1. Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction Short Overview

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3. Lynn Erickson’s Thinking Classroom Know ( fa ctually ) Under stand ( concep tually ) Do ( skillfu lly )

4. An organizing idea; a mental construct... Transfer Different levels of generality, abstractness, and complexity. Concepts Timeless Universal Abstract (to different degrees) Represented by 1 or 2 words Examples share common attributes © 2012 H. Lynn Erickson4 Activity

5. Topic vs. Concept Topics Organize a set of facts related to specific people, places, situations, or things. Do not transfer. Often Proper Nouns Related to specific examples. –Example: Ecosystems in the Amazon rain forest. 10/4/2013

6. Concept vs Topic Card Sort ConceptTopic MeasurementManifest Destiny Change/ContinuityThe Rainforest Equivalent FractionsShakespearean Plays SymmetryThe Serengeti CultureCups, Pints, Gallons FluencyThe Romantics PowerThe Rock Cycle PopulationsWestward Expansion

7. Concept or Topic? Card Sort Answers Concept Topic Measurement Change/Continuity Equivalent Fractions Symmetry Culture Fluency Power Populations Manifest Destiny The Rainforest Shakespearean Plays The Serengeti Cups, Pints, Gallons The Romantics The Rock Cycle Westward Expansion © 2012 H. Lynn Erickson7