Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction : Teaching Beyond the Facts

by H. Lynn Erickson

• ISBN13: 9780761946403
• ISBN10: 0761946403
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-18
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

New Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson   The author defines a concept-based learning program and provides strategies to help create a seamless agenda to teach students the skills they need most to think conceptually and solve problems in today's complex world.   

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Preface	xi
About the Author	xv
Interpreting and Aligning National, State, and Local Standards	1	(43)
Why Standards?	1	(2)
Performance-Based Standards	3	(1)
The Missing Link in Performance-Based Theory	4	(1)
The Structure of Knowledge and the Traditional Design of a Curriculum	4	(4)
National Standards Through a Concept-Process Lens	8	(1)
Reviewing National Standards-What Have We Here?	9	(21)
The Design of State Standards	30	(1)
Designing Local Curricula Aligned to Standards	31	(3)
Filling the Standards Gap in Local Curriculum Design	34	(7)
Summary	41	(3)
Ensuring Coherence in Curriculum	44	(19)
What Is a Coherent Curriculum?	44	(1)
A Systems Design for Coherence	45	(2)
Deep and Essential Understandings	47	(3)
Concepts and Process in Curriculum Design	50	(11)
Summary	61	(2)
Designing Integrated, Interdisciplinary Units: A General Academic Model	63	(45)
A Conceptually Driven Model	63	(1)
Coordinated, Multidisciplinary Units Versus Integrated, Interdisciplinary Units	64	(2)
The Power of the Conceptual Lens in Integration	66	(3)
Unit Planning Pages	69	(1)
Designing Integrated Units: Questions and Responses	69	(37)
Summary	106	(2)
Integrating Curricula in School-to-Work Designs	108	(17)
Conventional Models of Curriculum Design	108	(2)
The Integrated Concept-Process Model for Secondary and Postsecondary Schools	110	(10)
School-to-Work Integration in the Elementary School	120	(3)
Summary	123	(2)
Tips From Teachers: Creating Concept-Process Integrated Units	125	(34)
Teachers Speak Out-The Concept-Process Curriculum and Instruction	125	(10)
Teacher-Designed Units	135	(17)
Teaching Conceptually: Questions and Answers	152	(6)
Summary	158	(1)
Resource A: National Academic Standards Order Information	159	(2)
Resource B: SCANS Competencies (United States Department of Labor)	161	(3)
Resource C: Glossary	164	(3)
References	167	(2)
Index	169