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CTL 2019
What do you think are you focusing
on conceptual teaching learning?
WHAT IS CONCEPTUAL TEACHING LEARNING?
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably why so few
people engage in it.
Henry Ford
Concept Map for CTL
Complex Cognitive
Processes
For example, if you are teaching about the concept of fruit, then some
good exemplars would be apples, oranges, and bananas
How Conceptual Teaching Fosters Learning
–Fruit is the overarching concept into which an apple can be placed. Bananas,
oranges, and grapes can also be added to the concept of fruit, and students
learn to see what characteristics these have in common that cause them to be
grouped together
–In the case of fruit, the defining concept that connects them is that they are all
plant parts that contain seeds by which the plant reproduces
Example: What is an apple?
In this era, almost all the school systems are racing to pump facts into their
students in time for the next round of standardized tests, particularly at
Board level, FF Education System (FFES) encourages its teachers to stand
firm in doing what they've always known works best for children's
intellectual development: empowering students to think for themselves by
teaching them concepts instead of curriculum bullet points. Our aim in
educating students is to develop independent young people capable of
critical thinking and problem solving