3: Lessons

Read More About Each Frame

You may have fallen in love with a specific interdisciplinary learning frame, but what does it look like in everyday instruction? Choose one or more of the links below and explore what students might do in an instructional model. BONUS: You can feel free to Make a Copy of any of these forms and tweak to better fit the learning of your particular students.

The next step is to determine how your team will lay out the specific lessons for students.

See the important dates for when each phase should be completed.

When determining who will work with students and how, keep in mind:

At least 2 or more content areas should be involved
One content area may be the "driver" and do the majority of the work, but the more contents that can at least touch on the topics, the more powerful the project will be for the students.
It is often better to plan consistent, recurring times for students to work on their projects (e.g., "Every Monday the last 30 minutes of class) rather than trying to find a time to do an entire phase all at once.

How Supporting Contents Can Participate

So you're not one of the driving courses for this project? No worries--you can still help students participate! Even if you have students completing different projects all in one class, check out these ready-made lessons below that can be implemented easily in one class period or less.