Building Thinking Math Classrooms

Do you struggle to keep students engaged, excited to learn, and thinking deeply? Thinking is the precursor to learning. Get more students thinking, thinking more, and thinking longer. Learn the 14 teaching practices that research shows optimize conditions for students to think, which increases their engagement and learning.

Dr. James Carlovsky graduated from Martin Luther College in 2002 with an elementary and secondary degree in Math. He is married to Kathryn Knickelbein, and they are blessed with five children, aged 13-22. He completed his Ph.D. in Math Education from the University of Minnesota in 2019, where his study was particularly interested in moments of student thinking in the classroom. He gained teaching experience as a principal and upper-grade teacher at St. John's, Sparta, then served as the Curriculum Coordinator, math instructor, and coach at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School in Jackson, WI. He currently serves at MLC as a Professor of Mathematics and Instructional Technology, as well as the chairman of the Math/Science Division and the Masters of Science in Education Division.