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Interdisciplinary Curriculum in secondary education - several relevant articles American Studies Curriculum - not effective Teaching History In English(reverse) teaching a humanities course in high school/secondary education block scheduling in social studies and english in secondary education

Integrating U.S. History(Social Studies) into the English curriculum Team/Co-teaching/taught (in combined) English and History (Social Studies) teaching american history in secondary - a fair amount, added five articles

[] The American Studies Association

[] - a website with connections to the American Studies Association project with numerous Research & Reference components


 * Art-Architecture not all the d211 schools incorporate into American Studies to a great extent; since inclusion of the topics stimulates analytical thinking do students perform higher on state tests and later in college.
 * Compare G336 to G342 student performance at FHS or compare G336 between other d211 schools
 * Class size- lower because of English—affect on student performance
 * Block 2 period –does it affect student performance
 * Literature/History—increases analysis and critical thinking
 * Student attendance—(interest level) does it improve
 * Would be great if you could collect post graduate data, through a questionnaire for past students. Determine effect of AS on career choice, academic achievement. (again the critical thinking skills)
 * Data from D214 schools to compare

(Brotsos, mary - September 12, 2011)



The social interaction of an American Studies class lends itself nicely to Social Cognitive Learning Theory- Bandura and Social Constructivism- Vygotsky. These two theorists will give you a solid foundation for further study. From Denise Mitchell

Because it is a selected format (an elective??) from among other English or History traditional formats, are the students already predisposed to the Humanities component of American Studies? Are they already more interested in pursuing the elements that make American Studies a unique, interdisciplinary study?

In addition to current and former, is it worth considering their characteristics and cognition from day one of the class. I guess I see this as some “preassessment” of the disposition that American Studies students bring into the class. Are they “different” from other students or select a different format?

What is it about the curriculum that attracted them to this option over others? I am not even sure that is an area that needs to be covered by the research and it is sort of a which came first question – an interest in the many components of American Studies and it was enhanced by this opportunity or did American Studies create the interest and now the environment supports it?

How much work do you do with students to expose them to college majors and professions that build on these skills developed? Would this need to be a consideration if we are to gather data regarding their post class choices? From LoriAnne Frieri