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making authentic connections across the curriculum

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Connecting disciplines through the use of one of the 10 models in ways that feel natural and not forced. 

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Connecting disciplines through the use of one of the 10 models in ways that feel natural and not forced. 

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Making meaningful connections across or within curricular areas

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a natural way to connect curricular areas and collaborate with colleagues to enrich the learning experience for students. A way to look for overlapping skills, habits of mind, themes, etc across all disciplines.

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Tapping into student and teacher needs.

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Understanding integration models and using them as a guide. Integration is igniting our teacher autonomy and creativity.

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Meaningful, authentic connections in curriculum areas, mindset , social emotional skills and thinking skills.

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can be across disciplines, within the learner, (immersion model and network model) and integrating across the curriculum.

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looking at the curriculum through different lens and using skills and concepts to find common themes within different subjects. A greater focus on the WHY?

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interdisciplinary coming together....Creating something new from the collaboration of skills and subjects...Supporting concepts through connections.

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collaboration across disciplines in meaningful and authentic ways create a deeper understanding of thematic units we teach.

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communicating and collaborating across disciplines to make meaningful connections for students.

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Viewing learning through multiple lenses
Finding common themes, skills, language
Remaining cognizant of the "WHY"

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incorporating all potential skills and concepts across the content areas to make learning more interesting and meaningful for students.

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A meaningful way to connect learning for both students and teachers.

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Integration is the connection of concepts and goals in our learning plan between multiple units of study to allow and aid students to have a broader vision of the world.  

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Integration is the connection of concepts and goals in our learning plan between multiple units of study to allow and aid students to have a broader vision of the world.  

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Designing and practicing connections within and across curriculum that address content, skills, attitudes and standards.

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collaboration and connectivity where professionals group elements from various content areas into a coherent curriculum that effecvtively meet standards.

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the interconnectedness among disciplines to create deeper understandings.

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There are many models of integration. It could be skill based, content based, social based.

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connecting content areas and transferable skills throughout the curriculum to build better engagement, transference and agency.

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Our understanding has deepened rather than changed. We have seen a lot of different opportunities for integration.

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not just about content but about process, and life skills that occur both naturally and in a meaningful and carefully planned manner. There is a level of applicability in real world settings that go beyond the classroom. We need to teach and guide students to think about the 'why' and 'how' behind learning rather than through the lens of the 'what'.

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...threading standards and skills naturally throughout the curriculum in a natural and meaningful way.

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...connections

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Integration can take the form of many models

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Integration can take the form of many models

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Not just curricular areas but social skills, multiple intelligences, etc.
Collaboration is critical
Promotion of deeper understanding for children
The importance of "Why?"

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by Cake is Good

-to think across boundaries
-collaboration with colleagues
-promote lifelong understanding of content (retention)
-communication skills
-goals
-connecting ideas
-STEAM
-recursive reflection
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