Integrating Teaching and Learning

Integrating Teaching and Learning: "Timeless Essentials" for Creating Integrated Units of Study is a unique series that PK-12 educators are successfully using to create new units of study, or enrich existing ones, with indispensable elements that fully integrate their instruction with students' learning. Volume Three in this series presents the third and final set of "timeless essentials" that are fully described and illustrated with numerous educator-created examples and A.I.-generated examples, along with key points on how to best utilize these essential elements in all grades and content areas.

You will first learn how to plan Learning Progressions as the instructional "ladder" that educators build and use to teach their students the prerequisite concepts and skills in the "unwrapped" Essential Standards. Next, you will see how to plan Quick Progress Checks to gain valuable feedback that both educators and students can use to make needed instructional and learning adjustments. Finally, you will learn how to design Standards-Aligned Learning Tasks—interactive "hands-on, minds-on" student learning experiences, distributed throughout a unit of study, that progressively develop and reveal students' understanding of the Essential Standards' "unwrapped" concepts, skills, and Big Ideas.

Each chapter of the Integrated Teaching and Learning System© begins with the "what" and "why" of the individual element in focus, illustrated with content-specific, grade-level and/or course-level examples. Relevant research from prominent educational thought leaders adds support to the practical value of the various elements. Educators can experience the step-by-step Integrated Teaching and Learning System© design process firsthand by applying it to a unit of their choice, individually and/or collaboratively with colleagues. Through this direct engagement, they can determine for themselves the efficacy of this multi-step process to optimize instruction and maximize student learning.