Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom. ([2007])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: H. Lynn Erickson ; foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson.
• Other Names: Erickson, H. Lynn
• Contents: List of Figures and Charts; Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; 1. The Thinking Classroom; Classroom Snapshots; The Brain at Work; Synergistic Thinking; Developing the Intellect; Disciplinary Ways of Thinking and Doing; Thinking Teachers and Students; Summary; Extending Thought; 2. The Structure of Knowledge; The Inherent Structure of Knowledge; A Concept-Based Journey; The Paradigm Shift for Educators; The Texas Depth and Complexity Model; Shaping Conceptual Understanding Grade by Grade; Summary; Extending Thought; 3. Meeting Academic Standards With Integrity; What Academic Standards Are; What Academic Standards Are Not; Ideas Through the Grades; Contextualizing Standards Into Classroom Curricula; Bringing District-Level Coherence to Standards; Summary; Extending Thought; 4. Designing Concept-Based Units and Lessons; Interdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Unit Design: A Short Primer; Creating Lesson Plans; Performances Versus Activities; Questions and Answers on Unit and Lesson Design; Summary; Extending Thought; 5. Concept-Based Instruction; Thinking Teachers; Introducing “Brain Power” and Concepts to Students; Sample Concept-Based Lessons; Adapting Instructional Materials; Supportive Best Practices; Summary; Extending Thought; 6. Leadership Roles; District Leadership; Building-Based Leadership; Teacher Leaders; Teacher Training Institutions; Summary; Extending Thought; Resource A. Concept-Based Curriculum Glossary of Terms; Resource B. Curriculum Document Preface; Resource C. Teacher Observations--Sample Forms; Resource D. Concept-Based Graphic Organizers; Resource E1. Sample Unit and Lesson Planner; Resource E2. Completed Unit and Lesson Planner; Resource F. The Knowledge Domain and Cognitive Processes; Resource G. Sample School Districts Using a Concept-Based Model for Curriculum and Instruction; References; Index; Illustrator;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 375.001; Curriculum planning -- United States; Education -- Curricula -- Standards -- United States; Interdisciplinary approach in education -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483366111; 1483366111
• Related ISBNs: 1412916992; 141291700X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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