We hope that participants will gain insight into how BTC can be implemented on a schoolwide level and ideas to build buy-in and implement BTC more consistently, whatever the context.
How do we build a sustainable learning community that truly supports teacher collaboration and the implementation of BTC practices across grade levels and content areas? In this interactive session, participants will experience our approach to facilitating a collaborative learning community designed to move BTC from initiative to sustained practice. We will share key structures, facilitation strategies, and lessons learned from our implementation journey. Participants will engage in team-based planning to identify actionable next steps for building or refining a learning community in their own districts that promotes meaningful collaboration and long-term professional growth for all teachers.
In this session, participants will develop a customized, differentiated action plan to support multiple teachers as they grow their BTC practice. Through guided reflection and structured planning, participants will analyze their own unique school environment to plan leadership moves, routines, and culture-building strategies that will lead to whole-school implementation of BTC.
In this session, teachers, school and district leadership will learn about an innovative model supporting K-12 math teachers across all schools in the Hartford Public School system during the first two years of implementation of the Building Thinking Classrooms practices. Attendees will explore the components of this model, including the use of collaborative learning teams and a problem of practice protocol. Additionally, the presenters will share research and data from teachers and key takeaways for facilitators. Session attendees will be encouraged to consider ways to apply this model in their own district or context and leave inspired to empower teachers within their own district to become transformative teacher leaders.
