There is considerable national interest in STEM initiatives, but yet there is little discussion concerning what STEM means in terms of a curriculum concept to be applied to school programming. This article focuses on STEM as a curriculum concept. First, STEM programming is discussed in terms of separate subjects, correlated and broad fields…

Argues that schools must be redesigned so that students, rather than content, are the focus of the high school curriculum. Claims that narrow-minded departmentalism is one of the primary obstacles to be overcome to achieve schools that focus on students instead of content areas. Mentions a team-taught humanities course. (RS)

This document describes a variety of curriculum integration options ranging from concurrent teaching of related subjects to fusion of curriculum focus to residential study focusing on daily living; from 2-week units to year-long courses. Suggestions are offered for choosing proper criteria for successful curriculum integration, dealing with the…

Types of elementary social studies curricula can be categorized according to the amount of subject integration included in each approach. Individual subjects such as history, geography, or economics may be presented as separate and distinct, or these descriptives may be integrated fully within the presentation of social studies materials. Faculty…

Describes for members of physics departments in higher education what kind of background in physics they may expect of students who have done the Nuffield physical science course, rather than a senior level course in college prep" physics. (Author/TS)

This book addresses issues relevant to the development of a coherent curriculum. A "coherent" curriculum is one whose parts are unified and connected by a sense of the whole. Following the foreword by Arthur W. Steller and the prologue by James A. Beane, the introduction (1) by James A. Beane raises a number of questions related to the search for…

This publication examines techniques for integrating consumer and economic education into the K-12 social studies curriculum. The intended audience includes school administrators, curriculum developers, and classroom teachers. Many practitioners have found that consumer education is an excellent area for developing the skills of economic analysis.…

The Unified Science Program being implemented at Monona Grove High School, Monona, Wisconsin, is a four-year, concept-centered program based on the premise that all science is concerned with the nature of matter and energy and with matter-energy interactions as a function of time. The consequence of these interactions is change and it is this…

Wisconsin is developing an energy-related education program as an adjunct to environmental education, a program that stresses the infusion of energy concepts in different K-12 disciplines. The seven steps in the infusion process are described. (RM)

Curricular infusion is recommended as a method to promote integration of students with severe disabilities into regular schools. A case study is presented of the curricular infusion process as employed in middle school science and social studies, including examples of infused activities and outcomes of the effort. (Author/JDD)

Integration of the social studies disciplines for more complete understanding of man's problems is promoted as reform to "real" social studies curriculum. (Author/ND)

The guide was designed to aid teachers in incorporating career awareness units into major subject curricula on the elementary level. The major objectives are: to help the students develop positive self-concepts and attitudes toward careers; to learn about career opportunities; to expose students to diverse careers, life styles, and educational…

Integrative education, although organized around curriculum, also unites people and activities. This monograph explores the integration of people, activities, and subject matter as seen through the eyes of those who support and implement the meaning and processes of integrative education. In chapter 1, scholars and trainers in and out of academia…

The focus of this report is on infusing career education content into vocational teacher education programs. It is one of seven similar reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation. (All of the reports were developed from the project, "Statewide Infusion of Career Education…