CURRICULUM INTEGRATION TO PROMOTE STUDENT OUTCOMES Briana Barber

IMPORTANCE OF UNIT PLANNING • You will have a chance familiarize yourself with what the students should know by the end of a unit. • You will find holes within the curriculum. This will allow you to use other supplemental materials to strengthen the learning process. • Pinpoints the vision, focus, objectives, and student needs.

UNIT PLANNING SHOULD BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT 1. Cultivates trust 2. Don’t be married to ideas 3. Involve students from the beginning 4. Build on strengths and interests

HOW TO PROMOTE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR TEACHERS 1. Know that you have a duty to teach your students to the best of your ability 2. Seek out collaborative relationships with colleagues 3. Stay informed on classroom techniques

HOW TO PROMOTE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR YOUR STUDENTS 1. Set routines and classroom expectations on the first day of school. 2. Be consistent 3. Make all learning accessible 4. Have a loving and supportive classroom environment

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION • You need to know your students well • Learning that targets individual students • Must be incorporated in every lesson • Maximizes learning

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY • Use the smartboard to interact with technology on a whole class level. • Curriculum interactive computer games. • Google docs to write essays. • Math and ELA games. • Typing software

ENSURING CULTURAL INCLUSIVENESS • Creating daily habits that gets students talking with another about their lives. • Provide an opportunity for students to share there culture through food. • Create an environment based on respect and love. • Creating opportunities for students to research about their culture.

INCORPORATING OUR SCHOOL’S VISION AND GOALS

REFERENCES • Finley, Todd. “Planning the Best Curriculum Unit Ever. ” Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 31 July 2014, www. edutopia. org/blog/planning-best-curriculum-unit-ever-todd-finley. • Rufo-Tepper, R. (2014, December 15). There's No I in Teacher: 8 Tips for Collaborative Planning. Retrieved from https: //www. edutopia. org/blog/rules-of-thumb-collaborative-planningrebecca-rufo-tepper • What is Culturally Inclusive Teaching? (n. d. ). Retrieved from https: //teachallreachall. weebly. com/what-is-culturally-inclusiveteaching. html