The thinking classroom -- The structures of knowledge and process -- Designing concept-based instructional units -- Inquiry learning in concept-based lessons -- The developing concept-based teacher and self-assessments
Summary
Develop students' critical thinking, abstract reasoning, and creative learning skills with concept-based teaching. Take learning beyond the facts with a teaching approach that develops conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students' innate curiosity about the world and provides the thrilling feeling of using one's mind well. Concept-Based teachers will learn how to:Meet the demands of rigorous academic standards -- Use the Structure of Knowledge and Process when designing disciplinary units -- Engage students in inquiry through inductive teaching -- Identify conceptual lenses and craft quality generalizations -- Provided by publisher
