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K: Integrated studies allows students to explore their interests and ideas through other areas of the curriculum
K: It allows students to develop the life skills of gathering, sorting, evaluating information to come to a conclusion
W: How would I assess the student's learning in this more freestyle learning?
W: How can I inspire students to engage in the processwho are used to more lesson structure?

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What I know about Integrated Studies:

K – Integrated studies allows students to learn how different curriculum areas can overlap and how they can apply to real life situations.

K – Integrated studies involves creating a range of authentic learning experiences for all types of learners that relate to their everyday lives, society and the environment.

What I want to learn about Integrated Studies:

W – I want to learn effective strategies for lesson planning when incorporating more than one curriculum area into one lesson.

W – I want to learn the best ways of integrate curriculum units whilst still ensuring they’re inclusive of all students.

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K: Integrated studies is 2 or more learning areas implemented within a lesson.

K: Integrated studies encourages students to learn and think from a different perspective.

W: What are some strategies that can be implemented to assist making connections between integrated studies and other learning areas?

W: What hurdles do teachers face implementing integrated studies?

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K: Integrated studies allows students the

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K: Integrated studies is a way in which more than 2 curriculum areas are covered within lessons, allowing student interests to be more focused and promote student engagement.

K: Integrated studies promotes learning that is appropriate to a 21st century classroom / student and engages students through deep meaningful lessons, critical thinking and empowers students to take an active approach to their own learning.

W: As Integrated studies encompass a number of cross curriculum subjects at once, how can teachers best ensure that there is still an inclusive approach for all students within the class?

W: What would be the most effective and accurate method of assessment when teaching integrated studies and covering more than 2 curriculum units?

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What I know about Integrated Studies;

1. Integrated studies demonstrates the connections between two or more learning areas.

2. In turn, teaching an integrated curriculum promotes critical thinking and enables students to participate in authentic learning experiences.

What I want to learn about Integrated Studies:

1. How do educators deliver authentic integrated learning experiences while ensuring they don’t stray too far “off-track”?
2. What strategies are used by educators to support students with additional needs learn within today’s multi-faceted integrated classrooms?

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k: Integrated studies is teaching more then one KLA at a time
k: integrated studies is an excellent way to teach children to look at things from multiple perspectives

w: the best ways to integrate subjects
w: how to plan for an integrated unit

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K: Integrated studies, when intentionally planned and carefully thought out by the teacher allows students the opportunity to learn at their highest potential. While students focus on their subject of interest they are also developing new knowledge and connecting existing knowledge accross different subjects.

K: Integrated studies allow teachers to capture the interest and focus of students during a not so popular subject by intergrating another more exciting subject to which students respond more positively. This results in student interest and ability to learn, connect and apply meaning and concepts accross different disciplines.

W: How would I implement integrated studies without getting out of control considering the many opportunities that arise in the different areas of learning?

W: How would I analyse and assess student learning without overlapping or doubling up on areas of assessment when applying integrated studies?

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K - Integrated Studies allows students to explore and make connections within various subject areas.

K - Students are able to connect various subject areas to aspects of their life, to create a meaningful and authentic learning experience.

W - How do I plan lessons to ensure students are actively engaged and receive an authentic learning experience using an inquiry approach?

W - How can I successfully make the right connections within curriculum content in order to relate it to each individual student?

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K: An integrated approach is used to plan the relationship between subjects that are concerned with the world around us eg science, technology, health  and subjects that are explored and make understandings of that world eg language, maths.

K: An inquiry approach
to learning can be used to integrate subjects as it encourages students to have
active involvement in their learning.
This approach takes into account a students prior knowledge and
experiences, the process of extending this knowledge while also being challenging.

W: What are some approaches used for curriculum integration?

W: Is integration supported or hindered within the Australian Curriculum?

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K - integrated studies combines 2 or more curriculum areas.
K - It allows students to explore ideas through collaboration and critical thinking.
W - How to gain the most out of integrating the disciplines that will most benefit the students.
W - How to keep student engagement.
W - how to assess the student learning through integrated study and would the assessment have to be split down into the subject disciplines

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K: Integrated studies is a cross curricular approach to learning.  Is embedded in a real world context that add relevance to learning.
K: It develops knowledge, skills and understanding, including the application of higher thinking skills and encourages learner agency as students direct their own learning.

W: How teachers can ensure that the appropriate curriculum content is covered when the students determine the direction of learning?

W: How do you assess multiple subject and content areas at the same time?

W; How can teachers guide learning to ensure that it's meaningful, whilst at the same time ensuring that students are leading their own learning? how can you achieve this balance?

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K:- Integrated Studies involves combining the curriculum content of two or more areas, allowing students to form connections and engage in purposeful activities. Integrated Studies encourages collaboration and critical thinking .
W:- What are important aspects to take into consideration when planning an Integrated Lesson/Unit?
What curriculum areas work best when taught using an Integrated approach?
What are some useful/successful teaching and learning strategies to use when delivery an Integrated Unit/Lesson?

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K: Integrated studies allow students to be active participants in their learning and to further assist the student to construct their own knowledge.

K: An inquiry  approach of learning encourages student  to be active participants to investigate  and open a variety of channels for students to explore.

W: How to engage and incorporate an integrated curriculum?

W: What are the limitations to teaching an integrated curriculum?

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K -
An integrated study brings together an array of curriculum subjects that allow students to attain a more meaningful and deeper understanding in a fundamental different way.

K -
Success in integrated studies entails collaboration and student engagement, preparing students for a complex future.

W -
How and what role does integrated studies play in the real world?

W -
What is expected of students in integrated studies?

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What I Know - I know that Integrated studies covers a range of subjects such as healthy living/eating, food types, places of interest, people, things/topics of interest within society.

What I Know - I know that the purpose of integrated studies is to allow students to connect what they learn into real-life situations.

What I want to know - what sort of activities/topics are best explored ?

What I want to know - how can these be delivered to keep students engaged while drawing upon a number of skills sets, sources or experiences to aid or extend on student learning?

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K – Integrated studies incorporates a range of subjects and topics that are related to an area of study.

K – Integrated studies allows students to connect their learning to real life situations and topics.

W – What methods allow a teacher to successfully incorporate integrated studies into their teaching?

W – What can be some challenges and obstacles for teachers in the area of integrated studies?

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K - Integrated Studies helps to combine different areas of the curriculum through a theme or series of lessons, helping students to make connections and gain a deeper understanding of their learning.  This also  helps to manage the crowded curriculum educators are faced with.
It caters to various learning styles and the preferences students hold.

W - I want to know the best approaches to Integrated Studies to ensure that learning is meaningful for all learners.
I also want to know how do educators decide what areas of the curriculum they integrate to get the most out of the learning.

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K – Integrated studies combine two or more subjects which enable students to learn how they are connected and how they interrelate. It also provides children with real life scenarios/situations/ experiences enabling them to become effective future citizens.

K – Integrated studies allow students to develop critical thinking skills and learn how to transfer knowledge from one context to another.

W – What strategies can a teacher implement to ensure all students are being provided with the best integrated education and also what strategies cater for all needs?

W- What subjects work well together to teach to students and are there any subjects that don’t work well together? Is there a limit of how many curriculum areas should be focused on at one time?

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K - Integrated studies means the combination of 2 or more curriculum areas.

K - Integrated studies has become more apparent in the 21st century as it encompasses learning skills such as critical thinking, problem solving etc.

W - The best way of incorporating integrated studies to cater for all learners, including those with special needs.

W - If integrated studies means the implementation of 2 or more subjects, which subjects are best taught in conjunction with this?

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K - Integrated studies incorporates the learning about real world aspects (science, health, technology and environmental and social education) by means of integrating aspects through which we come to understand things (the arts, language, maths and aspects of technology).

K - Students must be proficient in the processes and conventions that come with the forms of expression and perception, otherwise they will not learn. For example, if students are going to express their understandings of a historical event through drama, they must be proficient in the processes and conventions of drama to learn effectively, not just the historical event (e.g.: acting, writing).

W - How to effectively plan, implement and assess an integrated unit of work in practice.

W - How to overcome the challenges faced when attempting to implement an integrated curriculum.

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What I Know: I have been exposed to Integrated Studies throughout my schooling; upon reflection I can identify aspects mentioned in the readings (including topics such as Antarctica!) and can see how previous educators have thoughtfully planned curriculum in order to help myself and peers achieve our learning goals.

What I Know: Many students benefit greatly from the real life aspects and investigation of Integrated Studies - helping schooling becoming more meaningful and relevant for children/young adults.

What I Want To Know: How can I present Integrated Studies to assist students in taking ownership of their learning as a whole when they may be inclined to certain aspects (subjects)?

What I Want To Know: Does the inquiry process of Integrated Studies appeal more to students displaying certain character traits or learning styles (such as Howard Gardiner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences) or can it be utilised to support equity and inclusive collaboration within classrooms?

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What I know:

1. Integrated studies is described as a pedagogical approach, connecting knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of subject areas.

2. Integrated studies provides a flexible and holistic view of learning

Want to know:

1. The challenges such approaches create for educators.

2. How educators and schools can ensure consistency and a high quality curriculum to all students.

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K- Integrated studies combines diverse curriculum disciplines in a holistic and comprehensive manner to allow students to develop a meaningful understanding of how ideas and concepts are associated, connected and interrelated, allowing for a deeper authentic experience  than what would occur through a single subject approach.

K- Integrated studies provide students with the skills in confronting real world challenges, provides greater student engagement and a deeper understanding of core content.

W- What challenges do educators face in developing interdisciplinary approaches within their daily classroom teaching schedules?

W- How can educators ensure ongoing progress and monitor quality of experiences through an integrated program?

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K: Integrated Studies allow students to make real world connections through their prior knowledge, needs, interests and experiences.

K: Integrated studies incorporates the learning of several disciplines within one lesson/unit.

W: Are there any particular learning disciplines that are best taught/learnt through an integrated approach? If so what are they?

W: What teaching practices and strategies are most effective for an integrated approach?

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K: An integrated approach is used to plan the relationship between subjects that are concerned with the world around us eg science, technology, health  and subjects that are explored and make understandings of that world eg language, maths.

K: An inquiry approach to learning can be used to integrate subjects

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K - I know that Integrated studies covers a wide range of areas to do with society/community.

K -  I know that Integrated studies allow students to obtain experience with real-life situations/experiences.

W - how to integrate different learning areas more easily.

W - how to engage students within integrated learning areas using technology and hands on experiences.

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K: Integrated studies incorporates multiple disciplines throughout a lesson therefore encouraging students to use and build upon various skill sets they have acquired through different subjects

K: Integrated studies encourages students to generate ideas about their own life and relate these ideas back to learning

W: Why do schools insist on using integrated studies as a part of their curriculum?

W: Are there specific subjects that are best suited for teaching in an integrated way, if so what are these?

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K: Integrated studies assist students with relating their learning to real life situations.

K: Integrated studies covers a vast expanse of topics and subjects in the one area i.e. literacy, numeracy, science, etc.

W: What learning areas are best to use with approaching integrated studies?

W: What are the best ways to ensure students achieve a successful integrated studies unit?

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K: The topic 'Integrated Studies' allows for integration of various skills, knowledge and understanding across subject areas.

K: An integrated curriculum allows teachers to draw on a past unit of work (students prior knowledge) and apply that knowledge to a new unit of work. This allows students to link various topics together and allows for a cohesive learning environment.

W: What are the barriers to teaching an integrated curriculum?

W: What theories and approaches best allow students to learn through an integrated curriculum?

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K - Integrated studies enables students to explore different subject areas simultaneously and see the connections between them, this correlates with frequent  real life scenarios where more than 1 skill or an array of theoretical subject components is required (even basic things such as following or designing a recipe or procedure and therefore combining literacy, maths and science).
K - focus on using inquiry methods to research topis of interest and develop 21st century skills of communication, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration

W - How do we support or motivate students during an inquiry process?

w -  How do we determine the focus of the inquiry unit or support students in choosing inquiry topics of interest?

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K - Integrated studies are  units of work studied at primary school, by the teachers. The topics contains a wide range of disciplines and skills, such as literacy, numeracy, science, history, geography, thinking skills, cooperative learning and communication.

W - What strategies allows students to apply their understandings in a variety of contexts ?
W- Why should schools include Integrated studies? What's the purpose of it all?

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K: integrated studies facilitates the learning of multiple disciplines within the one learning outcome/lesson

K: Integrated studies help students relate their learning to real life situations

W: what are the best teaching practices for the successful implementation of integrated learning in the classroom?

W: how to ensure that learning outcomes are still achieved at a satisfactory standard when teaching cross-curricular

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K: I know that integrated studies involves more than one discipline or area where learning is taking place

K: Integrated studies allows students to link learning to other areas and relates to the real world

W: What are some effective teaching strategies used for integrated studies?

W: How do teachers know what should be integrated and what shouldn't?

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K – I know that integrated studies is a process whereby students learn about a variety of learning disciplines in real world contexts therefore, providing a holistic view of learning. This in turn, can enable students to gain a deeper understanding of the world around them.

K – I know that an integrated approach to teaching can assist with reducing the workload of an overcrowded curriculum. In addition, by covering more than one discipline area in a lesson, students are able to learn and connect various skills and knowledge across disciplines.

W - When using an integrated approach, how do teachers effectively teach a deep understanding of each learning discipline, without ‘watering down’ the curriculum?

W - Are some learning disciplines better suited for integrated studies than others?

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K- I know that Integrated learning is a vital aspect of the curriculum.

K- Children benefit greatly from participating in integrated studies

W- What teaching strategies work best with integrated learning?

W- What is a successful way to structure a inquiry unit?

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