Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts

by H. Lynn Erickson

Book Overview

As more and more schools are developing concept//process curriculums, teachers find they need very specific strategies for curriculum design, instruction and evaluation. The author details how to develop curriculums in a single discipline, in interdisciplinary units, and across grade levels. She also discusses alignment with state and national standards, generating the big ideas topics, and performance assessments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803965818
• ISBN13: 9780803965812
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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.