How to Create Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Peter Liljedahl/Norman Eng)
In an earlier episode, we spoke with Alice Vigors about her work in creating cross-content thinking classrooms.
In this episiode, we speak with Professor Peter Liljedahl, of Simon Fraser University, about how to create thinking classrooms in Mathematics - primarily K-6 - where students are doing the heavy cognitive lift as opposed to teachers.
Join me and my guest co-host Norman Eng, student teaching supervisor at Brooklyn College/CUNY, as we chat with Peter about:
- The 14 practices associated with a thinking Math classroom (macro/micro moves);
- Exemplars of what a thinking Math classroom looks like;
- How a thinking classroom differs from traditional models of teaching (i.e. the I Do, We Do, You Do Model);
- How teacher practice shifts from answering questions to asking them and having students make meaning of learning before direct instruction;
- How to prepare student teachers in this alternative methodology
Peter Liljedahl - Building Thinking Classrooms Website
Building Thinking Classrooms Book
Norman Eng - 10X Your Teaching Website
Music - Aylex