{"id":121,"date":"2023-09-30T18:16:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T22:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/?p=121"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:16:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:16:07","slug":"cbci-for-the-thinking-classroom-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/2023\/09\/cbci-for-the-thinking-classroom-6\/","title":{"rendered":"CBCI for the Thinking Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Main Points Behind CBCI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A lot of curriculum units include having students reach a certain amount of objectives or \u201cI Can\u201d statements during each lesson. One would think that the more objectives met would mean the more knowledge gained, however that is not the case. With CBCI, teachers share fewer ideas in each lesson, but have the students explore the ideas with more details which makes it easier for them to remember and in the long run, they reach more goals and leave with more knowledge gained (Erickson 64). I love this approach because in doing this, it gives teachers less time to lecture and more time for students to explore and find answers to their questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.58.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" width=\"190\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.58.30-PM.png 488w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.58.30-PM-285x300.png 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When teaching using the CBCI method, students have a better understanding of the material due to the nature of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mAYh4nWUkU0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mAYh4nWUkU0\" target=\"_blank\">inquiry-based learning<\/a> (24). Giving students the opportunities to explore through hands-on and minds-on activities, find the answers to open-ended questions, and make real world connections is beneficial to their educational experience inside and outside of the classroom. The responsibility of the teacher is to be a guide for the students by coaching them, asking them questions, offering feedback, and overall designing the lesson or task that helps stretch their thinking and understand the content (90). I love the student led approach and I believe that students become more motivated when they feel like they are in control of their learning and have a say in how they learn. It benefits the educators and students as a whole.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CBCI is&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction is a way of teaching that allows students to have a deeper level of understanding throughout the learning process. Many curriculums focus on the <em>knowing<\/em> and <em>doing<\/em> of skills, but fail to intertwine the conceptual <em>understanding <\/em>of the skills. Having a better understanding of the skills that are being taught through CBCI helps students to use and apply what they have learned outside of the classroom. CBCI gives students the opportunities to explore, ask questions, collaborate, make mistakes, use creativity, and overall give students ownership of their learning and the way they approach it (Erickson 90).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Unit Plan Overview and Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/ADD73A9D-A1B6-4B11-8ADD-669ADDC1CFFA_1_201_a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" width=\"231\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/ADD73A9D-A1B6-4B11-8ADD-669ADDC1CFFA_1_201_a.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/ADD73A9D-A1B6-4B11-8ADD-669ADDC1CFFA_1_201_a-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/ADD73A9D-A1B6-4B11-8ADD-669ADDC1CFFA_1_201_a-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/ADD73A9D-A1B6-4B11-8ADD-669ADDC1CFFA_1_201_a-768x767.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am planning on creating a unit plan for Non-Fiction Writing about Bears. Students will be put into small groups and will choose which kind of bear they want to research. They will learn about the bear they have chosen through a variety of non-fiction bear books from our school library. They will research interesting facts about bears, including their diets and habitats. Using the information that they find, they will create a research report with their small group. Then they will record themselves reading their research report together in front of the green screen in our Innovation Hub where they can alter the background to look like their bear type\u2019s habitat. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the vision for bringing our research reports to life: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5llAZoHmW20\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5llAZoHmW20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Screen in Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The major challenges that may come with developing this unit plan is making sure that it flows well among the subjects of writing, reading, and science. Also, managing the amount of time that it takes among all of the small groups. I will need to make sure that the small groups are well balanced and that peers will be able to support each other while also having the freedom and creativity to explore and present their findings.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TCE Threshold Concepts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TCE Threshold Concept #1:<\/strong> Curriculum is more than standards, textbooks, or courses of study<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CBCI is more than meeting a state standard, reading textbooks, or&nbsp;checking off an objective for students. It is a learning process that can meet the needs of all learners through an explorative, inquiry-based, creative approach (Erickson 187). If educators or schools are only worried about meeting state standards, they are missing the richness that can be provided through education for students. Overtime, we have found that learning beyond reading textbooks, taking exams, and doing worksheets are not catered to the variety of learners. This often causes students more stress and hatred towards the learning experience. It is so important to realize that the students that walk through the school doors everyday are more than a test score. They are creative, curious, and intellectual beings that are wired to explore and wonder. Giving students the tools, resources, and opportunities to have ownership over their learning will not only let the students direct their learning, but it will give them skills and knowledge that they can take with them beyond the classroom.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.55.14-PM-1024x660.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133\" width=\"340\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.55.14-PM-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.55.14-PM-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.55.14-PM-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/files\/2023\/09\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-30-at-5.55.14-PM.png 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TCE Threshold Concept #2: Teaching is\/as intellectual engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CBCI is a learning process that is both hands-on and minds-on (196). Before teachers can even present these lessons, they must make sure that the lesson is going to be engaging, allow exploration, and ask high-level questions. They must consider the variety of learners and meet their tactile, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic needs. They have to consider the accommodations and modifications that can be made to cater to all learners in the classroom. Teaching is an intellectual engagement in planning for lessons and executing lessons. Although CBCI is very student-driven it is important for teachers to provide the outer shell of the lesson to students, circulate the classroom, check in with students, ask them questions that will inspire exploration and wonder, and observe the way students are learning. Teaching is an intellectual activity that requires a lot of planning and appropriate execution.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarolynLCook4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by CarolynLCook4<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Main Points Behind CBCI: CBCI is&#8230; Unit Plan Overview and Challenges: Here is the vision for bringing our research reports to life: Green Screen in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/2023\/09\/cbci-for-the-thinking-classroom-6\/\" title=\"CBCI for the Thinking Classroom\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":8054,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3,7,5,2,6],"tags":[23,26,10,22,25,13,16],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ai-in-the-classroom","category-concept-based-curriculum-and-instruction","category-equity-equality-and-social-justice","category-gaming-and-gamification","category-making-thinking-visible","category-self-directed-learning","tag-tce623","tag-concept-based-ci","tag-curriculum-and-instruction","tag-exemplaryteaching","tag-inquiry","tag-science","tag-teaching"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8054"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-teaching-practices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}