What's the Big Idea?: Question-Driven Units to Motivate Reading, Writing, and Thinking

by Jim Burke

Book Overview

Many people have written about how theory (or research) relates to practice; Jim is one of those rare professionals who live the relationship. -Arthur Applebee
NAEP advisor,
Validation committee member for Common Core,
Author of Curriculum as Conversation Why a book about questions? "Because when students' instruction is organized around meaningful, clear questions," writes Jim Burke in What's the Big Idea? "they understand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325021570
• ISBN13: 9780325021577
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12