Tarsheed Educational Publications
This comprehensive reference bridges theoretical depth and practical application, focusing on concept-based curriculum design while using inquiry as a central learning tool. The book presents clear teaching strategies, real classroom examples, video resources, and downloadable materials such as templates and ready-to-use models.
Spanning 549 pages, the book guides teachers through a complete learning journey, from developing students’ conceptual understandings to applying these concepts in diverse educational contexts, from early grades to grade 12.
Concept-Based Inquiry Model
The book highlights a conceptual inquiry framework that integrates two pedagogical approaches: inquiry-based learning and concept-based learning. Inquiry-based learning emphasizes active teacher-student interaction through thought-provoking questions, encouraging students to construct knowledge collaboratively. Concept-based learning focuses on transferable ideas that enable deep, interdisciplinary understanding adaptable to various knowledge contexts.
Strategies for Transferable Understanding
Across eleven chapters, the book explains how to implement the conceptual inquiry model in classrooms, detailing each phase of inquiry and how it fosters conceptual thinking and student engagement. Video documentation and downloadable resources such as planning templates and sample inquiry charts support teachers in practical application.
This work complements Tarsheed’s earlier book, Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom, together forming an integrated pedagogical framework for concept-based education.
