Submitted by Pamela Williams (not verified) on September 30, 2007 - 08:12.
This article motivated me to continue the curriculum I am writing for my grade level. In Georgia we teach the Georgia Performance Standards and Academic Knowledge and Skills. I divided up the standards into nine weeks. Then I added meaningful activities to each one. I integrated the whole curriculum except for Math. Our school has Math teams and Math is taught in isolation with minimal integration. My whole day except one hour is taught in small group learning. I love teaching to smaller groups instead of the whole class. While I am teaching small groups the rest of the class is engaged in long term projects and practicing skills. This new way of teaching has sparked my motivation and I enjoy coming to school each day.
Integrating the Curriculum
Submitted by Pamela Williams (not verified) on September 30, 2007 - 08:12.
This article motivated me to continue the curriculum I am writing for my grade level. In Georgia we teach the Georgia Performance Standards and Academic Knowledge and Skills. I divided up the standards into nine weeks. Then I added meaningful activities to each one. I integrated the whole curriculum except for Math. Our school has Math teams and Math is taught in isolation with minimal integration. My whole day except one hour is taught in small group learning. I love teaching to smaller groups instead of the whole class. While I am teaching small groups the rest of the class is engaged in long term projects and practicing skills. This new way of teaching has sparked my motivation and I enjoy coming to school each day.