by edtosavetheworld | Aug 7, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Testing and Assessments
Assessing for deep understanding and higher order thinking is not easy. It’s oh-so-much easier to assess for factual recall. But it’s worth doing. Combining the work of Dr. Erickson and Dr. Lanning on concept-based curriculum and instruction with the work...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 6, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
The most important point to remember for a concept-based classroom is that the students come up with the generalization of conceptual understanding! That is why Guiding Questions are so important. A key component of unit planning is writing factual, conceptual and...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 5, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding, Stage 4: Disciplinary Thinking
Knowledge does not fall from the sky. Someone discovers it! There are complex processes that are essential to the functioning of each discipline — and they take years to cultivate! How do we help students to build their understanding and use of these processes?...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 4, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Perhaps the biggest challenge in implementing a concept-based curriculum is making the jump from the person who wrote the curriculum to implementation in the classroom. In my dream world, each teacher would have enough training, apprenticeship and time to write their...
by edtosavetheworld | Aug 3, 2015 | Influential Thinkers, Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Few people have contributed as much to the field of education as Dr. H Lynn Erickson, the godmother of concept-based curriculum. I’m in a sentimental mood as this week marks her last certification institute. She has trained, assessed and certified hundreds of...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 5, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Ever since the Common Core State Standards were introduced, a barrage of parents, educators, and laymen have taken to social media to voice their discontent. Now, I’m not saying that the standards are a panacea for all that’s wrong with American education,...
