siliconindia | | May 20208In the last decade, we have witnessed a significant shift in the teaching approach. The traditional teaching approach is non-interactive and limited, while 21st century teaching pedagogy fo-cuses on technological awareness at an early age. Schools today are in-corporating the `best of both worlds' approach. Unlike the traditional grading system, the emphasis has shifted upon the overall personality development of the students.Comprehensive learning with real world experience does not happen in 30 or 40-minute periods within the four walls of a classroom. It is essen-tial to provide interdisciplinary col-laboration and enriching curriculum along the way. While in the past years, mastery in the core academic subjects was the measure of attainment, 21st century demands a radically differ-ent orientation, where students need to think critically, communicate ef-fectively, and collaborate & solve problems, to name a few abilities.Why shouldn't we immerse our students in learning environments that challenge them to engage in in-terdisciplinary thinking? When it comes to fostering creativity, adapt-ability, critical reasoning, and collab-oration in the classroom, integrated learning is an extremely effective approach. An integrated curriculum promotes learning that is synthesized across subject areas and learning experiences that are designed to be mutually reinforcing.Building More Inclusive Schools with Integrated LearningAn integrated curriculum connects different areas of study by cutting IN MY OPINIONINTEGRATED LEARNING: A 21ST CENTURY METHOD TO STREAMLINE SCHOOL EDUCATIONBy Beas DevRalhan, Co-Founder & CEO, Next Education IndiaAn education entrepreneur, Dev has been associated with Next Education for over a decade now, prior to which he had worked with Onicle, Infosys, and PartyGaming, and even incepted FreshPixel India.Beas DevRalhan
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