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1.4 Teacher makes interdisciplinary content connections
Aligns with InTASC Standard #5: Innovative Applications of Content. The teacher understands how to connect concepts
and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical/creative thinking and collaborative problem solving related
to authentic local and global issues.
Several studies (Black, 1997; Gregson, 1992; Jacobs, 1989; Stemmer, Brown & Smith, 1992) have found that teachers who
integrate workplace readiness skills into content area instruction and select workplace problems to illustrate how
academic skills are applied in real world settings enable students to relate the learning material back to other courses or
workplace applications and increase achievement. Rogers and Freiberg (1994) found that experiential learning that
includes self-discovery and real life experiences enhance student achievement. Interdisciplinary/ cross-curricular teaching
provides a meaningful way in which students can use knowledge learned in one context as a knowledge base in other
contexts in and out of school (Collins, Brown, & Newman, 1990).
References:
Black, Susan. (1997, August). Branches of knowledge. The American School Board Journal, 35-37.
Collins, A., Brown, J. S., & Newman, S. E. (1989). Cognitive apprenticeship: Teaching the crafts of reading, writing, and
mathematics. In L. B. Resnick (Ed.), Knowing, learning, and instruction: Essays in honor of Robert Glaser (pp. 453-494).
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Gregson, J. A. (1992). Effective pedagogical strategies for work attitudes instruction. Journal of Industrial Teacher
Education, 29(3), 60-79.
Jacobs, H. (1989). Interdisciplinary curriculum: Design and implementation. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development.
Rogers, C. R., & Freiberg, H. J. (1994). Freedom to learn (3rd ed). Columbus, OH: Merrill/Macmillan.
Stemmer, P., Brown, B., & Smith, C. (1992). The employability skills portfolio. Educational Leadership, 49(6): 32-35.
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