Lesson 2.

2:
Integrating New
Literacies in the
Curriculum
 Learning Objectives:

• Analyze appropriate teaching strategies for integrating

new literacies.

• Create an instructional approach incorporating multiple

literacies.
The Concept of Integrated Curriculum

In retrospect, the introduction of an integrated curriculum gained

greatest support in the 1960’s. Based on the essential
organization of content, the design emphasizes the role of
diverse entities called academic disciplines clearly defined in
terms of knowledge, skills and values.

Thus, an integrated curriculum

 Focuses on basic skills, Provides learners
content and higher-level opportunities to apply skills
thinking they have learned
Offers opportunities for
more small group and
Encourages active industrialized instruction
Encourages lifelong
learning participation in relevant
real-life experiences
Accommodates a variety
Structures learning around of learning styles/theories
Captivates, motivates, and (i.e., social learning theory,
themes, big ideas and
challenges learners cooperative learning,
meaningful concepts
intrinsic motivation, and
self-efficacy) and multiple
Provides connections intelligences.
Provides a deeper
among various curricular
understanding of content
disciplines
Approaches to Integration

• Multidisciplinary Approach -A multidisciplinary approach

focuses primarily on different disciplines. Teachers, who employ
this approach, may create standards from the disciplines within a
theme.
• It can be recalled that the previous Restructured Basic Education
Curriculum (RBEC) is the best depiction of a multidisciplinary
approach. The four disciplines (Araling Panlipunan, Values
Education, MAPEH and TLE) were integrated along with a theme
termed Makabayan as an integrated subject served as a
laboratory of life.
Approaches to Integration
• Interdisciplinary Approach - In this approach to integration,
teachers organize and capsulize the curriculum around common learning
across disciplines to emphasize interdisciplinary skills and concepts.
• The disciplines are identifiable, but they assume less importance than in
the multidisciplinary approach.
• For example, in teaching Filipino as a discipline, the teacher hones
students’ language skills while resorting to content and topics in Araling
Panlipunan.
• Using the interdisciplinary approach, there is a need to structure the
curriculum around common learning areas across disciplines. For
example, incorporate interdisciplinary skills, such as thinking skills,
problem solving and analytic skills in teaching science, math and
English.
Approaches to Integration

• Transdisciplinary Approach-.In the transdisciplinary

approach to integration, teachers design a curriculum within
student needs and concerns.
Interconnecting the Three Approaches

These approaches offer an excellent fit for standards through a

backward design process as teachers integrate standards-
based planning with effective teaching and learning practices.
Thus, the multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary
perspectives offer different maps to begin the design process.
Teachers can use any of the approaches at any level of
education in a single classroom or in a team approach.
Comparing and Contrasting the Three Approaches to Integration
(Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004)
 Aspect Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

Standards of the disciplines Interdisciplinary skills and • Real-life context

Organizing Center organized around a theme concepts embedded in • Student questions
disciplinary standards

• Knowledge best learned • Disciplines connected by • All knowledge

through the structure of the common concepts and interconnected and
Conceptualization disciplines skills interdependent
of Knowledge • A right answer • Knowledge considered • Many right answers
• One truth to be socially constructed • Knowledge considered
to be indeterminate and
ambiguous
• Procedures of discipline Interdisciplinary skills and Disciplines identified if
considered most important concepts stressed desired, but real-life
Role of Disciplines • Distinct skills and concepts of context emphasized
discipline taught
 Aspect Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

• Facilitator • Facilitator • Co-planner

Role of Teacher • Specialist • Specialist/generalist • Co-learner
• Generalist/specialist

Disciplinary standards • Interdisciplinary bridge • Student questions and

Starting Place and procedures • Know/Do/Be concerns
• Real-world context
Degree of Integration Moderate Medium/Intense Paradigm Shift

Assessment Discipline-based Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary

skills/concepts stressed skills/concepts stressed

Learning to Know Concepts and essential understandings across disciplines

 Aspect Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

• Disciplinary skills as the • Interdisciplinary skills as • Interdisciplinary skills

Learning to Do focal point the focal point and disciplinary skills
• Interdisciplinary skills • Disciplinary skills also applied in a real-life
also included included context

• Democratic values
Learning to Be • Character education
• Habits in mind
• Life skills (e.g., teamwork, self-responsibility)

• Backward design
Planning Process • Standards-based
• Alignment of instruction, standards and assessment
 Aspect Multidisciplinary Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

• Constructivist approach
Instruction • Inquiry
• Experential learning
• Personal relevance
• Student choice
• Differentiated instruction

• Balance of traditional and authentic assessments

Assessment • Culminating activity that integrates disciplines taught
Other Types of Integrated Curriculum
• Connected -This happens when topics surrounding disciplines are
connected, which allows students to review and re-conceptualize ideas within a
discipline .

• Sequence -This is observed when similar ideas are taught together, although
in different subjects, which facilitates learning across content areas but
requires a lot of communication among teachers of different disciplines.

• Shared -This is when teachers use their planning to create an integrated unit
between two disciplines.

• Webbed -This reflects when a teacher plans to base the subject areas around
a central theme that will tend students to see the connection within different
subjects.
Benefits of Integrated Curriculum Model

1. It focuses on basic skills, content, and higher-level thinking.

2. It provides a deeper understanding of content.
3. It encourages active participation in relevant real-life experiences.
4. It provides connections among various curricular disciplines.
5. It accommodates a variety of learning styles, theories and multiple
intelligences.
 New Literacy Integration in the K to 12 Curriculum

The new literacy can be integrated into the K to 12 curriculum

across subject areas. the integration of new literacy is not
limited to the identified disciplines, the given learning outcomes,
suggested strategies and assessment. In fact, each learning
area can integrate as many new literacies as possible
depending on the lesson, the nature of the subject and the
objectives or intended outcomes. New literacy integration can
take place in as many disciplines as possible.
Integration of New Literacy in the K to 12 Curriculum

Literacy Subject Area Outcome Strategy Assessment Output

1. Multicultural and Araling Panlipunan Demonstrate respect • Role playing • Rubric

Global Literacy for cultural diversity • Brainstorming assessment result
• Brainstorming
report
2. Social Literacy Edukasyon sa Apply ethical and • Case analysis • Case Report
Pagpapakatao moral standards on • Dilemma analysis • Naratives
given issues and
cases

3. Media Literacy English Use media in Media-assisted • E-portfolio

Filipino communication instruction • Google clip
dissemination and
transaction
4. Financial Math Solve problems in the Problem solving Scores in problem
Literacy context of business and solving drills and
investment aspects exercises

TLE Apply effective Business Business plan and

techniques in budgeting simulation and inventory
and income generating immersion
enterprise

5. Digital/ Computer Examine the computer • Hands-on Computer

Cyber Literacy Subject virus that commonly activity Capstone
damages computer • Experiential
networks and systems learning
• Project-based

Research Cite ways in resolving Exploratory Research output

plagiarism issues and method
determine research
protocols
6. Ecoliteracy Science Suggest ways on • Project-based • Project Portfolio
how to protect • Task-based • Participation Log
nature and address • Learning
climate change Reflection
journal

7. Arts and MAPEH Create artworks • Manipulative • Project design

Creative Literacy artistic designs works • Crafts
using indigenous • Arts studio
materials workshop
method
Thank you!