Think about your best learning situation, a time when you learned something really well. Thematic instruction at Bishop Hogan occurs at the level of an individual grade. It involves teachers at that grade level working together as a team to design curriculum, instruction methods and assessment around a theme. Choosing a theme.
Themes often involve a broad concept.
For example, the Freshman theme at Hogan revolves around identity. Teachers involved must then organize the learning objectives around the theme. Teachers then design how the daily schedule will be used, the use of field trips, team teaching and bringing in outside experts. At the end of the unit the students are asked to create a project to show they have mastered the materials presented by the teachers.