original date 2/10/14 Being able to develop and maintain a cross curricular design shouldn't be that complicated. Most schools already ask other subject areas to assist English Language Learners by having students write more and learning how to do short answer responses appropriately, but I think that assistance needs to flow the other way as well. The specialization in education has put up walls between subject areas, and you rarely see students learning about history in English class or utilizing the text from a science class textbook to talk about force as it relates outside of science. I have sat in those professional development meetings where teachers in different subject areas know so little about what goes on outside their specialization. I think often about education in the 1970s when students stayed in one classroom longer. These generalists had opportunities to truly develop relationships with students and to impart a wealth of information. I...
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