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,...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 4, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Educators today seem to be faced with a choice: Keep teaching centuries-old ways of organizing the world through traditional disciplines such as math, science and music or throw it all out in favor of innovation, creativity and problem-solving skills. OR It is a...
by edtosavetheworld | May 28, 2015 | Stage 3: Conceptual Understanding
Two years ago, Lynn Erickson, author, trainer and creator of a systematic method for designing curriculum called Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction, was gracious enough to contribute to Ed to Save the World as a guest blogger. This piece on the conceptual lens...
