“Curriculum

integration occurs
when teachers,
working in
collaboration with
their principal, CURRICULUM
bring in content
from one subject INTEGRATION
area while
emphasizing skills
and exploring
concepts of
another subject
area.”
CURRICULUM
INTEGRATION
Creates an opportunity for Students frequently gain
instruction to become more very superficial knowledge
practical to students and relevant (Roth)
to their life experiences. (Dewey
1902) Whitehead (1929) Typically poorly designed,

INTEGRATION
CURRICULUM
Make subject matter more realistic loosely connected, and
and comprehensible (Vars 1991, weak in providing for a
2001) quality education for those
Allows for positive and necessary students most in need
(Brophy & Alleman; Gardner &
changes within the instructional Boix-mansilla, 1994)
programs (Tanner & Tanner 2006)
Enables positive and professional
attitudes to develop towards
teaching and learning
 4

Five Steps
To Successful
CURRICULUM INTEGRATION
 Principals are responsible for carefully
leading a review of the empirical 5

research literature
5 Steps to Principals are responsible for analyzing
Successful school data to determine exactly what
areas of the curricullum should be
Curriculum integrated.
Integration
Principals are responsible for weighing
the experience factor.

Principals are responsible for

involving all parties in any
curriculum integration decision
Principals are responsible for considering
making. the four quadrants of Principal
Responsibilities of Ensuring
Effective Curriculum Integration
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