CURRICULUM DESIGN

PRESENTERS:
• Muhammad Iftikhar (bsf2000483)
• Abdulrehman (bsf2000793)
TOPIC:

Integrated Curriculum Design

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM:

• An integrated curriculum is described as one that connects different

areas of study by cutting across subject-matter lines and emphasizing
unifying concepts.
• Integration focuses on making connections for students, allowing
them to engage in relevant, meaningful activities that can be
connected to real life.
BENEFITS

• Think about how much you could learn in a classroom where you
learn math, science and reading all in one lesson or teaching a
theme-based unit that focuses on cultural diversity and incorporates
core content area topics.
• When I taught through an integrated curriculum, my students showed
higher signs of retention at an increased rate than when an integrated
curriculum was not implemented.
• Students are more actively engaged.
• Creating an integrated curriculum means that teachers are charged with
having to create challenging, fun, meaningful tasks that help students
connect to information.
• Students not only connect and create more real world connections in
integrated classrooms
TYPES OF INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
• Parallel Curriculum Integration
• Infusion Curriculum Integration
• Multidisciplinary Curriculum Integration
• Transdisciplinary Curriculum Integration
PARALLEL CURRICULUM INTEGRATION

• In this situation, teachers from different subject areas focus on the same
theme with varying assignments.
• In Topic One we are looking at the common theme of cultural diversity
with the driving question of “where do I fit into a changing world?”
INFUSION CURRICULUM DESIGN
• This type of integration occurs when a teacher infuses other subjects into
daily lessons.
• In Media studies, we are looking at the representation of New Zealand
culture by the media. We look at the History of New Zealand, we look at
Economics, Business and industry.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM DESIGN

• Multidisciplinary curriculum integration occurs when there are two or

more teachers of different subject areas who agree to address the same
theme with a common project.
• The teaching and learning in Dance, Chinese and English all share the
same theme and driving question, however, each subject is working on its
own material and students rotate between teachers.
TRANSDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM DESIGN
• This is the most integrated of all types of curricular integration. It also
requires the most planning and cooperation between teachers. In this
scenario, two or more teachers share a common theme that they present to
students in an integrated fashion. Classes are joined together. The teachers
write shared lesson plans and team-teach lessons, weaving the subject
areas together
• Students are creating a website about Hauora. They learn how to code for
Digital Technology. The content of the website focuses on the pillars of
Hauora which are the skills required for Physical education. The layout,
design and writing on the website link to English skills.
THANK YOU