Review the slides prepared on Concept-Based Curriculum (Franklin).Tell us how you might take one topic in your
chosen content area and build a concept-based lesson (or project) for that
topic.
For history using the concept-based curriculum I would make sure that they understood the intercultural understand, international mindness and make sure that they can example the knowledge of the project to someone else. I would make sure that the project would help them to solve problems and be able to think deeply about the reasons something happened in history. I would want to make sure that my students could make connections from the past to our present. These would help them to retain the information because it would be relevant to them.
In science, I think labs take the facts and shows them by doing the lab. For example when talking about cells the best way for a student to actually connect that cell exist is by viewing cells under a microscope and identifying the parts in what they see. Maybe but the cells in salt water or other type the liquid to look at the affect of it.
In special education concept-based learning would be a great tool to give the students a connection to the learnings. In a reading lesson I could have the students read the assignment, draw a picture, and have the students describe what the drawing is about in relation to the reading.
In IPC/technology I believe that CBL would help across curriculum because it would enable a technology teacher to help students by using higher order thinking skills to research, write, edit, and publish writing where writing in required.
One method a business teacher could use is to have students create a SWOT analysis on a chosen small business or corporation. Students would need to look up facts about their organization and use their thinking skills to match and answer each area of the SWOT.
There are so many patterns that emerge in human behavior and history that can be examined. One concept-based model that was given to me as a student, and that my teacher friends use is the unit on the major revolutions. (But this can be applied to almost anything...) Having students establish patterns and connections in different, sometimes interrelated topics, sometimes not, engages them on a higher level of learning.
For history using the concept-based curriculum I would make sure that they understood the intercultural understand, international mindness and make sure that they can example the knowledge of the project to someone else. I would make sure that the project would help them to solve problems and be able to think deeply about the reasons something happened in history. I would want to make sure that my students could make connections from the past to our present. These would help them to retain the information because it would be relevant to them.
ReplyDeleteIn science, I think labs take the facts and shows them by doing the lab. For example when talking about cells the best way for a student to actually connect that cell exist is by viewing cells under a microscope and identifying the parts in what they see. Maybe but the cells in salt water or other type the liquid to look at the affect of it.
ReplyDeleteIn special education concept-based learning would be a great tool to give the students a connection to the learnings. In a reading lesson I could have the students read the assignment, draw a picture, and have the students describe what the drawing is about in relation to the reading.
ReplyDeleteIn IPC/technology I believe that CBL would help across curriculum because it would enable a technology teacher to help students by using higher order thinking skills to research, write, edit, and publish writing where writing in required.
ReplyDeleteOne method a business teacher could use is to have students create a SWOT analysis on a chosen small business or corporation. Students would need to look up facts about their organization and use their thinking skills to match and answer each area of the SWOT.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many patterns that emerge in human behavior and history that can be examined. One concept-based model that was given to me as a student, and that my teacher friends use is the unit on the major revolutions. (But this can be applied to almost anything...) Having students establish patterns and connections in different, sometimes interrelated topics, sometimes not, engages them on a higher level of learning.
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