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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

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ISBN-10: 141291700X

ISBN-13: 9781412917001

Edition: 2007

Authors: H. Lynn Erickson, Carol Ann Tomlinson

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"I love the author??'s delineation of her own understanding of concept-based teaching over an 18-year period. Somehow that humanizes the work of teaching and helps us understand that only as we risk growth will we be able to guide our students in that way as well." ???Carol Ann Tomlinson, Professor of Educational Leadership Curry School of Education, University of Virginia "A worthwhile and important contribution to the field." ???Jay McTighe, Educational Author and Consultant McTighe and Associates "Reader friendly, lots of illustrations and examples, personal in tone, and down to earth." ???Kathy Hargrove, Associate Dean School of Education and Human DevelopmentSouthern Methodist…    
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Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 7/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

H. Lynn Erickson is an independent consultant assisting schools and districts around the country with curriculum design. From 1987 to 1994, she was the Director of Curriculum for the Federal Way Public Schools in Federal Way, Washington. She is a recognized presenter at national conferences, and is featured in the video "Creating Concept-Based Curriculum for Deep Understanding" (produced by the Video Journal) as well as in videos from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. She is the author of Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts, also from Corwin Press.  

List of Figures and Charts
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
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
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
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
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
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
Leadership Roles
District Leadership
Building-Based Leadership
Teacher Leaders
Teacher Training Institutions
Summary
Extending Thought
Concept-Based Curriculum Glossary of Terms
Curriculum Document Preface
Teacher Observations--Sample Forms
Concept-Based Graphic Organizers
Sample Unit and Lesson Planner
Completed Unit and Lesson Planner
The Knowledge Domain and Cognitive Processes
Sample School Districts Using a Concept-Based Model for Curriculum and Instruction
References
Index
Illustrator