Stirring the Head,heart,+soul

A new look at contemporary curriculum design H. Lynn Erickson revisits her best-selling text to provide educators with an updated perspective of current trends in curriculum and instruction. In this thoughtful "how to" of curriculum design, educators will find practical structures and specific classroom examples of effective curriculum strategies. Erickson?'s blueprint for designing curriculum and instruction offer a pathway from the facts to the conceptual level of understanding? where knowledge transfers and thinking becomes integrated. Key issues explored: Making change in a changing world Concept-based curriculum State academic standards and local curriculum design Designing interdisciplinary, integrated curricula Concept-based units -- samples and questions Assessing and reporting student progress Teaching concept-based in the classroom Stirring the head, heart and soul: creating a love of learning.Erickson, H. Lynn is the author of 'Stirring the Head,heart,+soul' with ISBN 9780803961548 and ISBN 0803961545.