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Results Update #4 (Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics)

February 7, 2026

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When I started chronicling my efforts to Build A Thinking Classroom in Mathematics two and a half years ago, I wanted to help fill in some of the blanks that others seemed to be searching for answers to.  One of those big ones was...

Where are the test scores?
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Thinking Classrooms are Lifelines for the Inattentive

December 29, 2025

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I'd like to introduce you to a student of mine who I'll call "Lauren." 

Lauren struggles with attention.

Lauren also made a full year's worth of growth in math this past semester according to my district's diagnostic assessment.  

​How, you might ask, did she 
double the amount of growth we might hope for from even a strong student without the ability to pay attention to me for any meaningful amount of time?
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    • Math Videos
      • 4th Grade Math >
        • Numbers - Base 10
        • Operations and Algebraic Thinking
        • Numbers - Fractions
        • Geometry
        • Measurement and Data
      • 6th Grade Math >
        • Number System (6th)
        • Ratios and Proportional Thinking (6th)
        • Expressions and Equations (6th)
        • Geometry (6th)
        • Statistics and Probability (6th)
      • 7th Grade Math >
        • Ratios-Rates-Proportions-7th
        • Expressions and Equations (7th)
        • Number System (7th)
        • Geometry (7th)
        • Statistics and Probability (7th)
      • 8th Grade Math >
        • Number System (8th)
        • Expressions and Equations (8th)
        • Functions (8th)
        • Geometry (8th)
        • Statistics and Probability (8th)
    • Blog Topics
      • Thinking Classroom
      • Leaning Into Science and Engineering
      • Classroom Practices
      • Classroom Stories
      • Ideas and Opinions
      • Pandemic-Related Issues
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