Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based LearningHelp students analyze and synthesize information for a deeper understanding of big ideas! This third edition of the classic bestseller on curriculum design provides practical structures, planning tools, and specific classroom examples of effective teaching strategies. The author focuses on the need for curriculum that takes students to a level of understanding where knowledge transfers readily to new situations and thinking becomes integrated. Updated throughout, the book’s wide-ranging topics include:
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Contents
Making Change in a Changing World | 1 |
A National Model for ConceptBased Curricula | 13 |
Over Under Through and Around | 20 |
State Academic Standards and Local Curriculum Frameworks | 43 |
Designing Interdisciplinary Integrated Curricula | 69 |
Samples and Questions | 105 |
Assessing and Reporting Student Progress | 159 |
ConceptBased Instruction | 185 |
Creating a Love of Learning | 217 |
Alternative Unit Formats | 231 |
What Work Requires of Schools | 241 |
Index | 255 |
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3 | 43 |
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Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and ... H. Lynn Erickson No preview available - 2007 |
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References to this book
Strategies That Promote Student Engagement: Unleashing the Desire to Learn Ernestine G. Riggs,Cheryl R. Gholar No preview available - 2008 |