In this episode, Jamie and Fabian chat with Dr. Peter Liljedahl, the mind behind Building Thinking Classrooms. Peter shares how his journey into teaching wasn’t a childhood dream but a path he stumbled into through coaching, carpentry, and a knack for helping others learn. They dive into how the Thinking Classroom approach works in not just math, but other subjects like social studies and language arts. Finally, Peter leaves us with a recommendation for a portable card game, perfect for life on the road, in our ever popular segment “Whatcha Been Playin’…?,

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Things mentioned on the show:

- Building Thinking Classrooms - Dr. Liljedahl’s book

- Monopoly Deal - Monopoly but without the boring parts!

- Vändtia - Classic Swedish Card Game