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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts

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This is one of the most engaging and useful books I've read on curriculum. I've been trying to attach concepts to my lesson plans but I've always been uncertain on how effective these plans are. The most useful part of this book was its main theme. That is, how to teach beyond facts. The book is constantly clarifying concepts developed by the author; and uses many models to visualize a concept-based curriculum. It is a must for every teacher and educator working at any level in education.

This book was a required read for a graduate class I took this summer. In the end I felt this book was a good read for someone heading towards project based learning. While not easy to read it was definately worth my while.

First, I was not sure to purchase a used book with a company that I have never heared about it. but I am happy with my order. The book looked like a new one. cheap, clean, on time ;-)

Shipped in a timely manner, great cost and EXACTLY what I needed for my class. Content is okay (generally speaking classroom instruction is constantly changing so whatever...this is definitely a class required type book).

As a teacher and ex-curriculum expert, I found the title of the book very interesting. In a world where is possible to access and learn almost every piece of information and fact, it is the duty of the teacher and curricularist to focus on thinking on facts, not memorizing them.