Statement of Beliefs

Glossary

Middle School Philosophy

Young Adolescents

Why Integrate?

Curriculum Integration

Understanding by Design

Common Ground

Annotated Links

Barriers

Middle Schools in Alberta

Reorganizing Alberta's Curriculum

Recommendations

References

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(1997).  Current issues and research in middle level curriculum: On conversations, semantics, and roots.  In Irvin, J.L. (Ed.)  What current research says to the middle level practitioner.  (pp. 209-231).  Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association. Powell, R., Skoog, G., Troutman, P., & Jones, C. (1997).  Sustaining a nonlinear integrative learning context: Middle level teachers' perspectives.  Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly 20 (2), pp. 23-63. Powell, R., Fussell, L., Troutman, P., Smith, M. & Skoog, G. (1998). Toward an integrative multicultural learning environment. Middle School Journal 29 (4),    pp. 3-13. Powell, R. & Van Zandt Allen, L. (2001).  Middle school curriculum.  In Anfara, V.A. Jr. (Ed.)  The handbook of research in middle level education.  (pp. 107-124).   Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Sage, S.M., Krynock, K.L.,  & Robb, l. (2000).  Is there anything but a problem?  A case        study of problem-based learning as middle school curriculum integration.  In D.L. Hough (Ed.), Research in Middle Level Education Annual 2000, Volume 23 (pp. 149-178).  Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association. Scales, P. (1996).  Boxed in and bored: How middle schools continue to fail young adolescents - and what good middle schools do right.  Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute. Stevenson, C. & Carr, J.F. (1993).  Integrated studies in the middle grades: Dancing through walls.  New York, NY:  Teachers College Press. Vars, G.F. (1993).   Interdisciplinary teaching: Why and how.  Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association. Vars. G.F. (1997).  Effects of integrative curriculum and instruction.  In Irvin, J.L. (Ed.)  What current research says to the middle level practitioner.  (pp. 179-186).  Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association. Vars, G.F. (2001). Can curriculum integration survive in an era of high-stakes testing? Middle School Journal 33 (2), 7-16. Vars, G. F. & Beane, J. F.  (2002).  Integrative curriculum in a standards-based world. Retrieved April 4, 2002 from http://www.nmsa.org/research/res_articles_integrated.htm. Wiggins, G.  (1989).  The futility of trying to teach everything of importance.  Educational Leadership 47(3), p. 44-51. Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J.  (1998).  Understanding by design.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice-Hall. Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J.  (1999).  The understanding by design handbook.  Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Wilson. L.M. & Horch, H.W.  Implications of brain research for teaching young adolescents.  Retrieved February 14, 2005 from http://www.nmsa.org/research/res_articles_sept002.htm          To read an annotated bibliography on curriculum integration, click here: Integration Bib.doc