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A 60-minute Masterclass for CBI Teachers and Curriculum Designers
Join Rachel French in this interactive masterclass and gain new insights into effective curriculum design that will empower you to ignite thinking in your classroom.
SEPTEMBER 23, 5:30am UTC
with Rachel French
The FOUR most common errors in Concept-Based Unit Design
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- Designing Concept-Based Inquiry Units but looking for feedback and guidance that will help you take your unit planning to the next level?
- Struggling to support students in coming up with their own generalizations but, not sure where you are going wrong?
Are you:
Refine your unit Planning Process
It is not enough to simply write questions in order to ensure you are asking the right questions you also need to answer the questions yourself to confirm that the questions align to the conceptual understandings for the unit.
In order to write your factual questions you need to be clear on the types of case studies that student will inquire into in your unit. Connecting case studies and factual questions builds the foundation for conceptual thinking.
All too often learning experiences are simply a list of activities related to a topic and don't relate to the intended understandings in a unit.
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Why you must consider possible case studies early in the unit design process
During the masterclass Rachel will share a FREE PDF with the criteria for crafting strong conceptual understandings. This includes key points on what to look for and, what to avoid! You will also learn to assess whether or not your generalizations are age appropriate.
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What Makes a Strong Conceptual Understanding
Join us to DISCOVER:
03 THE SECRET TO DESIGNING GUIDING QUESTIONS THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS TO SEE PATTERNS AND MAKE CONNECTIONS
04 THE Most important, yet often overlooked, ingredient in Planning Learning Engagements.
Meet your presenter,
Rachel French
Director of Professional Learning International and certified Independent Concept-Based Consultant, workshop facilitator, trainer, and author, Rachel French, MA Ed. has led innovative curriculum design and transformed how educators teach and students learn for over 12 years.
Mentored by the founders of Concept-Based Curriculum themselves, Dr. H Lynn Erickson and Dr. Lois A. Lanning, Rachel was entrusted with the exclusive worldwide rights to be the sole provider of the Erickson and Lanning Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction (CBCI) Trainer Certification Institute — the certification that kick-started her journey into Concept-Based Inquiry and inspired her own approach to the pedagogy.
Rachel French, Dr. Lynn Erickson, and Dr. Lois Lanning have co-authored the second edition of ‘Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom,’ 2017, and Carla Marschall and Rachel French co-authored ‘Concept-Based Inquiry in Action’ (2018).
Rachel has presented numerous workshops and conferences on Concept-Based Learning across the globe and now hosts the annual Concept-Based Inquiry Learning Labs Conference. This is a conference dedicated to bringing together passionate CBI educators from around the globe.
Rachel’s mission is to help other educators transform their classrooms and schools by accessing leading professional development, planning and implementing Concept-Based units, and adopting a Concept-Based curriculum development approach.
Your Masterclass Presenter
Clear criteria for crafting strong conceptual understandings
How clearly articulating the units conceptual understandings provides you with clarity and intent in the unit design process.
How questions drive thinking and build understanding in a Concept-Based Inquiry Classroom.
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Begin with the conceptual understanding in mind!
Learn some of the most common errors in the unit design process so you can strengthen your own units.
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'Unlock the power of questioning to ignite thinking in your classroom.'
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