AUDIENCE: K-12 SUPERINTENDENTS, DISTRICT LEADS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND LEARNING LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
Lynn Erickson expands our understanding of the conceptual level of knowledge, thinking, and understanding. In this highly interactive session, Dr. Erickson will challenge your mind as she contrasts a three-dimensional concept-based curriculum and instruction model with the two-dimensional coverage model. You will see and discuss a DVD clip of a three-dimensional, concept-based teacher instructing students. You will learn specific, practical instructional strategies that engage the hearts and minds of students.
You will also learn answers to questions like these
- How are knowledge and process structured and how can we utilize these structure to develop the intellect?
- How can we move to a three-dimensional curriculum and instruction model and teach both factual and conceptual knowledge with greater depth and rigor?
- What is a conceptual lens and how can we use it to develop higher levels of thinking and increased motivation for learning?
- How do we write clear and powerful conceptual understandings (Essential Understandings)?
- How can we design instruction to achieve synergistic thinking between the factual and conceptual levels of knowledge and understanding?
- How do we scaffold thinking to deeper levels?
- How do we design a unit web to identify concepts and big ideas?
- How do we develop different kinds of questions to guide student inquiry from the factual to the conceptual level of understanding?
- What does Concept-Based instruction “look like” in the classroom?
- As principals and instructional leaders, how can we support teachers as they move into the Concept-Based Curriculum for Alberta?
Concept-based curriculum and instruction is not a program. It leaves the design of curriculum and instruction to teachers, but informs and reinforces quality curriculum design and pedagogy.
This learning opportunity is being offered through a grant from Alberta Education.