While problem-solving is the 'main reason for mathematicians' existence, collaboration has
not been seen explicitly so central. Even though it has been an essential part for the …

In this chapter, I first introduce the notion of a thinking classroom and then present the results
of over 10 years of research done on the development and maintenance of thinking …

Empower students to be the change—join the teaching mathematics for social justice
movement! We live in an era in which students have—through various media and their lived …

Talking and writing about unfinished ideas is vital to learning mathematics, but most
students only speak up when they think they have the right answer-especially middle school …

Research on the relationships between the main constructs underlying inquiry-based
learning is rarely reported in mathematics education research. Considering this as a …

Differentiation has become an indispensable teaching approach to meet the needs of
diverse learners, and has thus garnered a lot of attention, particularly on a theoretical level …

For too long, problem solving has been studied as a solitary and isolated activity where
individuals make progress based on personal resources acquired from knowledge, previous …

In this paper we report on the impact of a year-long teacher professional development (PD)
workshop on student problem-solving skills. The PD workshop was held in Chile and …

Ask mathematicians to describe mathematics and they'll use words like playful, beautiful,
and creative. Pose the same question to students and many will use words like boring …

Assessing problem-solving remains a challenge for both teachers and researchers. With the
aim of contributing to the understanding of this complex process, this paper presents an …