Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Coaching That Builds Thinking Classrooms: Using Thin-Sliced Tasks to Support Teacher Concept Development and Student Understanding

Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328

Instructional coaches will leave with: A deeper understanding of thin slicing as a lever for both teacher and student development, A model thin-sliced task sequence that can be used in coaching, Practical strategies for modeling and supporting effective task design, Tools for using thin slicing to help teachers visualize concept progression and refine instructional decisions, Increased capacity to integrate Thinking Classroom practices into professional learning structures

Speakers

Elena Mayorga

Math Coach, East Haven Public Schools

Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Coaching, Medium

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

8:00am EDT

Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast: Building Momentum towards Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics

Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111

Instructional leaders will leave with a framework/mental model for building capacity for whole departments to begin the transition to a thinking classroom instructional model.

Speakers

Michelle Kellogg

K-12 District Math Coordinator, Newington Public Schools

Jon Bruneau

Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Coaching; Leadership

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

9:15am EDT

How We Lead for Thinking Classrooms

Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304

Consider how change management affects classroom implementationArticulate the traits of an effective thinking classroomDevelop tools and actions to support teachers in shifting their practices and beliefs about thinking classrooms

Speakers

Jocelyn Dunnack

Regional Professional Learning Coordinator, CPM Educational Program

Math in the Northeast, Equity, Discourse, Middle School, Running, Star Wars.

Nicole Goerges

Implementation Support Specialist, CPM Educational Program

Nicole Goerges is an Implementation Support Specialist from Victoria, Minnesota. During her teaching career, she taught for 12 years at the middle school level. Nicole has a passion for math education, equity, and inclusion, and she has been supporting CPM teachers since 2012.

Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Leadership; Coaching, Medium

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

10:30am EDT

Building Thinking Systems: Scaling BTC from One Classroom to District-Wide Momentum

Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118

Educators often see isolated Thinking Classrooms thrive while district-wide adoption stalls. This 55-minute session equips school and district leaders to create self-sustaining, system-level momentum for Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) practices without launching yet another initiative.

Speakers

Dr. Daniel Jack

Secondary Mathematics Teacher, New Haven Public Schools / Wilbur Cross High School

Educational leader and STEM educator with over sixteen years of experience. Currently serving as a Secondary Math Teacher at Wilbur Cross High School and an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the University of New Haven. Dedicated to sustaining flow, trust, and transfer in educational... Read More →

Patrick Hubeny

High School Math Instructional Leader, Wallingford Public Schools

Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Leadership; Coaching

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

2:15pm EDT

Coaching That Builds Thinking Classrooms: Using Thin-Sliced Tasks to Support Teacher Concept Development and Student Understanding

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240

Speakers

Elena Mayorga

Math Coach, East Haven Public Schools

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Coaching, Medium

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

2:15pm EDT

Inspire & Engage: Building Better Classrooms Together

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301

This session equips instructional coaches and administrators with practical strategies to implement Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) across their schools. Participants will explore leadership moves that support teacher buy-in, model key BTC practices, and create conditions for active, student-centered learning in every content area—including multi-language and co-teach settings. Attendees will engage in hands-on activities and leave with actionable tools, and an implementation roadmap for fostering a schoolwide culture of thinking and collaboration.

Speakers

Eleanor Pusey

High School Math Learning Specialist, Horry County Schools

Tonya Kram

Instructional Coach, Horry County Schools

BTCC26 Conference Presentation Kram & Pusey pdf

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Leadership

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

2:15pm EDT

Cultivating a District-Wide BTC Ecosystem through Collaboration and Culture

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT

Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329

Participants will leave with a framework for scaling Building Thinking Classrooms from isolated pockets of success to a district-wide standard of excellence.Essential Understanding 1: The sustainable success of BTC relies not just on the pedagogy, but on the support structures—specifically Learning Walks and PLCs—that empower teachers to take risks.Essential Understanding 2: True impact occurs when strong curriculum intersects with powerful BTC pedagogy and teacher autonomy.Essential Understanding 3: Data-driven evidence proves that "Excellence for All" is achievable through heterogeneous grouping and systemic belief in student capacity.

Speakers

Dan Hedberg

Director of Secondary Education, Bethel School District

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

Leadership; Coaching, Medium

Grade Level or Subject Area Instructional Coaches; Building Leaders; Central Office Leaders

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