In Kathy Lake’s article about Integrated Curriculum she provided with many different definitions and other information about the integration of curriculum. One of the definitions is the one that is given by Mr. Shoemaker which is that he defines integrated curriculum as subjects been brought together to teach various aspects of the curriculum. His view curriculum integration as a way of teaching students based on the way that is reflected on the real world. According to Shoemaker in the real world there is no single subjects when one does something let’s say goes groceries shopping the person does not only use math to find the cost but also other subjects such as reading, so he wants for education to be taught that same way. He also says that using integrated curriculum brings together all the different subjects so that the students are able to make a meaningful association and at the same time it is interactive for them.
Another definition given in the article is that of Mr. Dressel’s that looks beyond the connections of subject areas, he sees it as a way of creating something new in order to understand the world. He defines it as learning experiences that is planned to unify the students with knowledge that they share but also with pushing them and motivating them to create new relationships. The main focus is to get the students to develop the connections between the knowledge that they know and the one that they are learning so that they are able to created new systems, models, and/or structures.
One thing to see is that both definitions although from different point views still has some characteristics such as they both see that connections of various subjects are important to integrating curriculum. The only difference is that Mr. Shoemaker sees it the way that they introduce their definition.
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