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Description of  Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom (Corwin Teaching Essentials), 2nd Edition

Develop students' critical thinking, abstract reasoning, and creative learning skills with concept-based teaching! 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: • Meet the demands of rigorous academic standards • Use the Structure of Knowledge and Process when designing disciplinary units • Engage students in inquiry through inductive teaching • Identify conceptual lenses and craft quality generalizations