THE
EIC MODEL™
IS AN
INTEGRATED
SYSTEM OF
INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES
It weaves together
six recognized "best practices" in education:
··
Integrated-Interdisciplinary
Instruction - crossing traditional subject-matter boundaries;
·· Collaborative Instruction connecting teachers, students and the community in shared learning experiences;
·· Community-Based Investigations offering hands-on and minds-on experiences relevant to students' lives;
·· Learner-Centered, Constructivist Approaches building on students' interest, needs, knowledge and experience;
·· Cooperative and Independent Learning promoting collaboration among students yet encouraging individual students to maximize their potential; and, ·
·· Using local Natural and Community Surroundings as the Context for instruction, learning and service.
