Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2026

What does Building Thinking Classrooms look like with our youngest learners? In Early Years classrooms, children often arrive full of curiosity, play, collaboration, and divergent thinking before many “studenting” habits have taken hold. This session will rethink the 14 BTC practices for ages 3–5, exploring how we can protect and extend the thinking already present in Preschool and Pre-K classrooms. Participants will leave with a clearer picture of how to adapt BTC in playful, developmentally responsive ways.