Mary Rowlandson Elementary School

MRE's own Gayane Hanyaloglu was recently featured on the Little Minds Big Thinkers podcast, hosted by Tammy McMorrow. During the episode, she shared her experience of building a thinking classroom. After participating in a summer book group led by MRE’s math coach, Karen Boisvert, Ms. Hanyaloglu began implementing strategies from Peter Liljedahl'sBuilding Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics in her first grade classroom. She explains how she integrated these techniques into her classroom, highlighting both the challenges and successes she encountered while aligning them with the district's Bridges in Mathematics curriculum to enhance student learning. We encourage you to give the episode a listen -- whether you're a teacher, parent/caregiver, or student, you’re sure to walk away inspired!