Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

<p><strong><em>Develop students’ critical thinking abstract reasoning and creative learning skills with concept-based teaching!</em></strong><br /><br />Take learning beyond the facts with a teaching approach that develops conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students’ innate curiosity about the world and provides the thrilling feeling of using one’s mind well. Concept-Based teachers will learn how to:</p><ul> <li>Meet the demands of rigorous academic standards</li> <li>Use the Structure of Knowledge and Process when designing disciplinary units</li> <li>Engage students in inquiry through inductive teaching</li> <li>Identify conceptual lenses and craft quality generalizations</li></ul>