Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom
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H. Lynn Erickson Forward by Carol Ann Tomlinson All grades 530 pages, 7 x 10 in. Publisher: Corwin Press (2007) ISBN: 0-7619-3162-7 Teach higher-order thinking while you're teaching concepts, skills, and content! This indispensable guide combines proven curriculum design with teaching methods that encourage students to learn concepts as well as content and skills for deep understanding across all subject areas. This resource fosters the continuous growth and development of a student's critical, abstract, and creative learning skills. Educators will learn how to: Bring coherence and clarity to high-quality curriculum design and instructional planning, Teach the way that students' minds learn best Encourage students' creative and abstract thinking, regardless of level or subject area, and Gain the support of administrators and parents.  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Lynn Erickson is a private consultant assisting schools and districts around the country with curriculum design and instruction. She graduated from the University of Alaska in 1968 and taught at North Pole, Alaska before moving south. She taught various grade levels in California and moved to Missoula, Montana in 1976, earning master's and doctorate degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and School Administration. She has worked as a teacher, principal, curriculum director, adjunct professor, and educational consultant over a 39 year career.