A Guide for Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units
by Roberts, Patricia L.; Kellough, Richard D.Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-12-15
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary
Offers a step-by-step approach to using ITUs to help pupils acquire the knowledge and develop the problem-solving skills required for today's changingand challengingtimes. Addresses the content, technology, diversity, and classroom management of ITUs.Material on curriculum standards, scoring guides, and the relationship between the interdisciplinary thematic unit approach and professional education tests. Extensive coverage of the role of pupil input into ITUs. For future educators.
Author Biography
Patricia L. Roberts joined the faculty of the School of Education at California State University, Sacramento, where she taught courses in children's literature, reading, and language arts, and served as coordinator of a Teacher Education Center in Elementary Education and Associate Chair and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education.
Table of Contents
| 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 Abouthellip | |
| Exercises | |
| Chapter Notes | |
| For Further Reading | |
| 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 Abouthellip | |
| Exercises Chapter Notes | |
| For Further Reading | |
| 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 | |
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