Parallel Curriculum Units for Grades K-5

by Marcia B. Imbeau

• ISBN13: 9781412963831
• ISBN10: 1412963834
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-11
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"This book is comprehensive, rich and engaging. Quality teaching follows from quality planning, and this is the resource you need for cutting-edge curriculum design." -Lynn Erickson, Curriculum Consultant Mill Creek, WA"I am delighted to incorporate this book into my graduate courses as I train teachers to design instruction that guides students through rigorous and authentic learning." -Thomas P. Hébert, Professor Department of Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GAA powerful model for linking student learning to the world How would classrooms be different if curriculum could be qualitatively differentiated so that learners not only accumulate information, but also experience the power of knowledge? The empirically based Parallel Curriculum Model shows teachers how to create a meaningful, emotive, and engaging curriculum that helps children apply what they learn to their lives. Each chapter offers specific unit and lesson plans created by master elementary teachers that can be put into practice immediately. Included are field-tested and standards-based strategies that: Focus on parallel themes in literacy, science, mathematics, and social studies Help students deepen knowledge, think metaphorically, solve problems, and identify with subject matter Challenge all learners according to their interests and abilities Create authentic, joyful, and active student involvementAll students should have the opportunity to benefit from multi-faceted learning experiences and this inspiring book gives educators the methods to make it happen. The text is rich with vignettes, visuals, samples, reproducibles, and assessment tools. The possibilities are unlimited!

Table of Contents

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Introduction: A Brief History of the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM)

Plants Alive

Point-of-View Under Transition: Using the Work of Chris Van Allsburg

Experience Poetry (Grades 2-5)

Getting to the Heart of Mathematical Numbers and Operations (Grades 2-5)

Preserving Our Identity: Learning About the History of Our State

Conundrums in Criminalistics: Clues, Culprits, and Conclusions (Grades 4 & 5)

Index

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