Methods and Strategies: Concept-Focused Teaching
Mon, Mar 28, 2016 1:13 PM
Establishing Strong Connections
This was a very beneficial article. The goal of learning is for students to develop a deep understanding of the content and to make connections. If they are taught only isolated facts, then they are not able to establish strong connections and do not retain what they have learned. This article stresses the importance of teaching big ideas and concepts, so that students can build on their learning and apply it to other content areas or units of study, which will benefit them in their everyday lives and in their future learning.