Thursday Thinks

Building Thinking Classrooms

Speaker: Peter Liljedahl, Ph.D.

THURSDAY, JUN 1

MƒA AUDITORIUM & ONLINE  MATHEMATICS

What our classrooms look like and what happens in them is often guided by institutional norms laid down at the inception of an industrial-age model of public education. These norms enable a culture of teaching and learning frequently devoid of student thinking. In this talk, Dr. Peter Liljedahl will present results from over fifteen years of research into how teachers can transform their classrooms from a space where students mimic to one where students think. Dr. Liljedahl will draw upon and discuss practices from his recently published book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning.

Dr. Peter Liljedahl is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of the best-selling book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. A former high school mathematics teacher, Peter has kept his research interests and activities close to the classroom. He regularly consults with teachers, schools, districts, and ministries of education on issues of teaching and learning, problem-solving, assessment, numeracy, and building thinking classrooms.