Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction by H. Lynn Erickson, Carol Ann Tomlinson

Synopsis

New Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson 

"It is the clearest approach I have seen for helping teachers distinguish the difference between concepts and facts. I will recommend it everywhere."
Heidi Hayes Jacob
Curriculum Designers, Inc.

"A lucid and helpful volume, very much what people need to move beyond simplistic teaching."
Grant P. Wiggins
Learning by Design, Inc.

This book is the ideal companion to Erickson's landmark Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul, Second Edition. Here, the author explores concept-based learning on a more in-depth level across disciplines and grade levels. Teachers can use the specific strategies to create a seamless learning program that teaches students the skills they really need to think conceptually and to solve problems in today's complex, changing world.

Learn how to

• Take learning beyond the facts
• Facilitate deep understanding and knowledge
• Develop conceptual systems in the brain to process new information
• Meet higher academic standards related to content knowledge, process abilities, quality performance, and school-to-work transitions
• Align your curriculum with state and national standards and establish appropriate performance assessments

This excellent resource for K-12 teachers, teacher educators, curriculum designers, and staff developers contains numerous charts and figures that enable readers to put the book to immediate use.

Biography

H. Lynn Erickson is an independent consultant assisting schools and districts around the country with curriculum design. From 1987 to 1994, she was the Director of Curriculum for the Federal Way Public Schools in Federal Way, Washington. She is a recognized presenter at national conferences, and is featured in the video "Creating Concept-Based Curriculum for Deep Understanding" (produced by the Video Journal) as well as in videos from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Her Corwin Press books include Shaping the Intellect Through Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction; Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: ReDefining Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction; and Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts.