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The Need for an Interdisciplinary Revival in Education
The following resources were developed to outline my process for utilizing Interdisplinary Learning Goals as curriculum-building tools!
An Approach to Arts-Driven Interdisciplinary Education
In this video I outline the benefits of Interdisciplinary Education and share my own process for creating personalized interdisciplinary curriculum and instruction! We’ll look at how to unpack the language of standards and use a Standards Crosswalk to develop Interdisciplinary Learning Goals (IGLs) which can help educators to create cross-curricular units of study that are also capable of integrating Social Emotional Learning, Technology in the Classroom, Social Justice, and more!
ILG-Based Interdisciplinary Unit Plan:
Integrating Social Studies, Art, and SEL
This collaborative unit plan, which I developed with peer educators Mayra Perez-Hill and Michael Wurz, outlines the creation of a 15-day interdisciplinary unit plan. In this collaboration, we integrated Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Social Studies, and Visual Art standards, emphasizing standards-based objectives and Interdisciplinary Learning Goals (ILGs) development following the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework. The unit targets eighth-grade students and explores the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, with a strong emphasis on cultural consequences and economic systems. Assessments align with ILGs and content standards and involve individual and group presentations. Technology, including Google Classroom and multimedia presentations, enhances the learning experience. The unit caters to diverse students, including those with IEPs and specific accommodations, using technology for research, note-taking, and presentation design.
Interdisciplinary Crosswalk Walkthrough
This Google slideshow guides participants through the process of creating interdisciplinary Learning Goals (ILGs) using a crosswalk of standards. It begins with the development of these target learning goals based on identified standards. Next, it covers the creation of common formative and summative assessments to evaluate student achievement of these goals. The presentation emphasizes the importance of selecting age and subject-appropriate texts and materials to build unit plans.
Participants are encouraged to use a unit plan template to structure their activities, assessments, and plans for remediation or enrichment opportunities for students. Lastly, the presentation stresses the utilization of assessment data to inform instruction, intervention strategies, and further curriculum development, ensuring a comprehensive and effective interdisciplinary education approach.
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