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Cross-Curricular Teaching. EDU 412/413. Overview. QEP Competencies What are cross-curricular themes? Two Perspectives Methods for teaching cross-curricular themes Controversial Issues Evaluation of Competencies. QEP Competencies: Intellectual. Uses information Solves problems
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Cross-Curricular Teaching EDU 412/413
Overview • QEP Competencies • What are cross-curricular themes? • Two Perspectives • Methods for teaching cross-curricular themes • Controversial Issues • Evaluation of Competencies
QEP Competencies:Intellectual • Uses information • Solves problems • Exercises critical judgment • Uses creativity Methodological • Adopts effective work methods • Uses information and communication technologies
QEP Competencies:Personal and Social • Achieves his/her potential • Cooperates with others Communication-related • Communicates appropriately
What are cross-curricular themes? • What is meant by cross-curricular? BRAINSTORMING
Cross-curricular Themes:Perspective 1 • Education for Economic and Industrial Understanding • Health Education • Environmental Education • Education for Citizenship
Economic and Industrial • Technological developments and their impact on lifestyles and workplaces • What it means to be a consumer • Respect for evidence and rational thought in an economic context • Concern for the use of scarce resources • Sensitivity to the effect of economic choices • A sense of responsibility for those effects
Health Education • What is health education? • People and their ways of life • Learning to take responsibility for one’s own health and that of their family and community • Mental, as well as physical health • Education about disease and disease prevention • Becoming aware of the connections between the internal and external environment
Health Education Cont’d... • Substance use and misuse • Sex education • Family life education • Safety • Health-related exercise • Food and nutrition • Personal hygiene • Environmental aspects of health • Psychological aspects of health
Environmental Education • Education about the environment • Education for the environment • Education in or through the environment
Education for Citizenship • Community • Democracy in action • The citizen and the law • Work and employment • Public services • Pluralism in society • Leisure • Being a citizen
Cross-curricular Themes:Perspective 2 • How can mathematics and science be connected? • How can reading and writing be used to enrich science learning? • How do events and issues in the social sciences, fine arts and humanities connect to science and technology? • How can multiple areas be integrated to promote learning of the essential skills and knowledge of each subject?
Science and Mathematics • Quantifying the Real World • Organizing and Interpreting Data • Using Patterns and Relationships • Operating on Numbers
Science and Literacy • Science and Reading • Prior knowledge • Comprehension • Science and Writing • Reports • Journal Writing • Science and Oral Communication • Presentations • Group Interaction
Science in Society • Transportation, communication, medicine, agriculture, industry, recreation... • Changed the way we meet our basic needs • Environmental changes • Specific scientists and inventors • Explain factors effecting science and technology • Predict future consequences from scientific discoveries and technological innovation
Curriculum Integration • What models or themes can be used to organize the whole curriculum? • Learn the knowledge and skills from science, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, arts, language arts, music, etc.