Transform your math PD with this comprehensive book study kit for Peter Liljedahl's "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics"!

🎯 WHAT'S INCLUDED (43 Pages):

📖 SECTION 1: FACILITATOR'S GUIDE
• Welcome letter for math teachers
• How to use this kit
• Study timelines (4-week fast track, 8-week deep dive, semester-long)
• Facilitation tips for productive math PD
• Meeting formats (60-minute & 90-minute agendas)
• Virtual meeting adaptations
• 8 math-specific icebreakers
• 5 meeting norms

📚 SECTION 2: DISCUSSION GUIDE (30 Questions!)
• PART 1: Getting Students Thinking (Practices 1-5)
- Vertical surfaces, random groups, front-loading, defronting, strategic questioning
• PART 2: Sustaining Thinking (Practices 6-10)
- Consolidation, note-taking, assessment, hints/extensions, autonomy
• PART 3: Assessment & Refinement (Practices 11-14)
- Homework, student work display, formative & summative assessment

Each part includes:
✓ Opening icebreaker
✓ 10 discussion questions
✓ Key takeaways
✓ Reflection prompts
✓ Real classroom scenarios

🛠️ SECTION 3: IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT
• Visual guide to all 14 practices (quick reference chart)
• Sample thinking tasks by grade band:
- K-2 tasks (pattern blocks, counting collections, missing addends)
- 3-5 tasks (fencing problem, fractions, multiplication patterns)
- 6-8 tasks (locker problem, proportional reasoning, algebra tiles)
- 9-12 tasks (function transformations, exponential growth, proofs)
• Classroom setup guide (vertical surface options, group configurations, layout diagrams)
• Question bank with 100+ open-ended problems
• Resource links (Open Middle, NRICH, Desmos, Visual Patterns, etc.)
• Parent communication script ("Why Math Class Looks Different This Year")
• 3 action-planning worksheets:
✓ My Thinking Classroom Plan
✓ 30-Day Implementation Tracker
✓ Obstacles & Solutions Brainstorm

📚 SECTION 4: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
• Further reading (20+ book recommendations)
• Organizations & websites (Building Thinking Classrooms hub, Youcubed, MTBoS)
• Videos & podcasts featuring Peter Liljedahl
• Key research citations
• 5 PD implementation scenarios (staff book study, PLC focus, full-day workshop, solo study, coaching cycle)
• PD credit documentation guide
• Certificate of completion template

💡 PERFECT FOR:
✓ Math teachers (K-12) implementing BTC practices
✓ Math coaches & instructional specialists
✓ PLCs focused on math instruction
✓ District-level math PD facilitators
✓ Instructional leaders supporting math teachers
✓ Solo teachers reading the book independently

⏰ SAVES YOU 10+ HOURS of planning and prep!

📘 ABOUT THE BOOK:
"Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics" by Peter Liljedahl presents 14 research-backed practices that transform passive math classes into active thinking environments. Based on 15+ years of classroom research, these strategies help students think mathematically instead of just "doing math."

✅ USAGE TERMS:
• Print copies for your book study group (up to 20 participants)
• Adapt templates for classroom/school use
• Share ideas with colleagues
• Do NOT share PDF file publicly or resell

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