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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSESBenefits for AMDSB Students
GUIDING QUESTIONS• 1) How can Interdisciplinary Courses provide
quality opportunities for authentic learning for AMDSB students?
• 2) How can Interdisciplinary Courses lessen the impact of declining enrolment in AMDSB secondary schools?
The Context: St. Marys DCVI• Declining enrolment
• Smaller number of elective courses offered
• Students have fewer courses to select from than bigger schools
• Teachers are instructing outside their areas of expertise and passion
What are Interdisciplinary Courses?• IDC course philosophy is in
line with AMDSB Strategic Plan
• They develop "transferable skills" and have the potential to engender self- directed, life-long learners
• IDC courses put students in command of their own learning
Two Examples of Interdisciplinary Courses at DCVI
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Model #1 Teacher-Designed Course
• Digital Communications (IDC 40)
• Curriculum expectations from EWC 4C (Gr. 12 College Writer’s Craft), EMS 30 (Gr. 11 Open Media Studies), TGJ 3M (Gr. 11 Mixed Communications Technology)
• Literature into Film (IDC 4U)
• Curriculum expectations from ETS 4C/4U (Gr. 12 College/University Studies in Literature), TGJ 4M (Gr. 12 Mixed Communications Technology), ASM 4M (Gr. 12 Mixed Media Arts)
Two examples at St. Marys DCVI
Model #2 Student Directed Learning IDC 40/IDC 4U
• Students are explicitly taught about their own meta-cognitive processes
• Students design their own learning goals and assessment models based on their interests and post-secondary destinations through conferencing with the teacher
Benefits of Interdisciplinary Courses?
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• AMDSB Learning Community-supports Board’s Strategic Plan
• Principals-can offer courses that provide students opportunities that could not be previously offered due to lower student populations
• Teachers-can continue to teach in areas of passion and expertise. Shift in teach
• Most important…Students-authentic, self-directed learning to develop their collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, communication, problem solving skills
Benefits: Student Outcomes❖ Students in an IDC course:!
❖ Learn to become "Information Literate"!
❖ Develop the ability to view issues from multiple perspectives and to challenge their assumptions !
❖ Apply skills and knowledge to new concepts, real world tasks and on-the-job solutions!
❖ Use learning activities to stimulate, monitor, regulate and evaluate their thinking processes
Student Voice
CRITICAL THINKING CREATIVITY COMMUNICATION PROBLEM SOLVINGCOLLABORATION
Questions?