An integrated thematic unit at a junior high school with traditional scheduling

Armstrong, James O.

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Title

An integrated thematic unit at a junior high school with traditional scheduling

Author(s)

Armstrong, James O.

Issue Date

1995-11

Keyword(s)

• integrated thematic unit
• Fairmont Junior High
• Mock-Fire disaster

Abstract

This report describes the methods used to plan, organize, and teach an integrated thematic unit in the spring of 1994 at Fairmont Junior High School in Boise, Idaho. The unit was planned collaboratively with assistance from preservice teachers and their professors at Boise State University, the principal and teachers of Fairmont Junior High, and members of the Partners in Education board of Fairmont Junior High. The thematic unit--the Mock-Fire Disaster-focused on the dangers and consequences of unplanned fires. Evaluations by the junior high teachers and responses of the secondary students were generally favorable and thoughtful. The collaborative efforts of the school, university, and community organizations alleviated some of the time, materials, and energy blocks to the development of integrated thematic units.

Publisher

Champaign, Ill. : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for the Study of Reading.

Series/Report Name or Number

Center for the Study of Reading Technical Report ; no. 625

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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Copyright 1995 Board of Trustees University of Illinois

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