A Guide for Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units

A supplement for general elementary, middle school, secondary, and K-12 methods courses.

These authors offer a step-by-step approach to developing and using ITUs to help K-12 students acquire the knowledge and develop the problem-solving skills required for today's changing―and challenging―times. Revised to encompass significantly more material on curriculum standards, scoring guides, and the relationship between the interdisciplinary thematic unit approach and professional education tests, the new edition of this popular text again addresses the content, technology, diversity, and classroom management of ITUs.

Patricia L. Roberts, Emeritus Professor of Education, received her Ed.D. at the University of the Pacific and joined the faculty of the School of Education at California State University, Sacramento, where she taught courses in children's literature, reading, and language arts, and served as coordinator of a Teacher Education Center in Elementary Education and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education. In addition, Dr. Roberts is the author of many teacher resource books and texts, writes for journals, and is a member of the National Council of Research on the Teaching of English and other professional groups. Her current research centers on teaching curriculum content with children's literature and family values found in fiction for children. Dr. Roberts, a biographee in Who's Who in America (2003), is the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of the Pacific and the California State University's Award for Merit for Teaching. The Award of Merit is given for a superior teaching record and outstanding service to the institution and to the community. Additional recongitions include listings in International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Two Thousand Notable American Women, The World Who's Who of Women, The Directory of Distinguished Americans, International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, and International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement.

Richard D. Kellough, Emeritus Professor of Education, received his Ed.D at Oregon State University and is currently among the faculty of the School of Education at California State University, Sacramento, where he has given over thirty years of service. Dr. Kellough is the author or co-author of dozens of textbooks, including A Resource Guide for Teaching K-12, Teaching Young Adolescents: A Guide to Methods and Resources, and Secondary School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources (the latter two with N. Kellough), as well as numerous journal articles. A member of several prominent organizations, Dr. Kellough has been elected to the Phi Sigma Society, the Botanical Society of America, and the American Bryological Society, and was the recipient of an Outstanding Biology Teacher Recognition Award from the National Biology Teachers Association, State of California. His many recognitions include being named a National Science Foundation Research Fellow at the University of California, Davis, as well as listings in The International Authors and Writers Who's Who, Leaders in Eco Education, Men of Achievement (Volume 1), Dictionary of International Biography, and Leaders in Education.