ISBN
0-9676158-5-2
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Accession Number
RicksCU.2003.3
Creation Date
2003
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application/pdf
Extent
168 pgs
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Description
An integrated curriculum is an instructional approach that connects the disciplines to an underlying theme or topic. Immersing students in an integrated-thematic unit provides the backdrop for experiences to occur across the disciplines. Shaping coursework around integrated themes is especially appropriate for gifted students, however using an integrated-thematic curriculum is appropriate for all learners as it develops students' abilities to make connections, to solve problems by looking at multiple perspectives, and to integrate information from different fields of experience. An integrated-thematic curriculum permits students to be active participants in their own learning as they design their own explorations and take ownership of their achievements. Students become active, enthusiastic, life-long learners.
There are three major topics covered in the Early Childhood Thematic Units book. The topics that are included are those that are generally of high developmental interest to young learners. Additionally, they are topics that allow for high-level conceptual development. In the case of the Dinosaur unit, children are exposed to larger concepts such as the passage of time and a changing physical environment.
Organizational Units
Morgridge College of Education, Teaching and Learning Sciences
Publisher
University of Denver
Document Type
Book
City
Denver, CO
Rights Holder
Ricks Center for Gifted Children
Copyright Date
2003
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