Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Making Change in a Changing World The State of Educational Change Pressure Groups Sharing the Job of Quality Education A National Model for Concept-Based Curricula Making Change the Systems Way Overcoming Obstacles: Over, Under, Through, and Around Summary Extending Thought 2. Concept-Based Curriculum Traditional Curriculum Concept-Based Curriculum Historical Perspective: Hilda Taba Conceptual Organizers Generalizations Summary Extending Thought 3. State Academic Standards and Local Curriculum Frameworks State Standards The Tripartite Model of Curriculum Design Scope and Sequence Charts for Processes and Skills Summary Extending Thought 4. Designing Interdisciplinary, Integrated Curricula Defining Interdisciplinary, Integrated Curricula The Integrated, Intradisciplinary Curriculum Model Designing Concept-Based Teaching Units Unit Design Steps: Questions and Answers Lesson-Planning Pages Summary Extending Thought 5. Concept-Based Units: Samples and Questions From Coordinated to Integrated Units Multiage Classrooms and Concept-Based Curriculum Questions and Answers: Elementary Schools Questions and Answers: Secondary Schools The International Baccalaureate Programme Career and Technical Education Programs Summary Extending Thought 6. Assessing and Reporting Student Progress A Brief Review: Form and Function The Implications of Process Assessment Reporting Process Development Assessing Critical Thinking Developmentally Standards for Thinking Scoring Guides for Performance Tasks Questions and Answers Summary Extending Thought 7. Concept-Based Instruction Instructional Strategies Learning Experiences Adapting Activities Teacher Reflections on Concept-Based Instruction Summary Extending Thought 8. Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Creating a Love of Learning Stirring the Head Stirring the Heart and Soul Loving to Learn Summary Resource A: Alternative Unit Formats Resource B: Key Concepts in Different Disciplines Resource C: What Work Requires of Schools Resource D: Sample Unit Planner Glossary References Index
"This book is a potent reminder of what it means when teachers teach whole human beings-their minds, hearts, and souls. Erickson helps us recall what all great teachers know: quality teaching is about building young lives." -Carol Ann Tomlinson, Professor, University of Virginia Author, The Parallel Curriculum "Erickson sets the standard for concept-based curriculum. Her work offers a theoretically rich and eminently practical approach for constructing curriculum around rich, transferable concepts. The third edition extends this seminal work for the benefit of educators and their students." -Jay McTighe, Educational Consultant, McTighe and Associates Author, Understanding by Design Help students analyze and synthesize information for a deeper understanding of big ideas! This updated edition of the classic bestseller on curriculum design for quality instruction provides practical structures, planning tools, and specific classroom examples of effective teaching strategies. The author focuses on the need for curriculum and instruction that allows students to move beyond factual learning to a level of understanding where knowledge transfers readily to new situations and thinking becomes integrated. The book's wide-ranging topics include: Aligning local curriculum with state and national content standards Using brain-based teaching methods Developing higher-order thinking skills Assessing and reporting student progress Creating a lifelong love of learning in students This invaluable resource encourages teachers to create an educational environment that challenges students' personal intellect, engages their spirits, and fosters a greater understanding of the world around them.
H. Lynn Erickson, Ed.D., is an independent consultant assisting schools and districts with concept-based curriculum design and instruction. During the past 20 years Lynn has worked extensively with K-12 teachers and administrators on the design of classroom and district level curricula aligned to academic standards and national requirements. She was a consultant to the International Baccalaureate Organization for the development of the Middle Years Programme-the Next Chapter. Lynn is the author of three best-selling books, Stirring the Head, Heart and Soul: Redefining Curriculum and Instruction, 3rd edition (c)2008; Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts, (c)2002; and Transitioning to Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction: How to Bring Content and Process Together, co-authored with Dr. Lois Lanning, (c) 2014, Corwin Press Publishers. This publication, co-authored with Lois Lanning and Rachel French is the 2nd edition of Lynn's popular book, Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom: Teaching Beyond the Facts. She also has a chapter in Robert Marzano's book, On Excellence in Teaching, (c)2010, Solution Tree Press. Lynn is an internationally recognized presenter/consultant in the areas of concept-based curriculum design, and teaching for deep understanding. She has worked as a teacher, principal, curriculum director, adjunct professor, and educational consultant over a long career. In addition to her work in the United States, Lynn has presented and trained educators across the world in different regions and countries including Asia, Australia, South America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Cyprus. Lynn currently lives in Everett, Washington with her family. She and Ken have two children, and two grandsons, Trevor and Connor, who continually stir her heart and soul.