concept based curriculum and instruction
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CONCEPT-BASED CURRICULUM AND
INSTRUCTIONH. Lynn Erikson
Lynn Erikson
• Independent consultant assisting schools and districts with curriculum design.
• Elementary principal.• Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction, and
Advanced School Administration . • Curriculum coordinator.• Reading specialist.• Teacher for 1st, 2nd 4th, and 5th grades.• Elementary Education, 1968.
Author of:• «Stiring the head, Heart and soul. Redefining Curriculum and
instruction».• Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking
Classroom.• Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the
Facts• And several presentations
A three-dimensional curriculum design
Goal
Integrating thinking- seeing the patterns and connections of knowledge at a conceptual and transferable level of understanding”.
So… Greater retention of information. Deeper levels of understanding. Increased motivation.
Structure of knowledge
Knowing vs understanding KNOW = Factual Knowledge which is
locked in time, place or situation. UNDERSTAND = Conceptual
Understanding which transfers through time, across cultures, and across situations.
Concepts
A concept is an organizing idea; a mental construct...
Timeless Universal Abstract (to different degrees) Represented by 1 or 2 words Share common attributes
Examples of Subject Area Concepts
Science Social studies
Literature Mathematics
Music Visual arts
Order Change/ continuity
Motivation Number Rhythm Line
Organism Culture Perceptions
Proportion Melody Color
Population Civilization Change Probability Tone Texture
Change Migration/ immigration
Conflict/ cooperation
Pattern Pattern Form
• Essential understandings.• Generalizations, principles.• Enduring understandings.• Big ideas.
Conceptual ideas:
Concept-based units
Focus: conceptual ideas. Integration of concepts Integrated
thinking within and across disciplines.
Understanding bigger conceptual ideas. Critical content: disciplinary concepts and
conceptual ideas. Teacher training.
Conceptual lens
Focus concept. Integration of thinking. Higher cognitive level. Challenge students to see beyond the facts. Systems approach. Idea-centered curriculum.
«Assigning a verb to a topic does not ensure that teachers will lead students beyond the facts to the essential conceptual understandings».
References:
Erikson, L. (2002). Concept-based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts. Corwin Press.
Erikson, L. (2007). Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom. Corwin Press. San Francisco, CA.
Erikson, L. (2007). Concept-based Curriculum & Instruction For the Thinking Classroom. Presentation: Summer Institute on Academic Diversity. University of Virginia, Curry School of Education. July 12.
Erikson, L. (2008). Stiring the head, Heart and soul. Redefining Curriculum and instruction. Corwin Press.
Fayad, C. CONCEPT-BASED UNIT DESIGN According to Dr. Lynn Erickson. From: http://www.slideserve.com/andrew/concept-based-unit-design-according-to-dr-lynn-erickson
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