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Concept-based curriculum and instruction : teaching beyond the facts / H. Lynn Erickson.

Erickson, H. Lynn. (Author).
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  • ISBN: 080396580X (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • ISBN: 0803965818 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 176 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c1998.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Interpreting and aligning national, state, and local standards. Why standards? Performance-based standards. The missing link in performance-based theory. The structure of knowledge and the traditional design of curriculum. National standards through a concept/process lens. Reviewing national standards - what have we here? The design of state standards. Designing local curricula aligned to standards. Filling the standards gap in local curriculum design. Summary -- Ensuring coherence in curriculum. What is a coherent curriculum? A systems design for coherence. Deep and essential understandings. Concepts and process in curriculum design. Dealing with the know in curricular design. Dealing with the do in curricular design. Summary -- Designing integrated, interdisciplinary units : a general academic model. A conceptually driven model. Coordinated, multidisciplinary units versus integrated, interdisciplinary units. The power of a conceptual lens in integration. Unit planning pages. Designing integrated units - questions and responses. Summary -- Integrating curricula in school-to-work designs. Conventional models of curriculum design. The integrated concept/process model for secondary and post-secondary schools. School-to-work integration in the elementary school. Summary -- Tips from teachers: creating concept-process integrated units. Teachers speak out : the concept/process curriculum and instruction. Teacher designed units. Teaching conceptually - questions and answers. Summary.
Subject: Curriculum planning > United States.
Education > Curricula > Standards > United States.
Interdisciplinary approach in education > United States.

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