Foreword by Tracy Johnston Zager Introduction Chapter 1: What Are the Types of Tasks We Use in a Thinking Classroom? Chapter 2: How We Form Collaborative Groups in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 3: Where Students Work in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 4: How We Arrange the Furniture in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 5: How We Answer Questions in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 6: When, Where, and How Tasks are Given in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 7: What Homework Looks Like in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 8: How We Foster Student Autonomy in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 9: How We Use Hints and Extensions in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 10: How we Consolidate a Lesson in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 11: How Students Take Notes in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 12: What We Choose to Evaluate in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 13: How We Use Formative Assessment in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 14: How We Grade in a Thinking Classroom Chapter 15: Pulling the 14 Practices Together to Build a Thinking Classroom References
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur.