Building Thinking Classrooms
with Peter Liljedahl
KATM is excited to host Peter Liljedahl —teacher, researcher, author, and consultant. His research and work have transformed classrooms across the world.
Workshop Details
July 29 and/or July 30, 2023
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Bonner Springs High School
Bonner Springs, Kansas
$219 per day
Other Details
Lunch is provided on both days.
Graduate-level college credit and certificate of completion are available.
Every participant receives the book Building Thinking Classrooms, courtesy of KSDE.
Day 1: Introduction to Building Thinking Classrooms, July 29
Much of how classrooms look and much of what happens in them today is guided by institutional norms laid down at the inception of an industrial-age model of public education. These norms have enabled a culture of teaching and learning that is often devoid of student thinking. In this session, Dr. Liljedahl presents some of the results of over 15 years of research into how teachers can transform their classrooms from a space where students mimic to where students think. The practices discussed will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the recently published book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning.
Day 2: Digging Deeper into Thinking Classroom, July 30
Dr. Liljedahl’s research shows that when students work on thinking tasks in random groups on a vertical whiteboard, they are capable of co-creating incredible amounts of mathematical meaning and collective knowing-and-doing. In this session, Dr. Liljedahl looks at the Thinking Classroom practices that help students move this collective knowing-and-doing into individual knowing-and-doing while, at the same time, beginning to take responsibility for their own learning. The practices discussed will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the recently published book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning.
Why should you attend?
A thinking student is an engaged student.
Teachers often find it difficult to implement lessons that help students go beyond rote memorization and repetitive calculations. In fact, institutional norms and habits that permeate all classrooms can actually enable “non-thinking“ student behavior. Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into a practical guide on how to move towards a thinking classroom.
You do not want to miss this professional learning opportunity with author, Peter Liljedahl!
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