Category Archives: Concept-Based

CBCI for the Thinking Classroom (CBCI)

What is CBCI? Many of us grew up with the education practices of direct instruction with independent practice. We were taught to “sit and get” and regurgitate the information back on weekly assessments.  Concept-based curriculum and instruction(CBCI) has transformed learning … Continue reading

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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction (CBCI)

Why CBCI for Students? In order for students to be successful in the world outside of school, they must be able to think critically and make connections across multiple contexts. To make these connections, students need to systematically build knowledge, … Continue reading

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CBCI for the Thinking Classroom 

As an educator, I agree with the need to tie classroom instruction to practical applications. CBCI emphasizes this because students are better able to understand the relevance of what they are learning as a result, and learning becomes more meaningful. … Continue reading

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The Lorax and Wilt Chamberlin:

Lesson #1-The Lorax: Whose resources?    [Show movie: Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax Generalization: Human impact on the environment Concept: Natural Resources Concept: Capitalism Concept: Interdependence   Facts: Facts: Air/Water Pollution Facts: All living things are interdependent Facts: Interdependence within and … Continue reading

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Two CBCI Units for Fifth Grade ELA

UNIT IDEA #1: “You can’t go it alone!” This concept-based unit will focus on communities and relationships in nature and in society. Our students study ecosystems in the natural world at the beginning of the school year in their science class. … Continue reading

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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Methods

CBCI Method 1: Intradisciplinary Process Web A simple and creative way that allows students to make broad generalizations and develop critical thoughts about a topic is through an intradiscriplinary process web. Though this method, students are given a critical topic … Continue reading

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Booth: CBCI Unit Ideas

Unit #1: Inventions & Their Impact on the U.S. Conceptual Lenses: Innovation & Change Unit Strands: History, Technology, Geography, Language Arts Unit Web: (See Graphic Below) History Compare & Contrast (how things were before an invention was made vs. after … Continue reading

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Concept-Based Curriculum – Whalen

Idea 1 – WW2: The Perils of Indifference This will be used for my unit on the novel All the Light We Cannot See.  It will focus on how different  perspectives impacted the dynamic of WWII, and how the indifference … Continue reading

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MTV Learning Strategies- Chalk Talk & Tug-of-War

MTV Strategy #1 -Chalk Talk Engaging students in the classroom can be difficult thing to do. Often times many students may feel intimidated by their peers out of fear that they might be judged for their ideas or what they have … Continue reading

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CBCI Unit Plan – Markham

The following reflects an outline for an Algebra unit on factoring that was developed using CBCI philosophies as outlined in Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom by Lynn Erickson, Lois Lanning, and Rachel French.   Unit Title: Factoring: … Continue reading

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