Curriculum Integration and Inclusion

Start with inclusion

The mind maps on universal design for learning offer a starting point for studying inclusion. One introduces learner variability, barriers to learning, and flexibility in presentation, response and engagement. The map titled UDL presents a framework for instruction organized around principles including multiple means of engagement.

Begin with the overview of learner variability, then look at UDL. Note how each map presents the ideas. You can return to the branches as you study and use them to organize your own questions about inclusive instruction.

Explore curriculum connections

Next, look at the mind map on integrated curriculum. It connects learning language, learning through language and learning about language, including the use of language to construct knowledge across curriculum areas.

A Journey to Curriculum Integration offers another perspective. It suggests that teachers can locate curriculum standards across subject areas to find common concepts. Compare this approach with the language-focused map: what does each resource connect, and where might a teacher begin?

These maps connect this topic to the wider curriculum development unit in Education and pedagogy. They give you different starting points for thinking about connections across a curriculum, rather than a single sequence to follow.

Compare perspectives and check your understanding

The Multicultural Curriculum mind maps consider the traditional curriculum and the perspectives and contributions it can overlook. Other maps address cross-curricular issues, including portrayals of people and the use of neutral language. A map also presents a rationale for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives across the curriculum.

There are no quizzes listed on this page. Instead, turn a map's branches into questions, then return to the map to check the ideas you included. Choose a map and make your own quiz with a free account, which also lets you save your quiz scores.