Wisconsin Only: Integrated Curriculum

[Richard Sorensen <SORENRJ@MAIL.STATE.WI.US>]

Connecting the Curriculum Project looks for examples

Are teachers in your school making their classroom units and learning
activities more real by connecting the various content areas?  DPI's
Connecting the Curriculum (CTC) project is looking for good working
models to feature in publications aimed at audiences ranging from teachers
and administrators to parents and community members.

The purpose of this effort is to communicate the value of teaching that
uses natural connections among traditional disciplines.  A CD-ROM product
is envisioned, along with printed materials for teachers and the general
public.  Of course, a picture is worth a thousand words, and project
personnel are looking for photos and video clips, digitized or on standard
media, that can be incorporated into the final products.

Good examples of connected curriculum abound in Wisconsin.  In many,
the library media program plays a significant role.  Perhaps your library
media program is one of these.  If so, perhaps you can share visuals of
some kind that show involvement of students and teachers in a project or
unit that connects two or more traditional disciplines (e.g., English, history,
geography, civics, and the arts).

For complete information on the CTC Project and on how you may be able
to help, please contact Judy Peppard, CTC Project Coordinator at (608)
267-9289 as soon as possible.   Production is scheduled for November.
Thanks in advance.

Richard J. Sorensen
School Library Media Consultant,
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
(608) 266-1924  E-mail: sorenrj@mail.state.wi.us