This is not the only framework that can be applied. Expanding on these core concepts, the team generates a list of independent projects and group assignments that will encourage independence and promote responsibility for learning. The assignments are challenging and some allow self-selection by students. All put learners in authentic adult roles and productive human activities. The frameworks suggested by Roger Taylor, Marion Brady, and other leaders in the field of curriculum design may be applied here.
Teachers meet to check their design for variety and diversity in learning activities.
This can easily stretch a four week unit to six weeks. The team meets to review work completed so far and draft a graphic organizer to illustrate the major components of their plan. Many teams include at least one culminating activity or event as an introduction or synthesis of learning. Sometimes this culminating event is shared by the whole grade level or school building. The team takes a deep breath and jumps into the future, confident that their planning will result in improved attention, retention, cognition, and preparation for life - the hallmarks of a great interdisciplinary unit.