| Course Number: | EDU 5626 C01 |
| Instructor: | Curtis Taylor |
| Location: | Asynchronous Online |
| Dates and Times: | January 29th - March 19th, 2023 |
| Credits: | 3 Graduate Credits |
| Tuition: | $1,195 |
Participants in this course will collaborate with their professor and peers to build a deeper understanding of research-based practices that build mathematical thinkers. This includes the exploration of practical strategies that promote student thinking through collaboration. Participants will explore the “Building Thinking Classrooms’ framework with an emphasis on the first few practices. A final project will include a plan on how to implement practices that will help build a thinking classroom.
Audience: K-12 Mathematics Educators
Course Goals/Objectives:
To understand the types of mathematical tasks that encourage student thinking.
To learn techniques for turning textbook tasks into thinking tasks.
To explore techniques that encourage student problem solving through collaboration.
To learn strategies for developing and facilitating student collaboration.
To develop an evidence-based plan for building more student thinking in their classroom.
Required Texts are not included in the course tuition.
Lilijedhal, Peter. Building a Thinking Classroom in Mathematics
Other Suggested Readings/Texts:
In addition, there will also be articles provided by the instructor.
Curtis Taylor
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