Engage in a book study of Teaching for Thinking this fall! Authors Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta are hosting this opportunity to unpack ideas, learn, practice, and understand how a relatively small number of instructional routines can support high-quality classroom teaching and learning. Grace and Amy will share why they wrote the book, answer questions, and bring experience from their work in classrooms around the country.
Audience
All PreK-12 educators. The content of the book study is adaptable for all grades, however any mathematics we will explore together will target concepts from grades 3-10.
About the Instructors
Grace Kelemanik, co-founder of Fostering Math Practices, has more than 30 years of mathematics education experience. A frequent presenter at national conferences, her work focuses on fostering mathematical thinking practices in all students. She is a former urban high school mathematics teacher and Project Director at Education Development Center. Grace has also worked extensively with new and preservice teachers through the Boston Teacher Residency program. Grace is the coauthor of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Mathematical Practices in All Students and Teaching for Thinking: Fostering Mathematical Teaching Practices Through Reasoning Routines. She is a mathematics education consultant and professional development provider.
Amy Lucenta has extensive K-12 mathematics experience with a focus on developing mathematical practice in all students, particularly in historically marginalized students. She supports teachers, districts, and educational collaborative organizations as they transition their curriculum and pedagogy to reflect current mathematics education research through professional development and coaching. A former middle school and high school teacher and elementary math coach, Amy also recently worked as a secondary mathematics Clinical Teacher Educator for the Boston Teacher Residency Program. Amy is the co-author of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering Mathematical Practices in All Students, and Teaching for Thinking: Fostering Mathematical Teaching Practices Through Reasoning Routines, both published by Heinemann.