edu4ic integrated curriculum
INTEGRATED CURRICULUM: CONTENT, PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT
EDU4IC
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students investigate different views of integrated curriculum. They examine the idea that integrated curriculum is an educational approach that prepares children for lifelong learning, by looking at education as a process for developing abilities required for life in the twenty first century. Key features of integrated curriculum are investigated. Some of these ideas are interdisciplinary, emphasis on projects, sources that go beyond textbooks, relationships among concepts, 'big ideas' as organising principles, rich tasks, flexible schedules and flexible student groupings. Practical aspects of implementing an integrated curriculum approach are considered.
FacultyFaculty of Education
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDeborah Neal
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Classroom Connections: Strategies for Integrated Learning | Recommended | Murdoch, K (1998) | SOUTH YARRA: ELEANOR CURTAIN PUBLISHING |
| Readings | Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom | Recommended | Erickson, H. L. (2007) | CORWIN PRESS |
| Readings | So each may learn: integrating learning styles and multiple intelligences | Recommended | Silver, H.F, Strong, R.W & Perini, M (2000) | ALEXANDRIA, VA: ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT |
| Readings | Understanding by Design Expanded 2nd Edition | Recommended | Wiggins & McTighe (2005) | PRENTICE HALL INC |
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Mildura, 2014, Week 07-18, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDeborah Neal
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 07 - 08
Five 1.0 days lecture/workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 07 to week 08 and delivered via face-to-face.
SeminarWeek: 18 - 18
One 1.0 days seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 18 to week 18 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Online activities & class participation equivalent to 750 word essay | 20 | |
| Teaching materials equivalent to 1250 word essay | 30 | |
| one 2000-word preparation of an integrated curriculum unit of work | 50 |