Integrated Curriculum

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ASCD's A Lexicon of Learning defines integrated curriculum as:

a way of teaching and learning that does not depend on the usual division of knowledge into separate subjects. Topics are studied because they are considered interesting and valuable by the teachers and students concerned, not necessarily because they appear in a required course of study. Both integrated curriculum and interdisciplinary curriculum are intended to help students see connections, but unlike an integrated curriculum, an interdisciplinary curriculum draws its content from two or more identifiable disciplines.

Articles 

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Educational Leadership

• Where Literacy and Science Intersect (December 2006/January 2007)
• Infusing Reading into Science Learning (December 2006/January 2007)
• The Arts Make a Difference (February 2006)
• Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (November 2002) (theme issue; several articles in free full text)

ASCD Express

• Reading, Writing, and Learning in Different Subject Areas (April 16, 2009) (theme issue; several articles in free full text)

Books 

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• The Curriculum Mapping Planner: Templates, Tools, and Resources for Effective Professional Development (2009)
• Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders (2007)
• Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking (2007)
• Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents (2006)

Videos 

• Reading in the Content Areas Video Series (DVD and Online Facilitator's Guide) (2002)