Which Fogarty interdisciplinary teaching method involves two or more subject areas focusing on one topic?

• A. Sequenced
• B. Shared Integration
• C. Webbed Integration
• D. Threaded Integration

Answer: (A)

Two or more subject areas focusing on a single topic describes Shared Integration. In this approach, teachers from the different disciplines plan together around the same topic, align their learning goals, and often share assessments so students demonstrate understanding across subjects tied to that one theme. The emphasis is on collaboration and a unified topic, not just running separate topics in parallel.

For example, a unit on energy might involve science analyzing energy forms, math analyzing data from experiments, and language arts writing about energy conservation, all centered on the same overarching topic and with shared outcomes.

Sequenced Integration would have topics taught in a specific order across subjects rather than around one shared topic at once. Webbed Integration centers on a central theme but allows multiple topics and individual pathways within each subject, with collaboration that isn’t anchored to a single shared outcome. Threaded Integration weaves a broad theme through multiple subjects, but the emphasis is on linking ideas across disciplines rather than treating one topic as the focus for all.