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What is Concept-based Learning?

(From WhatEdSaid's #pypchat on Twitter) - Source

-The world is changing. Knowledge is changing. The ability to view the world with a more flexible mind is invaluable. 
-Concept based learning is about big transferable ideas that transcend time, place, situation. 
-Content just focuses on facts while concept focuses on making sense of those facts and the world around us.
-Content based teaching may not get beyond information transmission/superficial learning.
-Concepts are a way to organize and make sense of learning. 
-We can’t possibly teach everything that is important, but we can teach the big ideas.
-Concept based learning is a framework to study everything. -So much information. Content can change, concepts stay the same. 
-Information is useless unless you can do something with it. 
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How does a transdisciplinary model support a concept-driven approach?

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What are the 8 Key Concepts?

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Hoes does planning with concepts impact curricular choices?

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Further Resources:

-IB Official Article: Concept-based teaching and learning by H Lynn Erickson
-Article: Thinking Big: A Conceptual Framework for the Study of Everything by Marion Brady
-Article: Restructuring Instructional Delivery for Diverse Student Populations: Serving All Learners with Concept-based Instruction by Jan D. McCoy and Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller
This work has been developed independently from and is not endorsed by the International Baccalaureate (IB)
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