Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2026

By the end of this session, participants will:Have experienced a secondary thinking classroom, with a focus on what it looks, sounds and feels like for student thinking to be elevated. (~20 minutes)Engage in thoughtful conversations about selecting and sequencing student work to move toward a clear learning outcome. (~10 minutes)Develop an intentional approach for asking "just right questions" to consolidate student thinking. (~10 minutes)Developed some facility to think metacognitively about the role of consolidation and closure in supporting student understanding. (~10 minutes.)Create a personalized action plan to implement consolidation and closure strategies in their own classrooms. (~10 minutes)Gain strategies for inviting, encouraging, and supporting collaborative group work strategies in secondary classrooms. (throughout)