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

✍ Scribed by Peter Liljedahl

• Publisher: Corwin
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 345
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Contents
Foreword by Tracy Johnston Zager
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Students Not Thinking
Institutional Norms
Toward a Thinking Classroom
How to Read This Book
Chapter 1: What Types of Tasks We Use in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 2: How We Form Collaborative Groups in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
Willingness to Collaborate
Elimination of Social Barriers
Increased Knowledge Mobility
Increased Enthusiasm for Mathematics Learning
Reduced Social Stress
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 3: Where Students Work in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 4: How We Arrange the Furniture in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 5: How We Answer Questions in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Proximity Questions
Stop-Thinking Questions
Keep-Thinking Questions
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 6: When, Where, and How Tasks are Given in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
When to Give the Task
Where to Give the Task
How to Give the Task
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Moves
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 7: What Homework Looks Like in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Didn’t Do It
Cheated
Got Help
Tried It on Their Own
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 8: How We Foster Student Autonomy in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 9: How We Use Hints and Extensions in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
Using Extensions to Maintain Flow
Using Hints to Maintain Flow
Using Shifts in the Mode of Engagement to Maintain Flow
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 10: How We Consolidate a Lesson in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 11: How Students Take Notes in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 12: What We Choose to Evaluate in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
The Rubric Approach
Creating the Rubric
Using the Rubric
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 13: How We Use Formative Assessment in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
Toward a Thinking Classroom
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 14: How We Grade in a Thinking Classroom
The Issue
The Problem
The Point-Gathering Paradigm
The Data-Gathering Paradigm
Toward a Thinking Classroom
Creating a Grade
FAQ
Summary
Macro-Move
Micro-Moves
Questions to Think About
Try This
Chapter 15: Pulling the 14 Practices Together to Build a Thinking Classroom
The Research
Building a Thinking Classroom
Toolkit #1
Toolkit #2
Toolkit #3
Toolkit #4
Transferring Collective Synergy Into Individual Knowing and Doing
Rebuilding a Thinking Classroom
Toolkit #1
Toolkit #2
Forest for the Trees
FAQ
Questions to Think About
References
Index