Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning

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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. Contents Foreword • Tracy Johnston Zager Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction 1 What Types of Tasks We Use in a Thinking Classroom 2 How We Form Collaborative Groups in a Thinking Classroom 3 Where Students Work in a Thinking Classroom 4 How We Arrange the Furniture in a Thinking Classroom 5 How We Answer Questions in a Thinking Classroom 6 When, Where, and How Tasks Are Given in a Thinking Classroom 7 What Homework Looks Like in a Thinking Classroom 8 How We Foster Student Autonomy in a Thinking Classroom 9 How We Use Hints and Extensions in a Thinking Classroom 10 How We Consolidate a Lesson in a Thinking Classroom 11 How Students Take Notes in a Thinking Classroom 12 What We Choose to Evaluate in a Thinking Classroom 13 How We Use Formative Assessment in a Thinking Classroom 14 How We Grade in a Thinking Classroom 15 Pulling the 14 Practices Together to Build a Thinking Classroom References Index