| Description |
xvii, 162 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Foreword / James A. Beane -- Integrative Teaching and Learning Through Real-World Problem Solving -- Introducing Real-World Problem Solving and Integrative Teaching and Learning -- Models of Integrated Curriculum -- Real-World Problem-Solving Model -- Why Implement an Integrative Teaching and Learning Model? -- Learning in Context -- Looking in the Classrooms: Case Studies Introduction -- Sexton Mountain Elementary School and Wetlands -- Sabin Elementary School and the Problem of Shoes -- Catlin Gabel School: Coexistence of Salmon and Humans -- Beaumont Middle School and What Do You Believe? -- Summary of Case Examples of Integrative Teaching and Learning Through Real-World Problem Solving -- Assessing Integrative Learning -- Assessment Formats -- Assessment Samples From Integrative Teaching and Learning Units -- Assessment of Teaching or Self-Assessment -- Looking Back: What We Have Learned -- Ownership of Learning -- Looking Ahead: Suggestions for Implementation -- Introducing Integrative Teaching and Learning and Problem Solving -- What Makes a Problem a Problem? -- Developing a Problem Statement or Unit Overview -- Planning the Integrative Unit -- Final Thoughts and Recommendations From the Teachers and Students -- Making Integrative Teaching and Learning Happen -- Preparing Students for the Future -- Taking It From Here: Your Turn. |
| Summary |
With the rapidly expanding knowledge base in this information age, today's teachers are expected to add content to their existing curricula. But what can you add to your students' already full day without leaving out something else? One answer is to integrate teaching and learning into the real world around your school and engage your students in simultaneous learning - in language arts, science, art, mathematics, social studies - while they are trying to solve real problems. Here, Nancy G. Nagel discusses the ways whereby students can participate in directing their own learning while helping to create for themselves relevant learning experiences. The author presents actual cases taken from schools in which students learned while pursuing real-life goals, such as helping to select the optimum land use for property adjacent to their school. She provides examples of successful units, including feedback from students and teachers about the learning and teaching process. |
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Interdisciplinary approach in education -- United States.
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Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.
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Elementary school teaching -- United States.
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Active learning.
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Education, Elementary -- Curricula -- United States.
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81.62 curriculum. (NL-LeOCL)077600843
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Active learning. (OCoLC)fst00796275
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Education, Elementary -- Curricula.
(OCoLC)fst00902959
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Elementary school teaching. (OCoLC)fst00907963
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Interdisciplinary approach in education. (OCoLC)fst00976122
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Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge. (OCoLC)fst00976129
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Leerplanontwikkeling.
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Basisonderwijs.
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Interdisciplinair onderwijs.
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| Indexed Term |
Primary schools Curriculum |
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United States |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Nagel, Nancy G. Learning through real-world problem solving. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©1996 (OCoLC)605251827 |
| ISBN |
0803963599 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780803963597 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0803963602 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780803963603 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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