Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School... Using ICT

Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning... Using ICT brings together ongoing debates about ICT, personalised learning and creativity in education to establish a principled framework for using ICT across the curriculum to support teaching and learning. It identifies a range of key issues and constructs a research-based pedagogy with practical steps for students and teachers as they consider how cross curricular approaches can be implemented. The book looks at how far schools are already embracing ICT and provides models for project based learning to demonstrate how all teachers, in all classrooms can use innovative ICT in their teaching and welcome emergent technology.

Key features include:

• theoretical examination of key issues
• an exploration of the opportunities offered by Web 2.0, second life, mobile technology, wikis and blogs for cross curricular teaching
• clear principles for effective assessment
• a wide range of case studies
• advice on how ICT can be used to support cultural understanding, work-based learning, enterprise and global dimensions
• summaries of key research linked to suggestions for further reading
• professional development activities to promote cross-curricular dialogue.

This timely textbook is essential reading for all students on Initial Teacher Training courses and practising teachers looking to holistically introduce cross-curricular themes and practices in their teaching.