Integrated+Learning

What does subject integration mean to you?

What are its benefits?

Project-based learning is an excellent methodology that has real sturcture that teachers and studetns appreciate. Good thing - since project planning and execution is a life skill. Do you have a project you would like to try this year? Some ideas could include: •Outdoor classroom (utilize key parents in your class, have kids "vision"/ draw what our "Reflection Rocks" stone circle could look like. Awaiting funding request from HLF. Lots of partnering opportunities). •Whole school can plant trees in April with POWER. What could be some curricular links??


 * Some Basics fo Integrated Lerning**

-some level of block scheduling for integration/inquiry leraning is required -at the far end of the scale some elementary school classes only have French scheduled because another teacher comes into teach that subject. -a traditioanl subject based schedule can be evolved to start to provide some time for block scheduling -here below is the schedule for Michelle -let's see how we can create a block here -she has a pretty chopped up schedule wiht people coming in at variious times so there are constraints -this is something to work at and alleviate over the long term as a school -IMO -this kind of schedule -and it is typical -indicates that content is more important than the learners -how can we start to balance this? -the best bet is in the 10:35 to 12:15 slot and since this is currenlty literacy focussed she is going to integrate literacy into our integration/inquiry experiences here -this fits with Ministry policy -see Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat Capacity Series on Learning Blocks (uploaded file into Pages and Files in left panel) -let's move to the disucssion area to pick this up there
 * Block Scheduling**

** 8:35-9:05 ** ** 9:05-9:30 ** || ===Entry, Announce===
 * ** 8:10-8:35 **

DPA
|| ments, Agendas BFTB/Calendar

Math
|| BFTB/Calendar

DPA/Swimming
|| == 8:25-8:45 DPA == BFTB/Calendar || == BFTB/Calendar == || Poem Paste (Sequencing) || ====Math====
 * ** 9:30-9:55 ** || Math || DPA ||  || ====Math==== || Math ||
 * ** 9:55-10:35 ** || N.B. 10:15 Duty || N.B. 10:15 Duty || Nutrition Break || Nutrition Break || Nutrition Break ||
 * ** 10:35-11:25 ** || Music in portable (Milne) || =====Shared Reading=====

Share and Show
|| === Share and Show ===

Word Study
|| ===== Computers ===== || Writing=>Lit Stations (Guided ReadingAt-Risk) || Guided Reading Word Study
 * ** 11:25-12:15 ** || Word Whiz

Literacy Stations
Share and Show || Guided Reading Word Study Literacy Stations || Guided Reading and Literacy Stations || Share and Show Guided Reading and Literacy Stations || (Ms. Nielsen ) || Social Studies (Mrs. Waitson ) || Social Studies (Mrs. Waitson) || Printing
 * ** 12:15-12:55 ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** 12:55-1:35 ** || Health

Science
|| Physical Education || Printing || Art || Science || Library/Computers (Waitson) || ** Free Choice **
 * ** 1:35-2:35 ** || Share and Show
 * 2:00 Learning Buddies with Mr.H ** ||