Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum and Instruction [Paperback]

H. Lynn Erickson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0803961545 | ISBN-13: 978-0803961548 | Publication Date: December 5, 1994

How do the strands of teaching and learning interact to form a new model of curriculum development? The author of this work guides readers through societal changes, the demand for curriculum reform and the development of a new curriculum model, integrating factors including the identification of student outcomes, a concept-based curriculum, and interdisciplinary instruction. She presents a rationale for each of these factors and offers solutions to the difficulties of their implementation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Because of the author’s clear and lively style of writing, the reader becomes engaged in a conversation of great importance about education-a conversation that encourages critical thinking." (Cynthia Anast Seguin, Multicultural Education Specialist )

Praise for the First Edition: "Lynn Erickson helps us improve the quality of integrated education by asking us to keep our eyes on the prize. The prize is conceptual learning--helping children build big, important ideas. Her standards are high, which is why this book should be of great interest to teachers." 

(Walter C. Parker ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

H. Lynn Erickson is an independent consultant assisting schools and districts nationally and internationally with curriculum design. From 1987 to 1994, she was the director of curriculum for the Federal Way Public Schools in Federal Way, Washington. She is a recognized presenter at national conferences, and is featured in the video "Creating Concept-Based Curriculum for Deep Understanding" (produced by the Video Journal) as well as in videos from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Her Corwin Press books include Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum, Instruction, and Concept-Based Learning (3rd edition); Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom; and Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching Beyond the Facts.

 

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press (December 5, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803961545
• ISBN-13: 978-0803961548
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,439,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every teacher should read this book, October 16, 2007

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Gordon Eldridge (Southport, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stirring the Head, Heart, and Soul: Redefining Curriculum and Instruction (Paperback)

If you are serious about teaching for deep understanding this is perhaps the most important book you could ever read. It has influenced my teaching more than any other book I have ever read. Lynn Erickson explains how to place concepts in the centre of your lesson planning in a way which ensures that you will be planning experiences for your students that have the highest probability of helping them deepen their conceptual understanding of the world around them in a way that lends itself to generalizing and conditionalizing knowledge. Knowledge learned in this way is more likely to be transferable, and what more noble goal for teachers in the 21st century could there be than transfer. The speed of technological change and the exponential growth of information mean that our students are going to face a world that we cannot even begin to imagine. Teaching facts for their own sake should have ended years ago, but sadly is still common in our schools. Lynn Erickson is a veritable goddess when it comes to helping teachers move forward in learning to teach the thinking skills and understandings necessary for the 21st Century. If you read one book about creating curriculum for your students, make it this one.