https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1 en-us 2017-11-23 22:51:33 UTC 2026-01-08 16:30:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/209801470 2017-11-23 22:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/209801470 jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088600 An integrated curriculum does not create new content but is rather an organisation of the way we implement key topics of learning in order to maintain the interconnectedness and interrelationships between curriculum areas (Brady, 2014) Where traditional education has been structured into  discrete academic disciplines, , the design of an integrated teaching approach arranges learning so it is connected, contextual and organised into important concepts (also referred to as ‘big ideas’ ) that support the transfer and building of knowledge and understanding (Ronnis, 2000). ]]> 2017-11-26 00:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088600 jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088625 2017-11-26 00:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088625 jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088629 Successful integrated approaches to teaching and learning aim to develop students’ understanding of concepts by making the learning meaningful and relevant (Edwards, Gandini, and Forman, 2001; Murdoch and Hornsby, 1997).  Engagement is one of the most important keys to student success (california ref).  Research shows that students are more motivated to learn when they need to acquire knowledge to accomplish something they care about, when they are interested and challenged by a problem, and when the content is relevant to their own life (Svinicki 2002). Integrated inquiry approaches to teaching and learning motivate and engage students in ways that single disciplinary content and traditional pedagogical means fail to do (Senechal, 2008). Students need to be curious, ask questions and be active participants in the learning process. An integrated model aims to create connections to real life,  across other curriculum areas, or to skills and knowledge. (Drake & Burns, 2004, p. 7-8). and Hargreaves et al., (2001, p.112) believe this is due to the fact that this model reflects the realities of students worlds and makes ‘learning more applied, more critical, more inventive, and more meaningful for students.’]]> 2017-11-26 00:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088629 jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088708 2017-11-26 00:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088708 jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088806 2017-11-26 00:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088806 jamal_sabet https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088847 2017-11-26 00:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jamal_sabet/q5zqmczzo1n1/wish/210088847