Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul : Redefining Curriculum and Instruction

by Erickson, H. Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780803968844
• ISBN10: 0803968841
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

The second edition provides educators with an updated perspective of current trends in curriculum and instruction. In this thoughtful "how-to" of curriculum design, educators will find practical structures and specific classroom examples of effective curriculum strategies.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
About the Author	xi
Making Change in a Changing World	1	(17)
The State of Educational Change	1	(1)
Pressure Groups	2	(9)
Sharing the Job of Quality Education	11	(1)
The Government as a Partner	12	(2)
Making Change the Systems Way	14	(1)
Overcoming Obstacles: Over, Under, Through, and Around	15	(1)
Summary	16	(1)
Extending Thought	17	(1)
Concept-Based Curriculum	18	(19)
Traditional Curriculum	19	(4)
Concept-Based Curriculum	23	(1)
Historical Perspective: Hilda Taba	23	(2)
Conceptual Organizers	25	(8)
Generalizations	33	(3)
Summary	36	(1)
Extending Thought	36	(1)
State Academic Standards and Local Curriculum Frameworks	37	(26)
State Standards	37	(2)
The Tripartite Model for Curriculum	39	(2)
Curriculum Mapping	41	(6)
Scope and Sequence Charts for Processes and Skills	47	(14)
Summary	61	(1)
Extending Thought	62	(1)
Designing Interdisciplinary, Integrated Curricula	63	(37)
Defining Interdisciplinary, Integrated Curricula	63	(3)
The Integrated, Intradisciplinary Curriculum Model	66	(4)
Designing Integrated Teaching Units	70	(28)
Summary	98	(1)
Extending Thought	99	(1)
Concept-Based Units: Samples and Questions	100	(58)
From Coordinated to Integrated Units	100	(12)
Multiage Classrooms and Concept-Based Curriculum	112	(24)
Questions and Responses: Elementary Schools	136	(3)
Questions and Responses: Secondary Schools	139	(8)
School-to-Work Programs	147	(9)
Summary	156	(1)
Extending Thought	156	(2)
Assessing and Reporting Student Progress	158	(26)
A Brief Review: Form and Function	159	(2)
The Implications of Process Assessment	161	(3)
Reporting Process Development	164	(3)
Assessing Critical Thinking Developmentally	167	(1)
Standards for Thinking	167	(5)
Designing Performance Assessments for Integrated Teaching Units	172	(5)
Portfolios	177	(4)
Questions and Answers	181	(1)
Summary	182	(1)
Extending Thought	183	(1)
Concept-Based Instruction	184	(17)
Suggested Activities	184	(16)
Summary	200	(1)
Extending Thought	200	(1)
Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Creating a Love of Learning	201	(15)
Stirring the Head	201	(7)
Stirring the Heart and Soul	208	(4)
Loving to Learn	212	(2)
Summary	214	(2)
Resource A	216	(3)
Resource B	219	(6)
Acknowledgments	225	(3)
Glossary	228	(2)
References	230	(3)
Index	233