Instructional GoalMore and more educators are looking for engaging and innovative ways to help students make connections, critically analyze problems, and identify careers that real people have in the "real" world. One increasingly popular method for accomplishing these goals is through cross-disciplinary or “integrated” instruction, where students explore an authentic problem or issue by using content and skills from multiple subject areas. Key elements to this type of instruction are the following:
The goal of this instructional module is to provide the presenter with a series of lessons to guide grades 7-12 CTE and core academic teachers through the steps necessary to develop this kind of integrated curriculum. Participants in the unit will utilize the online website CTE Online (www.cteonline.org) to create and share their curriculum. CTE Online is a free resource funded by a grant through the California Department of Education. Teacher participants will work in teams of three teachers to develop a combined CTE / academic core integrated project and then individually write four lesson plans in their respective subject areas that integrate within the project. |
Intended AudienceThe lessons in this instructional unit are designed to be used with grades 7-12 Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers as well as academic core educators. Teachers participating in this unit must have experience using a computer, a word processing program, and the Internet. In particular, participants would need to know how to input text, cut and paste, and save documents in a computer program (such as in a program such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs); be able to effectively communicate using email; and navigate and search within a website.
Teachers must also be credentialed teachers with experience in writing lesson plans and curriculum. In particular, they must be familiar with education terms such as learning objectives, standards, and assessments. |
LengthThe instructional event will be designed for a curriculum writing project that unfolds in two phases: two days of face-to-face instruction, and a remote phase during which teachers complete their four individually written lesson plans with feedback and assistance from their Team Lead. The six lessons that make up this instructional event are to be delivered over the course of the two days, with the assessment for the final lesson to be utilized during the “remote” phase as each of the four lesson plans are completed remotely.
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