive and Time Intensive
Preparing and Using More Assessment Items: Descriptions, Examples, and
Guidelines
Assessing Your ITU by Field Testing
Facts on Praxis and Other Teacher Tests
Summary
If a Colleague, Community Member, or Parent Asks You About....
Exercises
Chapter Notes
For Further Reading
5. COMPLETING YOUR ITU: FINALIZING ACTIVITIES, LESSONS, AND UNITS
Chapter Introduction
Planning and Learning Activities
Planning Lessons for Interdisciplinary Thematic Instruction
Preparing Elements of a Lesson Plan
Sample Interdisciplinary Thematic Units
Sample ITU 1
Sample ITU 2
Sample ITU 3
Facts on Praxis and Other Teacher Tests
Summary
If a Colleague, Community Member, or Parent Asks You About....
Exercises
Chapter Notes
For Further Reading
APPENDIX PLANNING MASTERS
Planning Master 1.1 Self-Check Exercise: Overview of Teacher Interactions
Planning Master 1.2 Self-Check Exercise: Overview of Student Interactions
Planning Master 1.3 Interactive Exercise: Student Input in an ITU
GLOSSARY
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