Welcome to “Integrating the Curriculum”

1. Welcome to“Integrating the Curriculum”

2. Essential questions • What is your definition of co-teaching? • Using your own opinion, define the criteria for “Cross curriculum instruction.” • Judge what cross curriculum instruction should look like when deployed by co-teaching.

3. Dos and don’ts • DO: Plan together to discuss classroom expectations and find connections between curricula no matter how much of a stretch it may seem • DO: Observe, assist, and teach equal amounts of time whether it is by alternating or working simultaneously • DO: Reflect and evaluate to continuously improve • DO: Trust each other • DON’T: View your colleague as an assistant • DON’T: Be inconsistent with co-teaching and integration

4. Steps for Planning Integrated Assignments/Curriculum • Get familiar with each other’s standard course of study • Find common goals, concepts, and/or themes between content areas • Determine objectives/goals for integrated units and assignments • Determine student skills to be used • Brainstorm possible assignments to integrate content areas • Plan rubrics and lessons together

5. The Forum Curriculum • With a different partner in your team, analyze The Forum curriculum to identify evidence of integration. • Be prepared to share your findings. • Curriculum: http://integratingthecurriculum.wikispaces.com/The+Forum+Curriculum

6. To Kill a mockingbird mock trial • With the same partner in your team, analyze the assignment to identify evidence of integration. • In addition, try to determine its goal for each content area. • Be prepared to share your findings. • Project Guidelines: http://integratingthecurriculum.wikispaces.com/TKMB+Mock+Trial

7. The Holocaust mini-museum • With the same partner in your team, analyze the assignment to identify evidence of integration. • In addition, try to determine its goal for each content area. • Be prepared to share your findings. • Project Guidelines: http://integratingthecurriculum.wikispaces.com/Holocaust+Mini-Museum

8. Mini-project expectations • With a partner in your team, you will create a two week unit plan combining your content areas. You will use the steps from slide 4 (starting with step two) to create the framework for a unit. Below are the requirements: • Unit must have one overall theme or concept • Unit, lessons, and assignments must have a determined goal/understanding for each content area • Lessons and assignments must display the skills required for task completion • Lessons and assignments must have an integrated purpose • Unit must have at least 3 small assignments and one major project • Goals/Understandings must be determined for 7-9 lessons • Use the template provided: http://integratingthecurriculum.wikispaces.com/Integration+Mini-Project

9. Accomplishments and barriers • PLUS: Opportunity to gain perspective • PLUS: Follow through with CEC’s mission, “Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships” • PLUS: Extra support • PLUS: Small student-teacher ratio • DELTA: Integration can fail • DELTA: Not enough planning time • DELTA: Pacing can be tough • DELTA: Conflict with time management of dual instruction

10. Contact information Stacy Miller English Educator Craven Early College High School 800 College Court New Bern, North Carolina 28562 Stacy.Miller@craven.k12.nc.us W (252) 637-5706