Peter Liljedahl's book Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics is being used in many math classrooms these days. But what if you've never really made a math lesson like this before? Or maybe you feel intimidated by the whole process. Here's the help you need to take the ideas from previous lessons, use that as a starting point, and then introduce a new concept - all in the Building Thinking Classrooms style.
In this video, I talk about my thought process in creating a lesson in the Building Thinking Classrooms-style. With a little planning and a couple of tips, you'll get in great shape quick!
In Designing a Building Thinking Classrooms lesson,
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Review prior knowledge needed for the lesson
05:35 First step for your Building Thinking Classrooms lesson
06:52 Stepping up the difficulty
09:29 Debrief back at their seats
09:51 Additional problems for practice in notes.
Resources:
Examples of Building Thinking Classroom Lessons at WCCHS: bit.ly/btc-lessons
Algebra Learning Cards Index and explanation: bit.ly/algebralc
WCCHS's Math Division's Presentation on Building Thinking Classrooms at the West Suburban Math Conference: • How Do I Make Building...
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