HELLO, CIS FACULTY! ON FRIDAY WE DISCUSSED HOW COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS CAN BE USED FOR A RANGE OF INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES. I CREATED THIS ONE THAT SHOWS OUR ROLE PLAY OF THE INTEGRATED CURRICULUM APPROACHES WE ACTED OUT IN OUR FIRST PD SESSION.
I AM TEACHING MY MATH CONTENT.
NON-INTEGRATED/FRAGMENTED: EACH TEACHER TEACHES SUBJECT MATTER WITHIN A SINGLE DISCIPLINE.
I AM TEACHING MY SCIENCE CONTENT.
I AM TEACHING MY ART CONTENT.
I AM TEACHING MY MUSIC CONTENT.
I AM TEACHING MY ELA CONTENT.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY: TEACHERS TEACH CONTENT FROM THEIR DISCIPLINE THAT CONNECTS TO A TOPIC SELECTED BY THE GROUP. A THEMATIC UNIT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS APPROACH.
MAYBE I'LL HAVE MY MATH CLASS ADD UP BAGS OF TRASH.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO POLLUTION AS OUR TOPIC. YOU CAN CONNECT YOUR CONTENT.
THEMATIC UNIT TOPIC: POLLUTION
SURE, I GUESS WE CAN SQUEEZE IN SOME ART TIME TO MAKE RECYCLING POSTERS...
SIGH
MAYBE WE CAN MAKE UP SONGS ABOUT TRASH?
MY ELA STUDENTS WILL WRITE A FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY ON POLUTION.
I'LL TEACH VISUAL LANGUAGE SKILLS WITH THE IMAGES AND GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, SETTING, ACTION...
INTERDISCIPLINARY: TEACHERS TEACH THE SAME CONCEPTUAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL DISCIPLINES.
ONOMATOPOEIA!!!
WE CAN DO GRAPHIC NOVELS!
I'LL TEACH VERBAL LANGUAGE SKILLS TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, SETTING, ACTION...
ONOMATOPOEIA!!!
TRANSDISCIPLINARY: TEACHERS PROMOTE INQUIRY INTO A REAL LIFE PROBLEM THAT REQUIRES MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO DISCOVER NEW KNOWLEDGE . OFTEN LEADS TO MORE QUESTIONS.
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HOW DO THESE MAGIC EYE BOOKS WORK?
MY STUDENTS' QUESTIONS ABOUT OP ART ARE TAKING US INTO LEARNING IN SO MANY DISCIPLINES!