Assessment 1: Professional development presentation by Jodie M https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle How and what role does integrated studies play in the real world? en-us 2017-04-01 01:51:57 UTC 2025-08-11 18:09:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Question posed by Badiha Jamal 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164080468 How and what role does integrated studies play in the real world?]]> 2017-04-01 01:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164080468 Slide 1 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164080511 What is integrated studies?
This short video helps to provide an overview of integrated studies and what it can look like in learning.

]]> 2017-04-01 01:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164080511 Slide 3 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164080863 Why should we embrace integrated studies for real world benefits?
This artcile from the Edutopia Team is an interesting read. Highlighting that integrated studies allows students to gain knowledge in a truly interdisciplinary fashion (George Lucas Educational Foundation Edutopia Team, 2008).

The full article can be found at;
https://www.edutopia.org/integrated-studies-introduction

]]> 2017-04-01 02:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164080863 Slide 2 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164085618 Valued 21st century skills that integrated learning helps to develop
- creativity
- adaptability
- critical reasoning
- collaboration ]]> 2017-04-01 06:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164085618 Slide 5 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164087673 Beane's approach to curriculum integration (Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014).  ]]> 2017-04-01 07:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164087673 Slide 6 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164088993 Beane's four types of knowledge explained

1.      Personal which addresses their own concerns
2.      Social which address society and world concerns
3.      Explanatory which is content that names, describes, explains and interprets
4.      Technical which involves ways of investigation, communicating, analysing and expressing (Gilbert & Hoepper, 2014).  

]]> 2017-04-01 07:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164088993 Slide 4 7625340 https://padlet.com/7625340/77avvnamalle/wish/164090295 Students are able to think critically and make decisions beyond the classroom, this in turn assists with an enhanced ability to identify, assess and transfer significant information required for problem solving (George Lucas Educational Foundation Edutopia Team, 2008).  
Students have an increased motivation, they have a better attitude and are a meaningful member of the community.

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