It's all about process - you can either stalemate class sessions or set a dynamic process in motion, every time you meet! It's actually your choice, as a teacher.
So, which will you choose? Ask yourself that question before every class session. Then, if you choose process, how will that change your lesson plan?
Of course, we always begin instructional planning with outcomes in mind, however, "process" is referring to how students "get there". What steps, interactions, explorations, discoveries, activities, skills, do they need to work through to get from where they are to where they need to be? The interesting thing is, that process is different for every student. Therefore, the scope of activities and interactions must be broad enough for the variations of student choice in working through their individual learning process. Have a look at this diagram and then think about each of your lesson plans - how could more broadly scoped activities include more variations for students?
TIP: Planning intentionally for learning process, does not exclude set outcomes.
Coming up next, "How does integrating curriculum actually benefit students?" Stay tuned...