Topic > The Importance of Integrated Curriculum - 733

Integrating curriculum in the classroom has been shown to take away valuable teacher time (Oliver, Schofield, & McEvoy, 2006). The integrated curriculum has also proven to be intellectually challenging (Caskey, 2002). Many teachers were unable to integrate the curriculum due to a lack of knowledge on how to plan lessons. Principals were unable to provide adequate training due to conflicts in class schedules (Caskey,2002). Physical education teachers complained that curriculum integration was not always aligned with the material or content taught in their classroom (Oliver, Schofield, & McEvoy,