CourseworkInterdisciplinary TeachingITL528 Single Subject Integrated Design IINational UniversityStandards-Based InstructionUniversal Design for Learning (UDL)
Interdisciplinary Instruction
Because students are frequently divided into subject-related classes at the secondary level (e.g., math, science, physical education, music, art, social studies, etc.), it’s easy for them to see subjects as silos of content rather than interconnected and overlapping. It’s our job as educators to facilitate opportunities for students to see the overlap and connection and to help them experience and understand the interconnectedness through our instructional strategies, differentiated learning, and assessment practices. TPE 4.3 prompts teachers to “[d]esign and implement instruction and assessment that reflects the interconnectedness of academic content areas and related student skills development in literacy, mathematics, science,...