The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asserts that a person,

who is literate, can comprehend and write simple and short sentences related to his/her daily life.

New Literacies

Literacy- Reading and writing skills necessitated for activities in modern society (Gunes, 2000)

NOW- Literacy became a lifestyle along with a person’s entire life in a society that encompasses
information literacy, cultural literacy and universal literacy

Literacy can only happen when having a kind of potential content through interaction with the text
(Kress, 2003)

Seven new literacies in the 21st curriculum:

1. Multicultural literacy is about understanding ethnic groups that comprise the population and focuses
on complex issues of identity, diversity and citizenship.

2. Social Literacy is the development of social skills, knowledge and positive values in human beings to
act positively and responsibly in sophisticated complex social settings.

3. Media Literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media.

4. Financial Literacy is the ability to make informed judgments and make effective decisions regarding
the use and management of money.

5. Digital Literacy is the ability to effectively use digital services for the purposes of communication,
expression, collaboration and advocacy in a knowledge-based society.

6. Ecological literacy is understanding the principles of ecosystems toward sustainability.

7. Creative Literacy is the ability to make original ideas that have value, and the ability to see the world
in new ways.

The Concept of Integrated Curriculum

1. focuses on basic skills, content and higher-level thinking;

2. encourages lifelong learning;

3. structures learning around themes, big ideas and meaningful concepts;

4. provides connections among various curricular disciplines;

5. provides learners opportunities to apply skills they have learned;

6. encourages active participation in relevant real0life experiences;

7. captivates, motivates and challenges learners;

8. provides a deeper understanding of content;

9. offers opportunities for more small group and industrialized instruction;

10. accommodates a variety of learning styles/theories

Approaches to Integration

A. Multidisciplinary Approach

- focuses primarily on different disciplines

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VALUES EDUCATION

EDUCATION
When a teacher integrates sub disciplines within a subject area he/she is practicing INTRADISCIPLINARY
APPROACH.

BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY

PHYSICS

SCIENCE EARTH
SCIENCE

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Teachers organize and capsulize the curriculum around common learning across disciplines to
emphasize interdisciplinary skills and concepts

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TRANSDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION

Teachers design a curriculum within student needs and concerns. Students develop life skills as they
apply disciplinary interdisciplinary skills in a real-life context.

Two routes lead to transdisciplinary integration

1. Project-based learning- allows students to present a problem

2. Negotiating the curriculum

SUBJECT AREA

THEME AND CONCEPT

LIFE SKILLS
REAL-WORLD CONTEXT
CAREER PROSPECTS
COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND DILEMMAS
LIFE EXPERIENCES
STUDENT QUESTIONS