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  "I love that the examples of the mathematical tasks include completed versions to help students understand expectations. It isn't enough to only ...

In 2003, Jane, a middle school math teacher, struggled with a new problem-solving curriculum, revealing that traditional teaching methods kept students busy but not truly thinking. Over 15 years, working with 400 K-12 teachers, 14 key factors were identified to foster deeper student engagement and thinking. Implementing specific practices such as using vertical non-permanent surfaces (VNPSs), random grouping, and dynamic workspaces led to the development of thinking classrooms where students actively engage in meaningful learning. These innovative methods break institutional norms, creating environments that promote sustained intellectual engagement and collaboration.

If teachers don’t have vertical non-permanent surfaces in their classrooms, they are often searching for alternatives to use other than the expens...

"What I love most about having the Wipebook Flipchart is that students easily edit their work and share the writing with their group. Especially i...

"Using the Wipebook flipcharts for the task and share has provided opportunities to capture student strategies."     The way I learned mathematics...

"The Wipebook Flipchart was an amazing way to get all students excited, involved, and truly invested in helping their team draw and design the bes...

@MrHExperience     "Listening in on these conversations and viewing the words, numbers, and pictures on their Wipebooks, it is easy to see whic...

@iteachthewhy     Wipebook Transformed my classroom #VNPS #Thinkingclassroom     I was listening to the podcast, Making Math Moments that Matter, ...

"Their workspace is the Wipebook Flipchart, where they all get to brainstorm together, now that they have their own thoughts chalked out."     At t...

@mslau_   "I love Wipebook because it provides such a great opportunity to show the kids how beneficial it can be to use things that are reusable!...

 @katrinabtvdsb     Allowing Students to Thrive in Math Class using VNPS     How do we get kids to build their conceptual understanding of math and...

@Gators4FI     "Students even asked to practice their multiplication on the Wipebook during recess time."   My students recently completed the Tra...