Integrated

Curriculum
Ortiz, Caleb A. / Silvas, Amanda I. / Bueno, Barbara
How did we plan for and provide learning opportunities that
supported the students' intellectual, social, and personal
development?

Activities that involved two or more

learning styles to support students’
intellectual development.
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Group activities that promote

collaboration among peers.
How did we create instructional opportunities that are
adapted to students with diverse backgrounds
and exceptionalities?

When students work in groups, teachers can work 1-

on-1 with each group and give very direct instruction
to each group based on their needs.

Grouping students by similar ability level/ interest or

learning style helps both teachers and students.
Intermingled groups allow more collaboration
between students. Students with better understanding
of the content can help their peers who need it.
How did we plan and use a variety of instructional strategies to
encourage student development of critical thinking, problem solving, &
performance skills for all students, including EL, Special Needs and
other identified student learning needs?

Through the use of multiple teaching

strategies, we were able to implement
techniques that asked students to think about
what they are learning rather than solely
relying on lecture. Differentiation was also
considered for EL students as well as other
students with different learning needs.
.. How did we plan and create a learning environment
that encourage positive social interaction, active
engagement in learning, & self-motivation?

By basing our lesson plans on interaction

and group involvement, we as a group were
able to create a positive social environment
that wishes to see every student succeed in
their educational goals. Creating lessons
that got students moving and discussing
these lessons allowed us to be able to create
lessons that would invite students to be
active participants in their learning.
How did we plan and manage instruction based upon knowledge of
subject matter, students, the community, and curriculum goals?

Instruction and curriculum goals were based on the

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of the grade
level we were working on.

By thinking of what we wanted our students to learn, we

created ideas on what we wanted our end goal to be, then
worked backwards on how we can teach our students
these lessons and involved with their learning.