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Roger Hargreaves - Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based Learning - 9781412925228 - V9781412925228
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Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based Learning

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Description for Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based Learning Paperback. This third edition of Erickson's bestseller provides updated information about designing curriculum aligned with state and national content standards, using brain-based teaching methods, and developing higher-order thinking skills. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.

"This book is a potent reminder of what it means when teachers teach whole human beings—their minds, hearts, and souls. Erickson helps us recall what all great teachers know: quality teaching is about building young lives."
—Carol Ann Tomlinson, Professor, University of Virginia
Author, The Parallel Curriculum

"Erickson sets the standard for concept-based curriculum. Her work offers a theoretically rich and eminently practical approach for constructing curriculum around rich, transferable concepts. The third edition extends this seminal work for the benefit of educators and their students."
—Jay McTighe, Educational Consultant, McTighe and Associates
Author, Understanding by Design

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This updated edition of the classic bestseller on curriculum design for quality instruction provides practical structures, planning tools, and specific classroom examples of effective teaching strategies. The author focuses on the need for curriculum and instruction that allows students to move beyond factual learning to a level of understanding where knowledge transfers readily to new situations and thinking becomes integrated. The book′s wide-ranging topics include:

  • Aligning local curriculum with state and national content standards
  • Using brain-based teaching methods
  • Developing higher-order thinking skills
  • Assessing and reporting student progress
  • Creating a lifelong love of learning in students

This invaluable resource encourages teachers to create an educational environment that challenges students′ personal intellect, engages their spirits, and fosters a greater understanding of the world around them.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412925228
SKU
V9781412925228
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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About Roger Hargreaves
H. Lynn Erickson, Ed.D., is an independent consultant assisting schools and districts with concept-based curriculum design and instruction. During the past 20 years Lynn has worked extensively with K-12 teachers and administrators on the design of classroom and district level curricula aligned to academic standards and national requirements. She was a consultant to the International Baccalaureate Organization for the development ... Read more

Reviews for Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based Learning
"The essence of good teaching is in this book. It′s a potent reminder of what it means when teachers teach whole human beings—their minds, hearts, and souls. Erickson helps us recall what all great teachers know: quality teaching is about building young lives."
Carol Ann Tomlinson, Professor, University of Virginia "Erickson sets the standard for concept-based curriculum. Her work ... Read more

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