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Title Building thinking classrooms in mathematics, grades K-12 : 14 teaching practices for enhancing learning / Peter Liljedahl ; foreword by Tracy Johnston Zager ; illustrations by Laura Wheeler.
Author Liljedahl, Peter, 1967- author.
Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Mathematics, [2021]
©2021
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Description xxii, 315 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
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volume nc rdacarrier
Series Corwin Mathematics Series
Corwin mathematics series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-303) and index.
Contents Ch. 1. What types of tasks we use in a thinking classroom -- ch. 2. How we form collaborative groups in a thinking classroom -- ch. 3. Where students work in a thinking classroom -- ch. 4. How we arrange the furniture in a thinking classroom -- ch. 5. How we answer questions in a thinking classroom -- ch. 6. When, where, and how tasks are given in a thinking classroom -- ch. 7. What homework looks like in a thinking classroom -- ch. 8. How we foster student autonomy in a thinking classroom -- ch. 9. How we use hints and extensions in a thinking classroom -- ch. 10. How we consolidate a lesson in a thinking classroom -- ch. 11. How students take notes in a thinking classroom -- ch. 12. What we choose to evaluate in a thinking classroom -- ch. 13. How we use formative assessment in a thinking classroom -- ch. 14. How we grade in a thinking classroom -- ch. 15. Pulling the 14 practices together to build a thinking classroom.
Summary "Building Thinking Classrooms offers invaluable guidance for educators to effectively implement in their classrooms. Dr. Peter Liljedahl has provided comprehensive and meaningful tasks, accompanying detailed research and explanations, for creating the optimal classroom environment - a thinking classroom"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Effective teaching.
Classroom environment.
Added Author Zager, Tracy, 1972- writer of foreword.
Wheeler, Laura, illustrator.
ISBN 9781544374833 paperback : $36.95
1544374836 paperback