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Sparked by observing dozens and dozens of teachers struggle to engage students in deep thinking and problem solving, and observing hundreds of students engaged in a lot of behavior that didn’t include thinking—or learning—Peter set out to find the answer to a simple question: How can we get more students to think and to think longer?
Using a narrative style I tell the story of how a series of failed experiences in promoting problem solving in the classroom led first to the notion of a thinking classroom and then to a research project designed to find ways to help teacher build such a classroom.
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Oct 21, 2023 · Explore the transformative power of questioning in the Thinking Classroom. This article delves into effective questioning techniques, the role of educators in fostering inquiry, and strategies for feedback and assessment.
Mar 5, 2023 · A Thinking Classroom is built on 14 practices, many of which were developed by looking at what was already happening in typical classroom, doing the exact opposite, and seeing what happened. Some of the key practices are summarized below.
Get more students thinking, thinking more, thinking longer. Do you struggle to keep students engaged, excited to learn, and thinking deeply? Learn the 14 teaching practices that research shows optimize conditions for students to think, which increases their engagement and learning.
In fact, the notion of a thinking classroom intersects with all aspects of research on teaching and learning, both within mathematics education and in general. All of these theories can be used to explain aspects of an already thinking classroom, and some of them can even be used to inform us how to begin the process of build a thinking classroom.
HOW DO WE ANSWER QUESTIONS IN A THINKING CLASSROOM? - No questions answered in first two minutes after presenting a task. - After two minutes – only answer “keep thinking” questions. (These are questions to clarify any information / questions from the problem that may have been missed.
