List of Figures and Charts
Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. Leadership Roles
District Leadership
Building-Based Leadership
Teacher Leaders
Teacher Training Institutions
Summary
Extending Thought
Resource A. Concept-Based Curriculum Glossary of Terms
Resource B. Curriculum Document Preface
Resource C. Teacher Observations
Sample Forms
Resource D. Concept-Based Graphic Organizers
Resource E1. Sample Unit and Lesson Planner
Resource E2. Completed Unit and Lesson Planner
Resource F. The Knowledge Domain and Cognitive Processes
Resource G. Sample School Districts Using a Concept-Based Model for Curriculum and Instruction
References
Index
Illustrator
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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom by H. Lynn Erickson. ISBN 9781483366111. Published by Corwin Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
