21st Century Strands & Strategies
Chapter: Strands & Strategies: Deep Dive
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Curriculum Integration Strategies
Multidisciplinary Integration
Multidisciplinary Integration approaches focus mainly on the disciplines. Teachers
organize standards from the disciplines around a problem or real-world issue. This
approach offers educators a simpler, more efficient way to base instruction on
standards in meaningful ways. The world isn’t broken down into disciplines; the
multidisciplinary approach to curriculum integration allows students to make cross-
curricular connections, which makes learning more relevant. Multidisciplinary
integration is several disciplines focused on one problem typically through a common
focus or question. Each subject brings a perspective to the problem separately.
Connections
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Relevance is essential to meaningful learning experiences. Engaging students in
self-directed, authentic learning is the essence of curriculum integration.
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The tenets of authentic learning, such as project based learning, interest based
learning, and real world experiences mirror the tenets of differentiated
instruction. Specifically, the interest based learning, responsive environments,
and flexible grouping are the connectors between differentiated learning and
curriculum integration.
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Processes and procedures ensure learning is effective and varied for individual
learners.
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