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Building Thinking Classrooms: Re-engaging Math Learners through Purposeful Practice

July 17, July 31, August 7, August 14
12-2 p.m.
Cost: $99
Virtual Book Club
CTLE: 8 hours
Facilitator: Alyssa Sabbatino

This book study invites math educators and leaders to explore Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, a research-based guide to transforming classrooms into spaces of authentic problem-solving, collaboration, and student ownership. Each session will focus on one cluster of the 14 Thinking Classroom practices, blending theory with application and giving participants opportunities to reimagine how math is taught, learned, and experienced.

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Purpose & Goals:

  • Reignite student curiosity, perseverance, and ownership in mathematics

  • Develop a shared framework of high-impact instructional practices

  • Align practices with NYS Next Gen Math Learning Standards and support multi-tiered math instruction

  • Build a community of practitioners committed to meaningful math learning

  • Support administrators and coaches in supporting systemic instructional shifts

University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave
Catskill B27, Albany, NY 12222  

518.442.5045

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