A creative approach to common core standards : the Da Vinci curriculum / Harry Chaucer.

By: Chaucer, Harry [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012©2012 Description: xiii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1610486722 (cloth : alk. paper)Subject(s): Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 | Education, Secondary -- Curricula -- United States | Education, Secondary -- Standards -- United States | Curriculum change -- United States | School improvement programs -- United StatesLOC classification: LB1628.5 .C43 2012
Contents:
The common core as unprecedented opportunity: renaissance or reform? -- The Da Vinci core curriculum in light of contemporary educational theory -- The Da Vinci core curriculum: student, teacher, and the common core -- Using the mind well: inductive and Socratic instructional practices, becoming disciples of experience -- The Da Vinci teacher: engaging teachers, engaged students -- Recipes from the Da Vinci curriculum: chef Leonardo -- Details of the Da Vinci curriculum and alignment with the common core state standards -- Selected examples of rich inductive content from the 7-9th grade Da Vinci curriculum -- Selected examples of rich inductive content from the 10-12th grade Da Vinci curriculum -- Leonardo Da Vinci: his life and his relevance to life today -- Rounding out the program: satellite programs and common questions -- Putting theory into practice: new schools, schools within schools, and curriculum renewal.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The common core as unprecedented opportunity: renaissance or reform? -- The Da Vinci core curriculum in light of contemporary educational theory -- The Da Vinci core curriculum: student, teacher, and the common core -- Using the mind well: inductive and Socratic instructional practices, becoming disciples of experience -- The Da Vinci teacher: engaging teachers, engaged students -- Recipes from the Da Vinci curriculum: chef Leonardo -- Details of the Da Vinci curriculum and alignment with the common core state standards -- Selected examples of rich inductive content from the 7-9th grade Da Vinci curriculum -- Selected examples of rich inductive content from the 10-12th grade Da Vinci curriculum -- Leonardo Da Vinci: his life and his relevance to life today -- Rounding out the program: satellite programs and common questions -- Putting theory into practice: new schools, schools within schools, and curriculum renewal.

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