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Thinking Classroom

The blog posts below document my journey toward a "Thinking Classroom" in mathematics


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Toward A Thinking Classroom: Introduction

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Getting Started Building A Thinking Classroom

Making The Transition To A Thinking Classroom

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My (HOpefully) Complete Guide To Toolkit #1

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How I plan My FIrst Week of Curricular Tasks

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Build A Thinking Classroom With What-to-Do Directions

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Routine Building In A Thinking Classroom

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My (Hopefully) Complete Guide To Toolkit #2

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Documenting My First Six Weeks

Building A Thinking Classroom On Day #1

The Second Non-Curricular Task

The First Curricular Task (Sort Of)

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Into The Weeds

Disaster Strikes!

Struggling To Hang On

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Reflections on the First Full "Unit" Of Content

The Kids Are Starting To Listen To Each Other!

This Weekend, I went To the Library And STudied

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(Hopefully) A Breakthrough Day!

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Specific PRactices and "How To's"

SEE It IN Action:
​A Full-CLass REcording

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A Simple, Invaluable Tool For Your THinking Classroom

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Launching Hard-To-Figure-Out Tasks

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Visibly Random Groups:
​A Love Story

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How And When I Moved from Note-Taking To Note-Making​

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Three Tips For Thin-Sliced Curricular Tasks

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Thin-Slicing:
The Magic Is In The Mild

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Consolidation After Thin-Sliced Curricular Tasks

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A Menu of Consolidation Activities

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Managing Vocabulary and Conventions in A Thinking Classroom

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Building A Thinking Classroom:
​What If IT Isn't Working?

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Six Different Ways That I Use The Three Types Of Thinking Tasks

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The Kids aren't Doing The Check-Your-Understanding Questions!!!

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Teaching Like A Champion In A Thinking Classroom

Active Observation IN A Thinking Classroom

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How Retrieval practice Completes A Thinking Classroom

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Cold Calling For Accountability and Understanding

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Routine Building In A Thinking Classroom

Paradoxes of A Thinking Classroom

Build A Thinking Classroom With What-to-Do Directions

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Have A Little Fun - "Stretch It"

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Results Updates

The Early Results Are In!

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Results Update #2

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Results Update #3 - The Big One!

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Reflections

Reflections on The First Full "unit" of Content

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Covering A Huge Amount Of Content In A Single Lesson

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The Kids Are Starting To Listen To Each Other!

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This Weekend, I went TO THe Library And Studied

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(Hopefully) A Breakthrough Day!

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How A Thinking Classroom Benefits Any Type Of Class

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Paradoxes of A Thinking Classroom

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It's Not About The Boards
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The Rise and Fall of Thinking Classrooms

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Examining the Op-ed saying BTC is "An Excuse To Teach Nothing"

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Does Existing research say that direct instruction is more effective than BTC?

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Where's the research on the Effectiveness of Building Thinking Classrooms?

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Are thinking Classrooms Out Of Step WIth Cognitive Science?

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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
    • About
    • Now