In any integrated curriculum model, the goal of the classroom teacher is to provide experiences for students that are both relevant and real-world while simultaneously meeting the expectations of the State standards. In Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum, Susan Drake (2012) explains that through the use of curriculum mapping, teachers can accomplish the two-dimensional thinking required to ensure students have equal access to the content while employing skills necessary for the 21st century. Drake provides basic strategies to guide teachers through their planning thought-process by offering terms such as “Big Picture” and the “Know/Do/Be Umbrella” all of which are necessary for being a two-dimensional thinker.
