Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom (Corwin Teaching Essentials)

Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom (Corwin Teaching Essentials)

<p><strong><em>Develop students’ critical thinking, abstract reasoning, and creative learning skills with concept-based teaching!</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br />Take learning beyond the facts with a teaching approach that develops conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students’ innate curiosity about the world and provides the thrilling feeling of using one’s mind well. Concept-Based teachers will learn how to:</p><br /><ul><br /> <li>Meet the demands of rigorous academic standards</li><br /> <li>Use the Structure of Knowledge and Process when designing disciplinary units</li><br /> <li>Engage students in inquiry through inductive teaching</li><br /> <li>Identify conceptual lenses and craft quality generalizations</li><br /></ul>