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SFU professor wins $100,000 for innovative mathematics program

By: Aliocha Perriard-Abdoh SFU professor Peter Liljedahl was awarded the $100,000 Cmolik Prize last month by the faculty of education for a revolutionary new approach to mathematics education. The Cmolik Prize for the Enhancement of Public Education in BC is awarded biennially to individuals whose work focuses on innovations in public schools in the province. After 10 years of research, Liljedahl is being recognized for his work in the classroom. His Building Thinking Classrooms program has sought to implement problem-solving exercises in mathematics classes. “Since the project has culminated to the Building Thinking Classroom[s] framework, it has been enacted in every…

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