Integrating Content Across the Curriculum
Examples of Cross-Curricular Mathematics
| Math Across the Curriculum Resources | An excellent short list of links to very good examples and ideas. |
| High School Exemplary Integrated Math Program Tops In State. | A news article from Philadelphia about The Greater Philadelphia Secondary Mathematics Project (NSF funded). |
| Cognitive Tutor Integrated Math. | This is a software program. Click on Sample Problems (there are three of them) to see questions and student work. . |
| Math Practice Problems for High School. Use the left menu to find problems by grade and by content area. | These are integrated problems from Washington (state) Assessment of Student Learning. "Writing can assist math instruction in two ways - by helping children make sense of mathematics and by helping teachers understand what children are learning." |
| PSSA Classroom Connections | Click on Math, and see especially Sample Classroom Lessons and a process for improving student performance. |
Examples of Cross-Curricular Writing
| PSSA Classroom Connections | Click on Writing and see especially 2.0 Prompts: Topics for Student Writing. |
| Informational Writing: High School Writing Across the Curriculum Matrix, from North Carolina | Click on Table of Contents. |
| Sample
Writing Assignments Across the Curriculum |
Across all disciplines - but science is not well represented. |
Examples of Cross-Curricular Science
| Science research report writing. | Good help for students. |
Research and Articles
| High Schools That Work | See also Publications and Materials, in particular the Special Reports. |
| Aligning and Articulating Standards Across the Mathematics Curriculum from NCREL | Scroll down to the examples of using Math. See especially Make Connections Between Mathematics and Their Own Lives (to see how develop real-life applications). |
| Integrated Curriculum, a research paper from NWREL. | "A final word of caution is for the teacher who feels that this must be an all-or-nothing scenario. There may well be instances in which curriculum integration is not the most appropriate way to go. A careful examination of successfully integrated programs may suggest the extent to which integration can or should be implemented." |
Vocational Resources
| Vocational Information Center | A very large collection of careers, and the training required. |
| NJDOE: Vocational-Technical, Career and Adult Education. | Links for students, parents and educators. |
