Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts

By H. Lynn Erickson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761946403
• ISBN13: 9780761946403
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A Book that Changes Traditional Lesson-Planning

This is one of the most engaging and useful books I've read on curriculum. I've been trying to attach concepts to my lesson plans but I've always been uncertain on how effective these plans are. The most useful part of this book was its main theme. That is, how to teach beyond facts. The book is constantly clarifying concepts developed by the author; and uses many models to visualize a concept-based curriculum. It is a must for every teacher and educator working at any level in education.

using facts, not memorizing them

As a teacher and ex-curriculum expert, I found the title of the book very interesting. In a world where is possible to access and learn almost every piece of information and fact, it is the duty of the teacher and curricularist to focus on thinking on facts, not memorizing them.