The Power of Integration What is it, How it works and Why it’s important Barb Orwig Career...

The Power of IntegrationWhat is it, How it works and

Why it’s important

Barb OrwigCareer Communications, inc.American Careers Educational Programs

Reasons to Teach Integrated Curriculum

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Unless you have fifty hours in your day

you’ll never get it all in.

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9.An integrated curriculum

Allows science and social studiesto frame reading, writing and math.


8.The brain thriveson connections.


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7.Life is not divided into

neat blocks of time called math, science, reading, writing, social studies and recess.


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6.Problem solving skills soar when all our knowledge andhigher level thinking from allcurriculum areas are tapped.


5.Subject based teaching

vs.Integrated teaching


4.Is teaching backwards?


3.Group interaction and team

building inherent in anintegrated curriculum uses

strengths and skills to createbridges to understanding.


2.Standardized test scoreswill hit the top!


1.Students LOVE

integrated learning because it’s challenging.


What does integration look like?

Think about change…


Health Focus: Disease

Social Studies Math

Science Language


No subject is an island


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