1. In the Classroom: A Video Journey
a. Participants will view video examples of interdisciplinary learning in action at different grade levels of instruction.

2. In Schools: Some Online Examples
a. Participants can visit Web sites that present interdisciplinary work going on in schools around the nation.

3. What do interdisciplinary units look like?
a. Participants will interact with a Flash activity based on using a concept wheel to help design interdisciplinary curriculum.
b. Participants will examine sample interdisciplinary units of different grade levels.

1. Step-by-Step Guide to Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design

a. Prologue: Getting Ready
b. The Planning Process: Choose a Format
c. Draft a Title and an Organizing Center
d. Brainstorming Using the Concept Wheel
e. Developing Essential Questions
f. Integrate Skills and Assessments into the Essential Questions
g. Planning the Day-to-Day Activities
h. The Final Review

2. Self-evaluation: A Rubric for Reviewing Your Design

1. Introduction to Our Expert: Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Ed.D.
2. A Talk with Heidi Hayes Jacobs about Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design
3. Why isn't interdisciplinary learning more commonly used across the board?
4. How do you find connections between the disciplines that really work?
5. What exactly is an "essential question?"
6. How do I collaborate with my colleagues?
7. How do I find common planning time?
8. How do I address the pressure of teaching to the tests and the standards?
9. How do I find instructional time?
10. How do I avoid the confusion of educational jargon?
11. How are students assessed in an interdisciplinary unit?

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