Curriculum Integration Newsletter: Oct 30-Nov 3 | Curriculum Integration | Seneca Polytechnic

Hello Curriculum Integration Faculty Champions,

Welcome to our inaugural Curriculum Integration (CI) newsletter! This will be a bi-weekly newsletter, where we share concepts, curriculum, and classroom connections to help support your ongoing work in the three priority areas. Check out some exciting resources, developments and events below!

1. Curriculum Integration Website 

The CI team is busy building a variety of resources to support your integration work, including a Curriculum Integration website. Please visit here to check out CI’s new online home! Anyone interested in Curriculum Integration can visit this site and find priority area-specific resources, as well as the overall Curriculum Integration framework. Keep coming back to see what else we have in store for you!

2. Faculty Voices

Enjoy this testimonial from Nigel Wynne, SELS faculty member, about one way he integrates reconciliation, EDI, and sustainability in his courses. What ideas for your classroom does his testimonial spark?

3. Event Recap: Teaching & Learning Day Fall 2023

Caption: Paula Echeveste Petrone in front of the “Circle of Knowledge” medallion by artist Joseph Sagaj, located at Seneca@Newnham. Source: Teaching&Learning, 2023

On Monday, October 23, 2023, Teaching & Learning hosted a fall event, Cultivating Sustainability in Our Classrooms. The day focused on integrating sustainability in curriculum and classroom. Along with keynote speakers Fikile Nxumalo and Preeti Nayak, faculty shared and reflected on their work in sustainability. Please visit the T&L Sparkplug article for a full write-up of the day’s fantastic events.

Looking for support? Reach out to the CI team at anytime at teaching@senecacollege.ca.

Caption: Artwork by Isaac Murdoch, “The Petition to the Water Spirits”, located at Seneca@York Courtyard. Source: Seneca Polytechnic, 2023.