Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics
- Math
A 3-part series based on Dr. Liljedahl’s book Building Thinking Classrooms.
Session 1: Establishing Environment
This session focuses on developing thinking tasks, creating collaborative groups, and classroom set-up to support highly engaging learning.
Session 2: Engagement & Autonomy
Participants collaborate and reflect on research for supporting student questions, task presentations, and fostering student autonomy in a thinking classroom. The afternoon session concentrates on engagement modes and consolidating lessons for students. Teachers will practice tasks and reflect on their progress towards a thinking classroom.
Session 3: Assessment
This session examines what research says about grades in a thinking classroom and how rubrics and various forms of formative assessment can be used with this model to support student learning.
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