1. Curriculum Integration to Promote Student Outcomes
Michelle Williams
Grand Canyon University
EAD 520 Professor Deis
July 4, 2018

2. Implementing a Non-Culturally Biased Curriculum
A non-culturally biased curriculum welcomes differences in all students and works to eliminate biases and unfairness.
We can eliminate Cultural biases in teaching by:
Becoming culturally aware of the students that you teach.
‘Helping students develop self awareness and an appreciation for the cultures of other students.
Model tolerance
Provide cooperative learning opportunities among students.
Celebrate other languages spoken in the classroom.
As teachers, we teach about Native Americans during Thanking, African American's during Black History Month, and the Hispanic culture on Cinco De Mayo. We should integrate out cultural studies in every lesson and not just reserve them for certain months and days of the year.

3. Supporting Differentiated Learning Needs
Differentiated instruction is the approach that we take in teaching our students with different abilities in the same class. It is how we as teachers make coursework obtainable for all students.
Differentiation includes:
Utilizing efficient classroom management
Assessing each students’ readiness in all subject areas
Encouraging student interaction
Responding to all students’ various learning styles
Grouping students for instruction
Learning each students’ zone of proximal development
The intent is to maximize each student's growth and individual success by meeting each student where he or she is … rather than expecting students to modify themselves for the curriculum. (Hall, 2002)
zone of proximal development -the distance between what a learner can demonstrate without assistance and what the learner can do with assistance. (Allan & Tomlinson, 2000)
Differentiated instruction can make learning and retaining taught material possible for students ranging from academically gifted to server and profound.
“When teachers recognize diversity in their students, in terms of how and what they identify with and how they learn, and when this recognition is reflected in how teachers teach, students are free to discover new and creative ways to solve problems, achieve success, and become lifelong learners.” (Ferguson 2005)

4. Using Technology to Enhance Instruction
Technology teaches students skills to enable them to be 21st century ready. Technology can be integrated into instruction by:
Prezi Presentations
PowerPoint
E-Books
Kahoots
IKnowIt
Virtual manipulatives
Accelerated Reader
Google Slides
Student Blogs
Student E-Trading
Story Jumper
Student Created Videos
Technology builds critical thinking, creativity and reasoning skills.
Integrating technology into the curriculum heightens the learning process by encouraging active participation and enables student to connect to the world around them.

5. Integrating Vision and Mission into Lessons
Our school’s mission is to dedicate ourselves to help each of our students maximize his or her potential and to meet the highest academic performance standards through a uniquely individualized learning program and to prepare students for the 21st century through a variety of experiences.
Our Vision is to equip students with the knowledge, skills and character traits in order to be successful during their educational career, though engaging virtual experiences.
We prepare students for the global economy they will be living in and working in as adults.
My professional development addressed teaching educators how to integrate curriculum to promote student outcomes, use technology to enhance curriculum, support differentiated learning needs, integrate a non-culturally biased curriculum, and integrating curriculum. Strategies presented will foster student success by preparing them for the 21st century and by offering them the tools to take charge of their learning. Our vision and mission drives how we prepare our lessons and teach our students daily.

6. All About Money Unit Math Standard 2.MD.8
Outcomes-Students will solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.
Learning Objectives:
I will identify each coin that their values
I will count coin amounts up to $1.00 amounts
Differentiation-Touch Math, manipulating actual coins and bills
Technology Integration- Tic-Tac-Toe or Jeopardy PowerPoint game, Money Kahoot
Assessment virtually on, IKnowIt
Integrating units of study will enable the students to see that topics are not learned in isolation. Integration shows students just as they are integrated in our lessons, the concepts are integrated in everyday life.

7. All About Money Unit (I Used to Be Rich)
English Language Arts
Standard RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3 Outcomes-Students will describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. Learning Objectives: “Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday” by Judith Viorst. I will identify a character’s actions and feelings in a story. I will answer who, what, when, why and where questions about the story. Differentiation- Books on Tape, Read with a Buddy Technology Integration- Accelerated Reader, Student created E-Book with alternate ending on Story Jumper Assessment/Differentiation: Write a book report, complete graphic organizer of story, give oral report or create an illustration of parts of the story

8. All About Money Unit (Money Matters)
Social Studies
Standard 2.E.1.1, 2.E.1.2, 2.E.1.3 Outcomes-Students will how money is used for saving, spending, borrowing and giving. Learning Objectives: I will explain why people save and spend money. I will discuss ways that people in a community can earn money. I will discuss the benefits of saving money and spending money. Differentiation- Students ask parents for samples of money that they use in their country (Show and Tell). Technology Integration- Trading online (kids account) Assessment-Students run a class store using money that they earned for things done in the classroom (reward system).

9. All About Money Unit (Money Inns and Outs)
Science/Technology
Standard 2 .RP .1, 2.TT.1.3
Outcomes- Apply the research process by participating in whole-class research
Learning Objectives:
I will research how and where money is made
I will research presidents on bills and coins
Differentiation-Illustrate designated page on class multimedia presentation.
Technology Integration- Create an assigned page of a class multimedia presentation.
Assessment-Final Presentation

10. Resources
Anneke Rummens, J. (2005). Early School Leavers: Understanding the Lived Reality of Student Disengagement from Secondary School. SickKids Toronto.
Hall, T. (2002). Differentiated instruction [Online]. Wakefield, MA: CAST. Available: 
Tomlinson, C. A., & Allan, S. D. (2000). Leadership for Differentiating Schools & Classrooms. Heatherton, Vic.: Hawker Brownlow Education. Ferguson, Bruce, Tilleczek, K., Boydell, K.,