Concept-based curriculum and instruction for the thinking classroom /

Erickson, H. L

Concept-based curriculum and instruction for the thinking classroom / H. Lynn Erickson ; foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson. - Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2007. - xv,189 p.: ill.; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Develop students’ critical thinking, abstract reasoning, and creative learning skills with concept-based teaching! Take learning beyond the facts with a teaching approach that develops conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students’ innate curiosity about the world and provides the thrilling feeling of using one’s mind well. Concept-Based teachers will learn how to meet the demands of rigorous academic standards, use the Structure of Knowledge and Process when designing disciplinary units, engage students in inquiry through inductive teaching,
Identify conceptual lenses and craft quality generalizations

9781412917701


1. Curriculum planning--United States.
Education--Curricula--Standards--United States.
2. Interdisciplinary approach in education--United States.

DUCE LB2806.15 / .E752 2007