Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Here are links to the Power Point presentation and the Pragmatic Applications list that Kili Lay and I created for our “Integrating Interdisciplinary Inquiries in International Institutions” seminar at the Mediterranean Association of International Schools (MAIS).
The Power Point
Pragmatic Applications
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The Harvard Graduate School of Education stands firmly in support of Interdisciplinary Education. Click on THIS LINK to access three well-constructed essays:
- Three Strategies of Interdisciplinary Teaching of Math and Science: A Case of Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- From a Community of People to a Community of Disciplines: The Art of Integrative Humanities at St. Paul’s School
- Three Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching: Contextualizing, Conceptualizing, and Problem-Solving
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
No longer do Portland State University freshmen take the typical basic composition and 101 classes you find at most universities.Instead, students sign up for courses that blend as many as five basic subjects in any number of combinations. Among their options this year is the ongoing freshman course, “Life’s labors: work and play,” a mix of psychology, theatre, literature and composition.
Read more here…
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
Click Here for a litany of provocative quotations on the inherently interdisciplinary nature of mathematics.
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
This link provides access to the Educational Broadcasting Corporation’s work with interdisciplinary learning expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Dr. Jacobs is an education consultant who works internationally with schools, districts, companies, and not-for profit groups, K-12, on curriculum reform, instructional strategies to encourage critical thinking, and strategic planning. She has written two books: Interdisciplinary Design and Implementation and Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12
Read on here for Innovative Lesson Ideas
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Saturday, October 28th, 2006
Jeff Stein, the national security editor at Congressional Quarterly, argues that too many [U.S.] officials in charge of the war on terrorism just don’t care to learn much, if anything, about the enemy we’re fighting. And that’s enough to keep anybody up at night. Read more here
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
Your must post your finished editorial here. As a reminder there parameters of your editorial are as follows:
You need to demonstrate your support for your chosen candidate by creating a one-page, single-spaced editorial in his (her?) support. This editorial should not only boast the virtues of your candidate, it should also speak to the relative weaknesses of the other candidates.
- Your editorial must have a specific, refutable and complex thesis.
- Your editorial must be posted in this section. You must also submit a paper copy to me.
I have invited some of my esteemed colleagues (Quim, McKee, Rugs, Herschberger, Pover, Bailey, etc.) to weigh in on the marketplace of ideas.
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
You assignment for the Catalunya 2006 Debate is posted right here
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
This site will be invaluable for your information acquisition process. Though there are certain links that are not in English, the vital links are (vital per your assignment that is). In particular, look at links on the left side of the screen. Again, STUDY this site.
Here it is
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Friday, October 20th, 2006
Is located right here
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