| Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary: Harnessing Natural Curiosity for Learning That Transfers Contributor(s): Stern, Julie (Author), Lauriault, Nathalie (Author), Ferraro, Krista (Author) |
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ISBN: 1506377246 ISBN-13: 9781506377247 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Learning Styles - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 370.152 |
| LCCN: 2017021918 |
| Series: Corwin Teaching Essentials |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.97 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Harness natural curiosity for conceptual understanding! Nurture young learners' innate curiosity about the world and bring intellectual rigor throughout the developmental stages of childhood. Concept-based teaching helps students uncover conceptual relationships and transfer them to new problems. Readers of this must-have road map for implementing concept-based teaching in elementary classrooms will learn - Why conceptual learning is a natural fit for children - Strategies for introducing conceptual learning - Instructional strategies to help students uncover and transfer concepts - How to write lessons, assess understanding, and differentiate in a concept-based classroom - How concept-based teaching aligns with best practices and initiatives |
Contributor Bio(s): Stern, Julie: - "Julie Stern is an author, trainer and instructional coach, supporting schools in transforming teaching and learning around the globe. Her depth and breadth of knowledge combined with her vision and contagious energy make her an in-demand facilitator in many areas including visible learning, concept-based curriculum, differentiated classrooms and formative assessments. Julie is the author of Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, is certified in researcher John Hattie's Visible Learning as well as H. Lynn Erickson's Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction. She is a James Madison Constitutional Scholar and taught social studies for many years in DC and Louisiana. Julie previously served as the director of public policy and curriculum innovation at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools in Washington, DC, where she led the revision of curriculum in all subject areas grades 6 - 12. Her email is: julieharrisstern@gmail.com and her blog is http: //www.edtosavetheworld.com/" |