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ReviewsBuilding Thinking Classrooms in Mathematicsexudes enthusiasm for students, how they think, and how those thoughts coalesce into powerful thinking classrooms. Its also deeply practical, describing how everything from the teachers questions to the arrangement of the furniture can add to your students learning.
Table Of ContentForeword by Tracy Johnston ZagerIntroductionChapter 1: What Are the Types of Tasks We Use in a Thinking Classroom?Chapter 2: How We Form Collaborative Groups in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 3: Where Students Work in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 4: How We Arrange the Furniture in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 5: How We Answer Questions in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 6: When, Where, and How Tasks are Given in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 7: What Homework Looks Like in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 8: How We Foster Student Autonomy in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 9: How We Use Hints and Extensions in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 10: How we Consolidate a Lesson in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 11: How Students Take Notes in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 12: What We Choose to Evaluate in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 13: How We Use Formative Assessment in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 14: How We Grade in a Thinking ClassroomChapter 15: Pulling the 14 Practices Together to Build a Thinking ClassroomReferences
SynopsisBuilding Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur., A thinking student is an engaged student Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinkingthat create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur. This guide Provides the what, why, and how of each practice Includes firsthand accounts of how these practices foster thinking Offers a plethora of macro moves, micro moves, and rich tasks to get started, A thinking student is an engaged student Teachers often find it difficult to implement lessons that help students go beyond rote memorization and repetitive calculations. In fact, institutional norms and habits that permeate all classrooms can actually be enabling "non-thinking" student behavior. Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur. This guide Provides the what, why, and how of each practice and answers teachers' most frequently asked questions Includes firsthand accounts of how these practices foster thinking through teacher and student interviews and student work samples Offers a plethora of macro moves, micro moves, and rich tasks to get started Organizes the 14 practices into four toolkits that can be implemented in order and built on throughout the year When combined, these unique research-based practices create the optimal conditions for learner-centered, student-owned deep mathematical thinking and learning, and have the power to transform mathematics classrooms like never before., A thinking student is an engaged student Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur. This guide Provides the what, why, and how of each practice Includes firsthand accounts of how these practices foster thinking Offers a plethora of macro moves, micro moves, and rich tasks to get started