QUICK FIND  Alternate Assessment ChildFind Clearinghouse Districts ePDC Families Building Better Readers FDLRS FDLRS Technology Florida Education Channel Florida Legislature Florida School Leaders FloridaLearns Academy Gateway Migrant Education PAEConnects Press Room Risk Management Safe and Drug-Free Schools SEDNET Teaching American History US House of Rep US Senate       Home | Calendar | Showcase | FEC | ePDC | Hot Topics | Resources | Contact Us | Site Map         Integrated Teaching & Learning to Increase Critical Thinking * (general audience) DVD available quantity:     $4.08 each See and hear how one school in Liberty County, Hosford Elementary/Middle, used integrated units to increase critical thinking skills and improve student learning. The broadcast walks you through the educational design process from initial inception through a culminating project. You will sit in on the faculty brainstorming/planning sessions and the subject areas in a grade level, but also vertically from 3rd grade to 8th grade. See excerpts of how activities in the classroom evolve from lesson plans created by teachers in collaborative planning sessions. This Tuesday Teacher Training shows the effectiveness of improving critical thinking skills through integrated units and how much fun it is for teachers and students. Students master the standards and benchmarks while the teacher's creativity is unleashed. Classes relate to the real world, while interrelating concepts and actively engaging students in the learning process.