Go to www.code.on.ca and choose one of the cross-curricular or integrated plans available for review. Based on your review of the unit plan chosen, respond to the following questions (be sure to use specific examples from the unit plan and from your own teaching to demonstrate the rationale for your reflections):
- What is the unit plan you have chosen to review? 2. What grade level is represented in this unit? 3. What subject areas are being integrated or combined? 4. What specific expectations from each subject area are being assessed or evaluated?
- How well do the assessment/evaluation tools provided in the unit assess both subject areas? How do they reflect the Growing Success document outlining the policies and practices with regard to assessment strategies for the Ontario Curriculum? Would you consider these assessments a fair and accurate reflection of what the students would be able to demonstrate following these lessons? Why or why not?
- How might this approach to curriculum planning be beneficial to a classroom teacher?
- What potential problems might a classroom teacher encounter when planning lessons/units in this manner?
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