Resources for Researchers
Integrated Learning
Below are several articles that focus on the integration of the Core Curriculum (CC) and the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC):
Incorporating the Expanded Core Curriculum into science (Chiu & Wild, 2021)
Teaching science through inquiry based field experiences using orientation and mobility (Fast & Wild, 2018)
How students with visual impairments can learn components of the Expanded Core Curriculum through physical education (Lieberman et al., 2014)
Aligning state standards and the expanded core curriculum: balancing the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (Lohmeier, 2009)
Keri Lohmeier's articles on integrating and implementing the ECC at the school level:
Integrating expanded core sessions into the K-12 program: a high school scheduling approach (2007)
Implementing the expanded core curriculum in specialized schools for the blind (2005)
If you are interested in the integration of the CC and ECC, you can begin with the following must-reads to learn about the evolution of the ECC:
Educating students with vision impairment today: consideration of the expanded core curriculum (Opie, 2018)
The Expanded Core Curriculum: where we have been, where we are going, and how we can get there (Sapp & Hatlen, 2010)
Expanded core curriculum: 12 years later (Lohmeier et al., 2009)
ECC Essential: Teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum to Students with Visual Impairments (edited by Carol Allman, Sandra Lewis, and Susan Spungin): A book that includes all that you need to know about the ECC!