Little Minds Big Thinkers

Little Minds Big Thinkers

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Little Minds Big Thinkers episodes

  • 24. All In with Ashley Smith

    In today's episode, I talk with Ashley Smith. She teaches first grade in South Carolina. She's in her first year of building a thinking classroom and has so much insight into what it's like to start this important work.


    Graham Fletcher's Workshop

    Steve Wyborney's Site

    Pam Harris' Site

    Think Thank Thunk Podcast

    1 hr 3 min
  • 22. Learning With and From with Elizabeth Wallace

    In this episode, I chat with Elizabeth Wallace. She's a math coach at Santa Clara University in California. She also uses the Building Thinking Classrooms framework in her son's third-grade class once a week. What a cool opportunity to hear from her in this episode. Enjoy!


    The Five Practices in Practice

    Tammy's lesson plan template

    Wipebooks

    Tammy's mathematical practices student self-assessment

    Tammy's mathematical practices sheet for parents

    K-2 BTC Facebook

    3-5 BTC Facebook

    41 min
  • 20. Facilitating the Mathematical Journey with Ann Elise Record

    In today's episode, I'm so fortunate to chat and learn from Ann Elise Record, a math consultant from New Hampshire. She's been doing an amazing work in math education for several years now, and she's a generous and kind wealth of knowledge. Enjoy!


    Ann Elise's Site

    Ann Elise's Facebook

    Fluency Doesn't Just Happen With Addition And Subtraction

    Fluency Doesn't Just Happen With Multiplication And Division

    Christina Tondevold

    Dr. Nicki Newton

    Math Running Records

    Math Running Records Facebook Page

    Doug Clements and Julie Serama Learning Trajectories

    Figuring Out Fluency

    The Five Practices

    Principles To Actions

    Pam Harris' Development of Mathematical Reasoning

    Steve Wyborney

    Berkeley Everett












    1 hr 7 min
  • 19. Proud of My Kids With Jen Brown

    In today's episode, I'm delighted to talk with Jen Brown. She teaches first grade in Georgia, and it's obvious that her students are very blessed to have a teacher like her, who leaves room for their thinking. Listen, learn, and be inspired.


    Peter's and Maegan's new book

    38 min
  • 18. Kids Speak #4

    In today's episode, I talk with two first graders about our thinking classroom. I think this conversation is rather sweet but also enlightening. Enjoy.

    10 min
  • 17. Lightbulbs & Sponges with Meredith McCarthy

    In today's episode, I get to talk with Meredith McCarthy, a second-grade teacher in Virginia. This chat is packed to the brim with nuggets that I think all elementary thinking classroom teachers should hear. It's an honor to learn from and with Meredith.


    Choral Counting & Counting Collections

    Ruthless Equity

    Graham Fletcher's 3 Act Tasks

    Kristen Acosta's 3 Act Tasks

    Tammy's planning template

    Tammy's collection of Steve Wyborney tasks

    The Sum of it All Podcast


    44 min
  • 16. Everything Makes Sense Now with Tara Hess

    In today's episode, I talk with Tara Hess, who teaches second grade in Colorado. Her passion for teaching, learning, and the thinking classroom is obvious. It's a pleasure to hear her talk about how BTC has allowed all of her 27 students to thrive. They are lucky to have her.


    The 5 Practices

    Pam Harris

    Hand2Mind Webinar With Peter

    Youtube Conversation With Peter

    The Art of Questioning

    Tara's Student Self-Assessment Rubric






    44 min
  • 15. Comfortable Being Uncomfortable with Mel Hisko

    In this episode, I talk with Mel Hisko. She teaches second grade in Ontario, Canada. She has some wise advice for all of us who are building our own thinking classrooms and what she says about unlearning old practices truly resonates. I loved this conversation and think you will too.


    Open Middle Tasks

    Steve Wyborney's Tasks

    Would You Rather Tasks

    Wipebooks




    33 min

About Little Minds Big Thinkers

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Little Minds Big Thinkers is a podcast where educators talk about the magic and messiness of the elementary thinking classroom based on the work of Peter Liljedahl.

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