Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

by H. Lynn Erickson

• ISBN13: 9781412917001
• ISBN10: 141291700X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-14
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This indispensable guide combines proven curriculum design with teaching methods that encourage students to learn concepts as well as content and skills for deep understanding across all subject areas.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Charts	vii
Foreword	ix
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Acknowledgments	xiii
About the Author	xv
Introduction	1	(4)
The Thinking Classroom	5	(20)
Classroom Snapshots	5	(3)
The Brain at Work	8	(1)
Synergistic Thinking	9	(5)
Developing the Intellect	14	(7)
Disciplinary Ways of Thinking and Doing	21	(1)
Thinking Teachers and Students	21	(1)
Summary	22	(1)
Extending Thought	23	(2)
The Structure of Knowledge	25	(22)
The Inherent Structure of Knowledge	25	(7)
A Concept-Based Journey	32	(2)
The Paradigm Shift for Educators	34	(1)
The Texas Depth and Complexity Model	35	(4)
Shaping Conceptual Understanding Grade by Grade	39	(6)
Summary	45	(1)
Extending Thought	46	(1)
Meeting Academic Standards With Integrity	47	(24)
What Academic Standards Are	47	(1)
What Academic Standards Are Not	48	(4)
Ideas Through the Grades	52	(7)
Contextualizing Standards Into Classroom Curricula	59	(3)
Bringing District-Level Coherence to Standards	62	(3)
Summary	65	(4)
Extending Thought	69	(2)
Designing Concept-Based Units and Lessons	71	(26)
Interdisciplinary and Intradisciplinary Unit Design: A Short Primer	71	(15)
Creating Lesson Plans	86	(3)
Performances Versus Activities	89	(2)
Questions and Answers on Unit and Lesson Design	91	(4)
Summary	95	(1)
Extending Thought	95	(2)
Concept-Based Instruction	97	(18)
Thinking Teachers	97	(1)
Introducing ``Brain Power'' and Concepts to Students	98	(5)
Sample Concept-Based Lessons	103	(5)
Adapting Instructional Materials	108	(3)
Supportive Best Practices	111	(2)
Summary	113	(1)
Extending Thought	113	(2)
Leadership Roles	115	(14)
District Leadership	115	(4)
Building-Based Leadership	119	(7)
Teacher Leaders	126	(1)
Teacher Training Institutions	126	(1)
Summary	127	(1)
Extending Thought	128	(1)
Resource A. Concept-Based Curriculum Glossary of Terms	129	(2)
Resource B. Curriculum Document Preface	131	(4)
Resource C. Teacher Observations--Sample Forms	135	(4)
Resource D. Concept-Based Graphic Organizers	139	(8)
Resource E1. Sample Unit and Lesson Planner	147	(14)
Resource E2. Completed Unit and Lesson Planner	161	(12)
Resource F. The Knowledge Domain and Cognitive Processes	173	(6)
Resource G. Sample School Districts Using a Concept-Based Model for Curriculum and Instruction	179	(2)
References	181	(4)
Index	185