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- The Thinking Classroom is an approach to teaching that prioritizes the development of students’ critical thinking skills. In this type of classroom, the teacher acts as a facilitator rather than a traditional lecturer. Students are encouraged to actively engage with the material and collaborate with their peers.
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As mentioned, a thinking classroom is a classroom that is not only conducive to thinking but also occasions thinking, a space that is inhabited by thinking individu- als as well as individuals thinking collectively, learning together and constructing
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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.
Aug 28, 2024 · What is Building Thinking Classrooms? The Building Thinking Classrooms framework is a collection of 14 teaching practices developed by Peter Liljedahl over 15 years of research. When implemented in concert, these practices are designed to increase student thinking and improve math learning.
- Meet Peter Liljedahl
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Peter Liljedahl is currently a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is also the President of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group and the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. He has an extensive body of work that he generously shares at Peterliljedahl.com.
Peter most prevalent work is his research on “Thinking Classrooms.” In his forthcoming book, he writes, “a thinking classroom is a classroom that is not only conducive to thinking but also occasions thinking, a space that is inhabited by thinking individuals as well as individuals thinking collectively, learning together, and constructing knowledge...
This podcast episode is the perfect bridge between our MLC themes. We’ve spent time exploring math through our Modern Learners Lens, and now we’re moving into Places and Spaces. Peter does an excellent job in this interview explaining the research behind vertical, non-permanent spaces. He even mentions that he’s never seen a classroom not be able t...
A thinking classroom must have something to think about. In mathematics, the obvious choice for this is problem solving tasks. Thus, my early efforts to build thinking classrooms was oriented around problem solving. This is a subtle departure from my earlier efforts in Ms. Ahn’s classroom.
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A thinking classroom looks very different from a typical classroom. Students are working in groups rather than individually, they are standing rather than sitting, and the furniture is arranged so as to defront the room.
Going beyond the piecemeal approach of injecting thinking skills into existing classroom lessons or units, The Thinking Classroom shows how to transform the classroom, through a culture of thinking, into a place where the many aspects of high-level thoughts, skills, attitudes, values, and habits of mind are supported and encouraged by the ...
