Here is a page of many outstanding articles by Susan Kovalik. I will be reading her articles and all about Integrated Thematic Instruction for many days to come. A very interesting article titled, "Literacy Establishes Crucial Link to Society." discusses the need for our students to become active members of our community and society in order to truly become literate. You will have to scroll down to read this article.
I was also very interested in reading about the Nine-Brain-Compatible Elements that Influence Learning, identified by Susan Kovalik
- Absence of Threat, nurturing reflective thinking
- Meaningful Content
- Enriched Environment
- Movement to enhance learning
- Choices
- Adequate time
- Collaboration
- Immediate feedback
- Mastery (application) Link about the 9
