We all know that meaningful connections are critical to the learning process and that as educators our work is to help students make these connections. According to Daniels and Bizar, creating authentic experiences and allowing for reflection are two “best practice” methods that help students make deep, personal connections with subject matter. In theory, these [...]
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EDU 6363: Week 2 Reflection
Posted in L1: Learner centered, S3: Content area integration, Uncategorized, tagged authentic experiences, circle map, EDTC 6536, integrated curriculum, reflection on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
EDU 6363: Week 1 Reflection
Posted in L1: Learner centered, T2: Intentionally planned, tagged BBMS, EDU 6363, integrated curriculum on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My middle school years were spent inside the walls of Brown Barge Middle School. Brown Barge was different than a typical middle school. Instead of having classes in core subjects and electives for either one or two semesters, BBMS students learned via 12-week theme-based units called streams. I believe the authors of Meeting Standards through [...]
