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Sunday, June 28
 

1:00pm EDT

Early Bird Conference Registration
Sunday June 28, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Main Entrance
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Sunday June 28, 2026 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Main Entrance 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
 
Monday, June 29
 

7:15am EDT

Breakfast - Day 1
Monday June 29, 2026 7:15am - 8:00am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Cafeteria
Speakers
BH
Monday June 29, 2026 7:15am - 8:00am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Cafeteria 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

7:15am EDT

Registration
Monday June 29, 2026 7:15am - 8:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Main Entrance
Speakers
BH
Monday June 29, 2026 7:15am - 8:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Main Entrance 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

8:15am EDT

Conference Opening Keynote w/ Rydell Harrison
Monday June 29, 2026 8:15am - 9:15am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater

Speakers
avatar for Rydell Harrison

Rydell Harrison

Partners for Educational Leadership
Dr. Rydell Harrison is a forward-thinking keynote speaker, performer, consultant and executive leadership coach who partners with school and district leaders to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and improve outcomes for all students.

A career educator and equity advocate, Rydell is the founder of Harrison Solutions, LLC where he works to provide human-centered professional learning experiences that inspire transformational, equitable and sustainable changes in individuals, organizations and communities. Drawing... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 8:15am - 9:15am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater

9:35am EDT

Magma & BTC: Replaying Student Work to Reveal Brilliance and Struggle
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
One of BTC's most powerful, yet difficult, aspects is consolidation. In this session, participants will explore how purposeful consolidation can build a classroom culture that values productive struggle and diverse thinking. Through engaging in mathematics tasks, we will demonstrate how to centre consolidation on student thinking using board work, exit slips, and Magma Math questions. We will...
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avatar for Maegan Giroux

Maegan Giroux

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Maegan Giroux (she/her) is an passionate instructional coach, dedicated to empowering educators across all levels to excel in their teaching practice. With a specialized focus on literacy and numeracy, she walks alongside teachers as they implement dynamic initiatives to enhance student... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

9:35am EDT

Strengthening Growth Through Coaching Conversations
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
This session explores how Cognitive Coaching can strengthen teacher growth by shifting the coaching stance from consulting toward cultivating teachers’ own noticing. Participants will examine how planning and reflecting conversations supported deeper noticing of student thinking and classroom dynamics through coaching moves such as paraphrasing, pausing, and mediative questioning. Topics of...
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avatar for Takuya Umeki

Takuya Umeki

BTC Team Consultant, Vancouver School Board
Takuya Umeki is a passionate mathematics educator and educational consultant, working with educators across Canada and Japan. With a master's degree in mathematics education from Simon Fraser University under Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Takuya's research analyzed students' thinking through... Read More →
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Jerrold Wiebe

BTC team consultant, Independent
Jerrold Wiebe (he/him) is dedicated to making mathematics, mathematical thinking, and problem-solving accessible to all. With four decades of teaching and consulting experience across early, middle, and senior years mathematics in Canada and internationally, as well as experience... Read More →
BTC Coaching Conversation Jerrold Editted pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

9:35am EDT

Courageous Conversations in a Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
We hope that participants take away:Inspiration in the form of a template lesson design for humanities disciplines utilizing BTC practices, having experienced a model lesson together in the sessionUse of Courageous Conversations About Race compass as a tool for cultivating a Thinking Classroom (and courageous) cultureIdeas for how to plan and implement equitable instruction around topics related...
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Cori O'Keefe

ELA instructional coach, Pomperaug Regional School District 15

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Julia Mancini

Classroom Teacher (ELA), Rochambeau Middle School (Pomperaug Region 15)

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Erin Birden

Teacher in Residence for Diversity & Cultural Competency, Region 15
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; BTC outside of math, Mild

9:35am EDT

The Magic Before the Math: Building Thinking Classroom Culture
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
Often overlooked in Building Thinking Classrooms, the first step—building culture and community—is where the real magic begins. In this immersive session, teachers will explore how magic and its deep connection to math can spark curiosity, trust, and connection, leaving with practical strategies to build culture before content in any classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Mary Vail

Mary Vail

Manager of School Partnerships, Carnegie Learning

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Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Teaching, Mild

9:35am EDT

Math Teacher Leadership w/ Peter & the Noyce Fellows!
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
In this session, the CT Noyce Math Teacher Leader (MTL) Fellows join Peter Liljedahl to highlight the work of math teacher leadership in advancing instructional change. Through interactive discussion and reflection, participants will consider the role of teacher leaders in the change process, and particularly in building capacity to implement Building Thinking Classrooms. We look at how...
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avatar for Kelsey Onofrio

Kelsey Onofrio

8th Grade Math Teacher, NOYCE/Manchester Public Schools

avatar for Ilisse Gomez

Ilisse Gomez

Math Teacher, Consolidated School District of New Britain

avatar for Carson Dunn

Carson Dunn

Teacher of Mathematics, Hartford Public Schools
avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership

9:35am EDT

The integral role school and district leaders play in shifting instruction to Thinking Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
Building Thinking Classrooms is not a one-size-fits-all approach. This teaching strategy is highly effective, but what does it look like for a school district to shift the mindsets of principals and teachers, along with changing classroom instructional practices, to build thinking classrooms?  This presentation details how an Urban/Suburban school district implemented Building Thinking...
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avatar for Michelle Winkelmann

Michelle Winkelmann

Math Coach, Normandy Schools Collaborative

avatar for Taresa E. Wright-Fraser, PhD

Taresa E. Wright-Fraser, PhD

Director of Mathematics, Normandy Schools Collaborarive

avatar for Kenneth Davis

Kenneth Davis

Mathematics Coach, Normandy Schools Collaborative
avatar for Tamika Bailey-Queeley

Tamika Bailey-Queeley

Instructional Math Coach, Normandy Schools Collaborative
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching; Teaching; Equity, Medium

9:35am EDT

Building Better Behaviors: Conversation and Collaboration on Classroom Management Strategies
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
Participants will take away classroom management strategies through collaboration and discussion with other participants. Participants will have a chance to share their needs in regard to classroom management and will be able to share what has worked in their classrooms. There will be an emphasis on the power of evaluating behaviors using rubrics.
Speakers
avatar for Makenzie Yutzy

Makenzie Yutzy

4th Grade Teacher, South Western City School District


Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

9:35am EDT

Picture this: Launching Math and Literacy Tasks with Picture Books
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
Participants will explore the texts and photographs while led through a series of Thinking experiences using VNPS that they can immediately incorporate into their literacy and math classrooms. We will use thinking habits of mind that cross contents to highlight how picture books can help launch math tasks as well as teach literacy standards. 
Speakers
avatar for Heidi Sabnani

Heidi Sabnani

Consultant, Sabnani Educational Consulting
Heidi Sabnani is always surprised that she works in math education. She developed math anxiety as a young student and spent much of her school life and early career avoiding math. After teaching English in the United States and Guatemala, and earning her MA in World Literature, she... Read More →
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Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; BTC outside of math, Medium

9:35am EDT

BTC in Motion: Designing a Classroom That Thinks
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238
I hope participants leave with practical tools they can use right away—specifically a Navigation Tool, a mastery-based rubric, and ideas for using AI to design discovery tasks. My goal is to give a clear, realistic picture of what full BTC implementation can look like in daily classroom practice
Speakers
avatar for Candy Miller

Candy Miller

High School Math Teacher, Franklin Community School Corporation
I am a high school math teacher at Franklin Community High School and the creator of BTC in Motion. Since observing Peter Liljedahl teach in Hawaii in 2023, I have been implementing Building Thinking Classrooms strategies to create more collaborative, student-centered math experiences... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Mild

9:35am EDT

Navigating Student Data with Ease
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
In this hands-on session, participants will explore efficient ways to harness formative and summative assessment tools to guide instruction, foster student agency, and provide equitable feedback. You’ll complete a sample student-choice assessment, practice grading for mastery with a clear rubric, and learn strategies for scaffolding within assessments and assessing learning meaningfully....
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avatar for Emily Tackel

Emily Tackel

Algebra I Teacher, Bixby Public Schools
https://www.instagram.com/emilytackel
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Kari Smith

Instructional Coach, Bixby Public Schools
BTC Conference Navigating Student Assessments (1) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

9:35am EDT

Math Vocabulary in BTC: Experience First, Formalize Later
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
Participants will experience and explore how to create thinking tasks and meaningful notes that incorporate mathematical vocabulary by using experience and problem solving to understand language, adapting GLAD strategies to a BTC context.
Speakers
avatar for Nathan Woodward

Nathan Woodward

Secondary Math Teacher, Katherine Johnson Middle School / San Juan Unified School District
BTC Practitioner for 5 years.  Talk to me about how to Thin-Slice anything. [email protected] Find me on the Btc Facebook group!
Math VocabularyBTC pptx
LinearFunctionsThinSlicedSequence pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity; Special Populations

9:35am EDT

The 'A-ha!' Huddle: Where Thinking Classrooms Meet Small Groups
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
I hope participants will be able to take away ideas for still pulling small groups while teaching in a building thinking classrooms style approach. 
Speakers
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Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 10:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations; Equity, Mild

9:35am EDT

Begin with Behavior: You Don't Have Time NOT to Build It
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret
Responsibility—not accountability. There’s a difference, and it changes everything. Building a Thinking Classroom depends on more than tasks and vertical whiteboards—it depends on behavior. Student independence, collaboration, perseverance, and responsibility are the foundation that make thinking possible. These behaviors don’t happen by accident—and they don’t happen overnight. They...
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avatar for Chelsea McClellan

Chelsea McClellan

Thought Partner, buildingthinkingclassrooms.com
A middle school math and science educator in El Dorado County from 2002 to 2018, Chelsea spent 16 years guided by the belief that all students can learn to the highest levels. From 2018 to 2026, she served as a Math Curriculum Specialist for the Sacramento County Office of Education... Read More →
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Kim Rimbey

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms & KP Mathematics
Dr. Kim Rimbey (Ph.D. in mathematics curriculum & instruction) loves teaching and learning! She loves exploring the ways in which children think about math and challenging teachers to rethink their assumptions about how to make math meaningful for children. With degrees in both mathematics... Read More →
HO BTC Behavior CMcClellan & KRimbey 6 29 26 pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret 247 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

9:35am EDT

Beyond Math: BTC Structures for ELA and Other Content Areas
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202
In this hands-on sesison, participants will experience two Building Thinking Classrooms tasks designed for ELA and other non-math content areas. Together, we will explore how familiar BTC moves can support reading, sequencing, central idea, evidence, and interpretation. Participants will leave with practical structures they can adapt for their own grade level and content area, along with time to...
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avatar for Chase Orton

Chase Orton

BTC Team Consultant, on the road
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Amy Chang

Volunteer, Building Thinking Classrooms

Forest Fire pdf
Beyond math (slides) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

9:35am EDT

Rewriting Math Stories: Engaging Families in the Work of Thinking Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118
How do we extend the work of Building Thinking Classrooms beyond the classroom walls? In this session, I’ll share a 4-part parent workshop model that helps families reframe their own math identities and more effectively support their children as confident, capable mathematical thinkers, all through the lens of BTC. We’ll also explore how engaging families in BTC practices helps parents better...
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avatar for Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Tom Lewis (he/him) is a consultant on the BTC U.S. Team and has been supporting teachers, schools and districts with implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in grades K-12 since 2021. He is currently working with Peter Liljedahl, Author of Building Thinking Classrooms, on several... Read More →
avatar for Nova Katz

Nova Katz

BTC Team Consultant, The American School in London
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

9:35am EDT

Building a Culture of Flexibility, Grit, and Belief Through Rich Problem Solving and Thinking Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406
My hope is that participants leave this session both inspired and equipped to intentionally cultivate a culture of flexibility, grit, and belief within their own contexts. I want teachers, coaches, and district leaders to experience how rich problem solving and the Building Thinking Classrooms framework can transform student engagement, strengthen mathematical identity, and foster perseverance....
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avatar for Danielle Legnard

Danielle Legnard

Curriculum Integration Specialist and Professor, Bethel Public Schools and Sacred Heart University
Danielle Legnard is a Professor at Sacred Heart University’s Isabelle Farrington College of Education and a K–2 Curriculum Integration Specialist in Bethel, Connecticut. With more than 25 years in education, she has served as a classroom teacher, math and reading specialist... Read More →
BTC 2026 Flexibility, Grit and Belief (Legnard) (1) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching, Spicy

9:35am EDT

Thinking Classrooms in Action: Engage, Analyze, and Strengthen a Five-Part Workshop Series
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332
During the session, participants will engage in multiple interactive activities taken from a five-part workshop series based on Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom, targeting math teachers K-12. Not only will the educators engage in several non-curricular tasks, curricular thin slicing tasks, as well as rich tasks; they will also take part in learning experiences that address other...
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Katherine Becraft

Middle School Math Academic Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
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Mary Rathlev

Middle School Math Academic Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Session 1 Taking Action pptx
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Leadership; Teaching, Medium

9:35am EDT

Counted Out Film & Discussion
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
Join us for a special screening of Counted Out, a powerful documentary that explores how math shapes everything from economic opportunity to democracy. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an important conversation. 

View the trailer here

Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
  Equity, Mild

9:35am EDT

Building Translanguaging Classrooms: 14-ish Practices for Enhancing Languaging in Mathematics Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415
Ultimately, participants should purposefully and systematically incorporate Translanguaging into their instructional planning. This session will reinforce that joining Thinking Classrooms and Translanguaging is a shift in mindset and practice that leads to greater equity and deeper understanding. Participants will: Adopt an Explicit Asset-Based Stance: Recognizing that multilingualism is an asset...
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Bridget Gunn

Professional Learning Specialist, CPM Educational Program
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Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Special Populations, Medium

9:35am EDT

Techniques for Thin-Slicing Building Thinking Classroom Tasks
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
We will explore three techniques for thin-slicing, which the teachers at our school have dubbed: sliced complexity, sliced chunks, and sliced scaffolds. Participants will come away with an understanding of how and why to use each each technique, and how to blend them in order to build their toolkit for thin-sliced Building Thinking Classroom tasks that are accessible, engaging, and sequenced...
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Joe Grogan

Math Teacher, Academy for Careers in Television and Film
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Shaziya Agron-Ali

Math Teacher, Academy for Careers in Television and Film
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Gerald Tabaosares

Math Teacher, NYC Dept of Education
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

9:35am EDT

The Proof Is in the Practice: Geometry as the Ultimate Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405
I hope participants will leave with a renewed vision of what geometry and proof can be in a Thinking Classroom. They will see how BTC routines can support not just content understanding, but also meta-cognitive thinking, logical reasoning, and epistemic awareness.Participants will walk away with:A concrete progression for scaffolding proof through BTC practicesIdeas for embedding informal...
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JM
LM
JT
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

9:35am EDT

BTC-ing is Believing: How Peer Observation Deepens Thinking Classroom Practice
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404
Building Thinking Classrooms is powerful, but it is also inherently messy. When teachers are actively facilitating a BTC lesson, it is impossible to simultaneously observe the full range of student thinking, teacher moves, and flow of the task. Peer observation provides the perspective needed to refine practice, reveal blind spots, and elevate the quality of student thinking across...
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Ian Maurer

Math Teacher and Instructional Specialist, Cleveland HS - Portland Public Schools
avatar for Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward

Math Teacher, Cleveland High School, Portland Public Schools
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

9:35am EDT

Landing the Plane: Consolidating a BTC Lesson by Centering the Discussion of Student Work
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330
Participants will be able to describe the characteristics of an effective whole-class discussion and consolidation of learning (synthesis) during a Building Thinking Classrooms lesson (inquiry-based lesson).
Speakers
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Paco Hanlon

Secondary Math Instructional Lead, Math Culture Lab
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Ellen Foley

Instructional Coach, The Greene School
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Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Mild

9:35am EDT

Integrating Technology in a 6-12 Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
Technology can serve as a powerful platform to greatly enhance students' active learning experiences in a thinking classroom. We will deeply explore curricular tasks through which interacting with technology as an exploratory, computational, and coding tool can greatly and meaningfully enhance student groups' active learning experiences.   Here, we emphasize effective use of technology for...
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avatar for Tim Brzezinski

Tim Brzezinski

Middle & High School Mathematics Teacher; Independent Mathematics Education Consultant, New Haven Public Schools (CT)
BTC 2026 PDF Presentation LINK (1) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 9:35am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Spicy

10:50am EDT

Thinking Beyond the Subject
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
We hope participants leave our session inspired to see Building Thinking Classrooms as more than a math framework. It's a structure for belonging, confidence and deep thinking across all subjects. Educators will learn how BTC structures can build belonging and agency across disciplines. They will also explore how thin slicing and consolidation work together to build thinking skills that can work...
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avatar for Jordan Antal

Jordan Antal

7th and 8th Grade Math Teacher, Windsor Charter Academy

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Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math; Teaching, Medium

10:50am EDT

Coaching into the Closing: Assisting Teachers with Making the Learning Stick for All Learners
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
Once the vertical whiteboards are up, how do we make learning stick? As one math coach learned, the “close” is where the magic happens. This session unveils how professional development and coaching helps teachers master lesson synthesis for all students. We will dive into how modeling and co-teaching “closing” strategies impact student learning. Through “in the moment” coaching, we...
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Stephanie Eleck

Volunteer, Southington Public Schools, CT
Coaching into the Closing Assisting Teachers with Making the Learning Stick for All Learners pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Leadership, Medium

10:50am EDT

Leveraging Building Thinking Classrooms to Coach for Instructional Change
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
We will give participants a map and strategies for how they can coach/support math teachers in instructional change towards student-centered BTC-inspired instruction, by thin slicing change into a series of smaller instructional shifts. We will talk about the challenges and needs for support that teachers will have with each shift and ways in which coaches can provide those supports.
Speakers
avatar for Lindsay Keazer

Lindsay Keazer

Associate Professor of Teacher Education, Department Chair, Sacred Heart University
Professor of Teacher Education - Mathematics, supporting mathematics teachers in infusing more inquiry and responsive pedagogies
avatar for Brandon Pelter

Brandon Pelter

Teacher, Bridgeport Public Schools

Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Leadership, Medium

10:50am EDT

Building and Maintaining A Classroom Community To Promote Student Agency
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
We hope participants leave our session with a clear understanding of how intentional community-building practices can strengthen student agency throughout the year—not just during the first week. Participants will experience a BTC task designed to cultivate belonging and autonomy, see examples of routines and teacher moves that sustain productive collaboration, and reflect on how these...
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avatar for Clare Bunton

Clare Bunton

Math Teacher, Wyoming Public Schools
Clare Bunton's school: Wyoming High School, located in Wyoming, Michigan, serves approximately 1,284 students in grades 9-12. The student body is diverse, with 51.1% Hispanic, 25.5% White, 14.3% African American, 2.6% Asian, and 6.3% identifying as two or more races. Additionally... Read More →
avatar for Joshua Zolen

Joshua Zolen

Math Teacher, Kentwood Public Schools
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity, Medium

10:50am EDT

Creating Access to Rigorous Mathematics for Emerging Multilingual Learners
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
Emerging Multilingual Learners thrive through mathematics that is meaningful, relevant, and accessible in a safe place - thinking classrooms!  This session will provide an opportunity to explore and experience Mathematical Learning Routines and how they enhance BTC practices.  Participants will reflect on the strategies used to position Emerging Multilingual Learners for success in thinking...
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avatar for Astrida Lizins

Astrida Lizins

Professional Learning Specialist, CPM Educational Program
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Special Populations, Mild

10:50am EDT

Cultivating the Conditions: Leadership for Sustainable Thinking Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
Our hope is that participants will be inspired and equipped by our examples of co-leadership. We will demonstrate how a partnership between teacher leaders and district leader can create a secure and supportive environment for implementing BTC, detailing the scaffolded and timely support essential for sustainable practice.
Speakers
avatar for Janel Marr

Janel Marr

Math/STEM Resource Teacher, Windward District
avatar for April Bright

April Bright

4th grade teacher, ʻAikahi Elementary
I have been teaching for 20 years; 10 in California and 10 in Hawaii. Teaching ELA has been my passion until about 5 years ago when I started learning and using Building Thinking Classrooms. Now I adore teaching math and I love a great launch!
Cultivating the Conditions Leadership for a Sustainable Thinking Classroom, BTC Conference 2026 pptx
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership, Medium

10:50am EDT

Designing a Schoolwide BTC Approach: Tasks, Tools, and Teacher Support
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
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. 
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Bushra Makiya

math lead teacher, CIS 303, NYC Department of Education
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Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

10:50am EDT

Achievement First Hiring Workshop: Resume, Interviews, and Beyond
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238
Join Achievement First for a Hiring Workshop designed to help you prepare for your next opportunity. During this session, our team will review resumes, share interview tips, and provide guidance on how to highlight your experience, skills, and academic background effectively. Please bring a physical or virtual copy of your resume and transcripts so our team can provide personalized tips on...
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Achievement First

Achievement First Public Charter Schools prepare every student to excel in college and career, deepen their knowledge of self and community, and lead lives of purpose. In partnership with our families and communities, we work to disrupt the legacy of inequity in education.

 We believe in the unlimited potential within our students and their power to shape a more just society... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Sponsor

10:50am EDT

Consolidating Thick Slices: Making Rich Problems Stick
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
This session highlights the often overlooked power of consolidation: the final minutes where students make sense of their strategies, connect ideas from rich problems, and formalize their learning. Participants will see classroom examples, learn practical consolidation routines, and walk away with strategies that help students retain and apply their thinking long after the task is over.
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Robin Kubasiak

Implementation Support Specialist, CPM Educational Program
Robin is currently an Implementation Support Specialist at CPM Educational Program. Robin has taught mathematics at both middle school and high school levels for 25 years. She has a passion for mathematics education and continues to innovate her teaching with research based routines... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

10:50am EDT

Crafting Consolidation and Closure in a Secondary Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
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...
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Elizabeth Kielty

Facilitator & Research Analyst, All Learners Network
As a facilitator with All Learners Network, I am passionate about helping educators implement effective, evidence-based instructional strategies that foster conceptual understanding and empower students to become confident, independent learners. With over 13 years of experience in... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

10:50am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Curricular Thin Slice on Pythagorean Theorem
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
Join in for a jungle adventure to support the application of the Pythagorean theorem to word problems. Great for introductory geometry. Accessible to all teachers.Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the...
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Kari Baransky

Grade 8 Math Teacher, NOYCE Fellow, Meriden, NOYCE
I am a grade 8 math teacher at the middle school level in Meriden, CT. I have been in the education field for over twenty years. I have had the pleasure of teaching elementary school and middle school. I have taught grades 2, 6, 7, and 8. I am the Math Subject Area Specialist at my... Read More →
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Marta Soto-Johnson

Math Teacher, Meriden Public Schools/Noyce
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

10:50am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Thin slice on permutations for secondary
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
Join in on the Animal Arrangements task. Great for secondary students, accessible to all teachers.Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the creativity, challenge, and joy that come from doing mathematics...
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Jackie Rankin

Teacher, Wethersfield Public Schools
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Megan Staples

Professor, NOYCE
Thin Slice on Permutations Secondary pdf
Copy of BTC Random Groups Cards (24) (1) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

10:50am EDT

Building Independence through BTC Structures for ALL students
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
Participants will leave with four concrete, ready-to-implement strategies that build student independence through structured feedback, purposeful questioning, self-assessment, and supported note-taking. By experiencing each tool as learners first, participants will better understand how these routines create consistent expectations, promote productive struggle, and help students take ownership of...
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Ilisse Gomez

Math Teacher, Consolidated School District of New Britain

Building Independence Resources pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

10:50am EDT

Book Signing w/ Peter Liljedahl
Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 12:00pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium

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Monday June 29, 2026 10:50am - 12:00pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

11:50am EDT

Lunch - Day 1
Monday June 29, 2026 11:50am - 1:00pm EDT
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale - Ballroom 2nd Floor
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BH
Monday June 29, 2026 11:50am - 1:00pm EDT
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale - Ballroom 2nd Floor 155 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

1:20pm EDT

Who Is a Math Person? Enriching Building Thinking Classrooms Through Shifting Student Narratives, Ownership, and Empowerment
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330
This session shares highlights from an ongoing project at a public high school in New Haven. There are two main objectives of this project: to develop richer and more meaningful data and stories around math education, and to help students become confident and engaged citizens, learners, thinkers, and communicators. Across the year, students investigate their own quantitative and qualitative data...
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Becks Olthoff

Math teacher, ESUMS/NHPS/UCONN Noyce Fellow
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

1:20pm EDT

Book Signing w/ Kyle Webb
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium

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Kyle Webb

BTC Co-Author, Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Kyle Webb (he/him) is a teacher, author, learning consultant, and professional development leader based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Never satisfied with the status quo, his passion is improving learning experiences for all students.
With experience teaching grades 6 through 12, and in his roles as a teacher coach and school division numeracy consultant, Kyle works to transform classrooms. He has spearheaded the successful implementation of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) and modern assessment practices, and... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

1:20pm EDT

Getting Messy with Subtraction: Making Connections Across Representations in a Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
Come jam out in a powerful experience of how concrete, representational, and abstract (CRA) models can serve as interconnected tools for unpacking strategies for subtraction with regrouping. Rather than viewing CRA as a linear progression, we will linger in the connections between these contexts, uncovering how each can highlight or obscure parts of the underlying mathematics. We will use our...
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Amy Chang

Volunteer, Building Thinking Classrooms

Getting Messy with Subtraction pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:20pm EDT

Grading for Growth: How we Grade in a Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
Using multiple data sources to monitor and adjust along the way
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Melisa McCain

Assistant Principal, Franklin Community School Corporation
I believe that presenting is the best way to confirm your own understanding and learn from others who are passionate about education. Driven by my motto, "Collaboration makes the world go round!", I am passionate about grading and redefining smart by moving away from compliance and... Read More →
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Amanda Ray

Fifth Grade Teacher, Franklin Community School Corporation
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Candy Miller

High School Math Teacher, Franklin Community School Corporation
I am a high school math teacher at Franklin Community High School and the creator of BTC in Motion. Since observing Peter Liljedahl teach in Hawaii in 2023, I have been implementing Building Thinking Classrooms strategies to create more collaborative, student-centered math experiences... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching; Teaching; Equity

1:20pm EDT

Equitable Engagement: How BTC strengthens learning in the IB MYP
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
I hope participants will walk away with an understanding of how they can take a lesson that meets all IB-MYP requirements and seamlessly incorporate BTC techniques.
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Samantha Sewpersaud

Teacher, CIS 303/NYC DOE

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Danielle Sargent

Teacher, CIS 303
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

1:20pm EDT

From Thinking to Learning: Consolidation in the Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
My students are thinking. They're engaged. They're solving problems. But how do I ensure they leave with the learning I intended? In this session, I take a close look at consolidation and its role in transforming thinking into learning. Participants will learn how effective consolidation can not only make learning visible but also help steer it toward the intended learning goals of the lesson.
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avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

1:20pm EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Probability with the Last Banana
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
Problem solve with sample spaces, joint probability, and mathematical reasoning in this statistical task appropriate for grades 7–12. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the creativity, challenge, and joy...
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Leigh Lessard

Mathematics Teacher and UConn MTL Noyce Fellow, Pathways Academy of Technology & Design, Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, CT

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Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 7-12

1:20pm EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Traffic Jam Curricular-Supporting Task
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
Problem-solve with systems of equations in this thin slice activity to reason about linear constraints. Accessible to all teachers. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the creativity, challenge, and joy that...
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Cleo Alberts

PhD Student, Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Math Ed, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education
In-training mathematics teacher educator (Ph.D.) at the University of Connecticut for secondary mathematics. Program Manager for the UConn Noyce Math Teacher Leaders (MTL). Former mechanical engineer, as well as Hartford Public Schools and CTECS teacher in Connecticut. Happy to be... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

1:20pm EDT

Ready, Set, Launch!
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
The goals of my session are for participants to be able to:Analyze the essential elements that make for a successful task launch.Implement strategies to build immediate student excitement and curiosity, fostering a desire to engage in productive struggle.Adapt existing lesson launches using simple, accessible adjustments to maximize cognitive activation and minimize instructional front-loading.
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Elana Reiser

Volunteer, St. Joseph's University
BTC2026CT pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

1:20pm EDT

Metacognition, Identity, and Reflection in a Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
Participants will walk away with practical, ready-to-implement routines that help students reflect on their mathematical identity and thinking throughout the year. They will learn how structures like “Math History Timelines,”by MidSchoolMath’s Gladys Grahm, student self-assessment, reflection sprints after BTC tasks, and 1:1 learning conversations can deepen student ownership and strengthen...
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Kristy McElravy

Teacher/Math 8, Cascade Middle School/Bethel School District
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Dan Hedberg

Director of Secondary Education, Bethel School District
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Handout Metacognition, Identity and Reflection in a Thinking Classroom pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Mild
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46181

1:20pm EDT

The Goldilocks Zone of Teaching: 'Just Right' Direct Instruction in BTC
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
Teachers will walk away with how and when to use direct instruction in a BTC lesson.  How to prepare for and teach into misconceptions, when to intervene, and when to let students productively struggle.  They will come back with three different ways to use direct instruction in a BTC lesson.Teachers will experience how to blend direct instruction in BTC while promoting equitable access to...
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Stephanie Profenna

Grades 5-8 Math Dept Lead, Branford Public Schools
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Mild

1:20pm EDT

Centering Student Voice Through Self-Correction
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
Participants will leave with a clear understanding of the philosophy behind using student self-correction of their assessments and reflection as a way to empower students and help them tell their own math story. Participants will learn how centering student voice provides immediate, relevant feedback and shifts traditional power dynamics in the learning environment. The session will share the...
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Jennifer Roggi

8th Grade Mathematics Teacher, NOYCE Fellow, Vernon Public Schools/NOYCE

BTCC26 Shifting Ownership pdf
Inspirational Resources jpg
Unit 3 Test Self grading Rubric 8th grade Google Docs pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

1:20pm EDT

Thinking Bigger: Building a Statewide Teacher Support Network
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
Participants will leave this session with a 'think bigger' perspective on how to support teachers who are building thinking classrooms. They will have in hand the ideas and tools necessary to begin to spread their support for others by casting a wider net than their classroom or school. Most importantly, they will leave inspired to share their own thinking classroom journey with others, at...
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Jeff Harker

Volunteer, CIESC/Keep Indiana Learning
Jeff Harker has been in and around public education for 35 years. He spent 31 years as a middle school mathematics educator and cross country coach. He is currently the Secondary Mathematics Specialist for Keep Indiana Learning where he spends is time traveling around the state helping... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Leadership

1:20pm EDT

Creating Manipulative Based Thinking Tasks in the Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
How do we incorporate manipulatives into the Thinking Classroom? How can we build thinking tasks based on manipulatives? How can we build conceptual understanding through thin-sliced tasks which utilize manipulatives? Can manipulatives be used for “spicy” tasks? Participants will have the opportunity to consider ways to use manipulatives when designing thinking tasks and thin-sliced tasks. In...
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Heidi Sabnani

Consultant, Sabnani Educational Consulting
Heidi Sabnani is always surprised that she works in math education. She developed math anxiety as a young student and spent much of her school life and early career avoiding math. After teaching English in the United States and Guatemala, and earning her MA in World Literature, she... Read More →
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Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 2:15pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations, Medium

1:20pm EDT

The Cross-Curricular Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404
Key Takeaways: You will learn how to:Use BTC's Toolkits to create a climate of intellectual challenge for any subject.Integrate data analysis (scatter plots, functions) to build compelling inquiries in history and science classrooms.Implement non-math "thinking tasks" that require visible, peer-to-peer knowledge mobility.Design assessment and reflection tools (Meaningful Notes, Navigation...
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Kari Baransky

Grade 8 Math Teacher, NOYCE Fellow, Meriden, NOYCE
I am a grade 8 math teacher at the middle school level in Meriden, CT. I have been in the education field for over twenty years. I have had the pleasure of teaching elementary school and middle school. I have taught grades 2, 6, 7, and 8. I am the Math Subject Area Specialist at my... Read More →
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Amy Bishop

Teacher/SAS, Meriden Public Schools
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math, Medium
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46181

1:20pm EDT

Catalyzing Thinking and Equity through Justice-Centered Phenomena and Partnerships
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405
In Building Thinking Classrooms, what students think about is as important as how they think. This workshop illustrates how Justice-Centered Ambitious Science Teaching (JuST) can serve as a powerful companion to BTC by anchoring learning in intellectually demanding, justice-centered phenomena that cultivates deep reasoning, collaboration, and equitable participation. Drawing from the work of...
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Emily Lisy

Science Department Chair, The Morgan School/Clinton Public Schools

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Jake Rowe

Science Teacher, Clinton Public Schools
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Abigail Walston

Teacher, The Morgan School
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Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math; Equity, Mild

1:20pm EDT

Before Studenting: Building Thinking Classrooms with Our Youngest Learners
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118
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...
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Nova Katz

BTC Team Consultant, The American School in London
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Maegan Giroux

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Maegan Giroux (she/her) is an passionate instructional coach, dedicated to empowering educators across all levels to excel in their teaching practice. With a specialized focus on literacy and numeracy, she walks alongside teachers as they implement dynamic initiatives to enhance student... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:20pm EDT

From Observation to Partnership: Supporting BTC Teachers Through Student-Centered Coaching
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret
What if the most powerful coaching move isn’t observing and giving feedback—but stepping into the work alongside teachers? Join BTC team members for an interactive session that reimagines coaching through a Building Thinking Classrooms lens. We will focus on shifting from the traditional observation-feedback cycle to student-centered co-teaching. Grounded in research and classroom practice,...
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Kim Rimbey

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms & KP Mathematics
Dr. Kim Rimbey (Ph.D. in mathematics curriculum & instruction) loves teaching and learning! She loves exploring the ways in which children think about math and challenging teachers to rethink their assumptions about how to make math meaningful for children. With degrees in both mathematics... Read More →
HO BTC Coaching KRimbey & TLewis 6 29 26 pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret 247 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:20pm EDT

Your First Day of BTC—Even if It’s the Middle of the Year
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202
The first day of math class matters—and it matters a lot. It’s when we establish the culture that shapes how students experience math, their beliefs about who they are as mathematical thinkers, and how they act in math class. But what happens when that culture starts to slip? In this session, participants will experience a lesson and unpack the moves that position us to set the culture on day...
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Takuya Umeki

BTC Team Consultant, Vancouver School Board
Takuya Umeki is a passionate mathematics educator and educational consultant, working with educators across Canada and Japan. With a master's degree in mathematics education from Simon Fraser University under Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Takuya's research analyzed students' thinking through... Read More →
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Chase Orton

BTC Team Consultant, on the road
Your First Day of BTC (BTCC26) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team, Medium

1:20pm EDT

Counted Out Film & Discussion
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
Join us for a special screening of Counted Out, a powerful documentary that explores how math shapes everything from economic opportunity to democracy. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an important conversation. 

View the trailer here
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Georgina Rivera

Principal, author, presenter, former VP NCSM, West Hartford Public Schools, Charter Oak International Academy,
Georgina Rivera is a mathematics leader educator, coach, presenter, and author. Currently, she serves as the Principal for Charter Oak International Academy, an IB School in West Hartford, CT.  Georgina has previously served as an Elementary STEM Supervisor, and district-wide elementary... Read More →

Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
  Equity, Mild

1:20pm EDT

Building the Thinking Not Just the Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332
Many schools begin their Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) journey by adopting random grouping and vertical boards, yet these tools often lack a strategic purpose. Without moving beyond this mechanical implementation, students miss out on the genuine thinking, clear collaboration norms, and supportive environments necessary for making mistakes and formalizing learning. Designed for coaches and...
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Justin Kaeser

Math & Business Department Lead, Farmington Public Schools

BTC Presentation 6 29 pdf
BTC Presentation 6 29 Supprting Doc (1) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Teaching, Medium

1:20pm EDT

Small Tasks, Big Thinking: Exploring Thin Slicing in a Building Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406
Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to design and implement effective thin slicing that promotes sustained thinking, increases student ownership, and supports meaningful problem-solving in a Building Thinking Classroom, and will be equipped with practical strategies, ready-to-use examples, and planning tools to create thin slicing lessons that deepen student reasoning and...
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Debbie Vitale

Volunteer, Bristol Public Schools
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Emily Colombie

Teacher, Bristol Public Schools
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Sarah Mazzei

Teacher, Bristol Public Schools
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46086

1:20pm EDT

Inventing Arithmetic: Re-Engagement, Reasoning, and Confidence Through BTC Tasks
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415
Participants will leave this session with a concrete understanding of how a well-designed BTC task can create immediate access, curiosity, and deep reasoning for all learners, including those who are disengaged or carry negative math identities. They will experience firsthand how non-procedural, low-floor/high-ceiling tasks break mimicry and generate authentic thinking, and they will see how BTC...
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Alberto Soto

Mathematics Teacher, Manchester Public School
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Amanda Navarra

Innovation & Research Strategist, Flight Academy Director, Manchester Public Schools / Flight Academy
Monday June 29, 2026 1:20pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Book Signing w/ Rydell Harrison & Isobel Stevenson
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
đź“š Meet the Author & Get Your Copy Signed!What does it take to turn a commitment to equity into real, lasting change? Equitable School Improvement: The Critical Need for the Human Side of Change by Rydell Harrison and PEL's Isobel Stevenson makes the case that improvement science alone isn't enough — it's the human side of change that makes the difference. The book guides school...
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Isobel Stevenson

Partner, Partners for Educational Leadership

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Rydell Harrison

Partners for Educational Leadership
Dr. Rydell Harrison is a forward-thinking keynote speaker, performer, consultant and executive leadership coach who partners with school and district leaders to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and improve outcomes for all students.

A career educator and equity advocate, Rydell is the founder of Harrison Solutions, LLC where he works to provide human-centered professional learning experiences that inspire transformational, equitable and sustainable changes in individuals, organizations and communities. Drawing... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

2:35pm EDT

The Nonsense of Numbers
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
As teachers, so much of what drives our assessment practices revolves around numbers. But do these numbers really tell us what we think they do? In this session, we will unpack our grading and reporting practices, interrogate their purpose and validity, and explore whether they truly serve all of our students. We'll challenge some of the assumptions we hold about the numbers in our grade books and...
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Kyle Webb

BTC Co-Author, Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Kyle Webb (he/him) is a teacher, author, learning consultant, and professional development leader based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Never satisfied with the status quo, his passion is improving learning experiences for all students.
With experience teaching grades 6 through 12, and in his roles as a teacher coach and school division numeracy consultant, Kyle works to transform classrooms. He has spearheaded the successful implementation of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) and modern assessment practices, and... Read More →
The Nonsense of Numbers BTC2026 Attendee Version pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

2:35pm EDT

Equity in Action: Layering Building Thinking Classrooms for Diverse Learners
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
It's our goal for participants to discuss the what, why, and how of layering strategies with BTC when planning lessons to move all students forward in their thinking. We will achieve this by reflecting on exemplars created for a specific standard that highlight that layering through calling attention to the micro-moves used in various given scenarios. Participants will walk away with a planning...
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Kylie Samko

Middle School Math coach, Prince William County Public Schools
Kylie Samko is a dedicated middle school math coach in Prince William County, Virginia, with 12 years of educational experience. She has primarily worked with middle school students and has recently expanded her expertise to consult with elementary and high school educators. Kylie... Read More →
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Bethany Lightfield

Middle School math coach, Prince William County Public Schools
2026 BTC Equity in Action PDF share pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Teaching, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Redefining Student Status in the Mathematics Classroom through a BTC Lens
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
Participants will explore a BTC task through the lens of complex instruction, focusing on actionable norms to promote classroom equity. The session will provide practical tools for implementing inclusive teaching practices and offering targeted feedback, ensuring equitable participation for all students. Educators will learn strategies to foster effective collaboration, making sure every student...
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Clare Bunton

Math Teacher, Wyoming Public Schools
Clare Bunton's school: Wyoming High School, located in Wyoming, Michigan, serves approximately 1,284 students in grades 9-12. The student body is diverse, with 51.1% Hispanic, 25.5% White, 14.3% African American, 2.6% Asian, and 6.3% identifying as two or more races. Additionally... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Teaching, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Building Collaborative Learning Communities Across Grades and Content
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
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...
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Beth Warden

High School Math Teacher, Bloomington Public Schools District 87

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Kayla Smock

Instructional Coach, Bloomington Public Schools District 87
Building Collaborative Learning Communities BTCC2026 pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching

2:35pm EDT

From One Classroom to Many: Supporting Teachers with Systems for Sustainable BTC Growth
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
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.
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Corissa Fontana

Assistant Principal, Math and Technology, Abraham Lincoln High School (NYCDOE)

Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Teachers Leading the Work: A Districtwide Approach to Building Thinking Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
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...
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Jackie Rankin

Teacher, Wethersfield Public Schools
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Carson Dunn

Teacher of Mathematics, Hartford Public Schools
BTC2026Conference BTC Problem of Practice Protocol docx
Teachers Leading the Work NOYCE Conference 2026 (2) pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

2:35pm EDT

BTC for Multilingual Learners: Increase Access, Preserve Rigor
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
We hope participants walk away with...A deeper understanding of how BTC structures can be leveraged to create equitable access for multilingual learners.Practical strategies for integrating language supports without lowering cognitive demand.A framework for designing and adapting thinking tasks across content areas so that all students can think, communicate, and engage deeply.A set of tools they...
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Jonathan Hull

Teacher / Consultant, Region 15 / Hull ML Consulting & Design

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Erin Birden

Teacher in Residence for Diversity & Cultural Competency, Region 15
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Special Populations; BTC outside of math, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Breaking Barriers at the Board: Adapting Curriculum for Inclusive Thinking Classrooms
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
"But will this work for my students?" This is the most common question asked by teachers of students with disabilities, significant learning gaps, or executive functioning challenges. Leveraging my special education background as a general education teacher, I asked the exact same question. The answer is yes, but it requires intentional design. We must dismantle the myth that the Building Thinking...
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Matthew Farley

6th Grade Math/Science Teacher, Norwalk Public Schools
I’m a 6th-grade math and science teacher who is passionate about creating classrooms where every single student feels capable of high-level thinking. Outside of the classroom, you can usually find me hanging out with my wife and our daughter or sneaking away for a day trip somewhere... Read More →
Breaking Barriers at the Boards BTCC26 Presentation pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Special Populations; Teaching; Equity, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Making IM Work in a Thinking Classroom: Using Illustrative Mathematics Through the BTC Lens
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330
Participants will leave with:A clear understanding that IM already provides rich thinking tasks suited for BTC implementation.Strategies to thin slice IM activities to maintain flow and cognitive engagement.Practical ideas for using VNPS and random groups while staying true to the IM lesson structure.Confidence that BTC and IM complement each other—enhancing reasoning, collaboration, and...
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Becky Wood

Teacher, Lake Zurich CUSD 95

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Ashley Buchman

Assistant Principal, Lake Zurich School District, Middle School North
The IM Thinking Blueprint pptx
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

2:35pm EDT

My Math, My Story: Amplifying Confidence, Identity, and Belonging in the Elementary Thinking Classroom
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
How students see themselves in math shapes not only what they learn, but how they engage, persevere, and grow. As Liesl McConchie notes, “A student’s emotional relationship with math is foundational to their cognitive relationship with math.” In this session, participants will explore practical strategies to help students author their own math stories—stories of confidence, competence,...
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Tammy McMorrow

teacher, Cynthia Mann Elementary, Boise School District
Tammy McMorrow has been teaching first grade for 32 years in Kuna, Idaho. In 2022 she began building a thinking classroom inspired by the work of Peter Liljedahl and was quickly won over by its magic and messiness. Determined to start a movement, she created a Facebook page for K-2... Read More →
My Math My Story pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Curricular Thinking Task using Volume
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
Join in to problem-solve a curricular thinking task involving the volume of a cone. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the creativity, challenge, and joy that come from doing mathematics together. This...
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Jenn Downes

Math Teacher, Manchester High School / Manchester, CT
JJ
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

2:35pm EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Multiplying like Rabbits
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
Join in a fun problem solving session with a curricular thinking task that models rabbit populations to explore geometric sequences and exponential growth. Grades 7 - 12. Accessible to all teachers. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich...
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Shane Donahue

Mathematics Teacher, Putnam Public Schools
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Courtney Sobanski

Mathematics Teacher/ Secondary Curriculum Leader, Thompson Public Schools
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 7-12

2:35pm EDT

Using BTC when Students have Unfinished Learning: Situating Mathematics in Contexts Worth Exploring
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
There are two main objectives. 1) Participants will explore tasks that utilize tangible contexts - a scaffold to help students make sense of abstract mathematical procedures. 2) Participants will identify next-steps in their own practice to improve the rich tasks and thin slices that they utilize in their classrooms in an effort to create access for more students.
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Brandon Pelter

Teacher, Bridgeport Public Schools

Pelter Situating Mathematics in Contexts Worth Exploring BTCC 2026 pdf
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium
  • Grade Level or Subject Area Algebra

2:35pm EDT

Revealing The Thinking 6-12
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
This session will explore how to integrate McGraw Hill's Reveal Math curriculum with Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) strategies for 6-12 learners. Participants will experience a modeled lesson and leave with a lesson plan template to help implement these approaches in their own classrooms, enhancing engagement and problem-solving for middle and high school students.
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Candy Miller

High School Math Teacher, Franklin Community School Corporation
I am a high school math teacher at Franklin Community High School and the creator of BTC in Motion. Since observing Peter Liljedahl teach in Hawaii in 2023, I have been implementing Building Thinking Classrooms strategies to create more collaborative, student-centered math experiences... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

2:35pm EDT

3 Listens: Revisioning the Three Reads Routine for Word Problems
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
Participants will leave this session confident in their ability to transform word problems into meaningful sense-making opportunities for all students. By experiencing and scripting a 3 Listens Launch, educators will learn how to adapt the familiar 3 Reads language routine to promote thinking, collaboration, and equitable access to any word problem. Through active...
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Chelsea McClellan

Thought Partner, buildingthinkingclassrooms.com
A middle school math and science educator in El Dorado County from 2002 to 2018, Chelsea spent 16 years guided by the belief that all students can learn to the highest levels. From 2018 to 2026, she served as a Math Curriculum Specialist for the Sacramento County Office of Education... Read More →
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Kyle Ferreira van Leer

K-12 Math Specialist, Coventry Public Schools
Kyle Ferreira van Leer (he/him) firmly believes that all students are capable of high level mathematics engagement. He began his educational career in the middle school sphere. Kyle spent 8 years - from Boston to Sacramento - teaching 7th and 8th grade math in Title I schools, mostly serving migrant students... Read More →
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

2:35pm EDT

Homework vs. Check-Your-Understanding Questions: Why Students Do One and Avoid the Other
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
Homework doesn't work. The students who should be doing it aren't, and the students who are doing it often don't need it. Check-your-understanding questions (CYUs) are different. Students do them. Everyone does them. And many students actually enjoy doing them. Why is that? In this session, I explore the key differences between homework and CYUs and what it is about CYUs that creates such a...
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avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Monday June 29, 2026 2:35pm - 3:30pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity

3:55pm EDT

Panel Discussion: BTC as an Inclusionary Practice
Monday June 29, 2026 3:55pm - 5:00pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater

Speakers
IS

Isobel Stevenson

Partner, Partners for Educational Leadership

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Stephanie Fuchilla-Goracy

Volunteer, Point Pleasant
I will be going into my 6th year using the BTC-framework in my classes. I primarily teach in the resource room setting (special education), but also have inclusion classes. I currently teach Algebra 1 & Algebra 2!
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Daniel Kent

Regional Mathematics Coordinator, Capital Region ESD 113
Daniel is a former middle-level and high school-level mathematics teacher and current mathematics coordinator and coach for an Educational Service District in Western Washington State.  Daniel supports up to 44 school districts across Western Washington, with a primary focus on schools... Read More →
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Georgina Rivera

Principal, author, presenter, former VP NCSM, West Hartford Public Schools, Charter Oak International Academy,
Georgina Rivera is a mathematics leader educator, coach, presenter, and author. Currently, she serves as the Principal for Charter Oak International Academy, an IB School in West Hartford, CT.  Georgina has previously served as an Elementary STEM Supervisor, and district-wide elementary... Read More →
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Taresa E. Wright-Fraser, PhD

Director of Mathematics, Normandy Schools Collaborarive

avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Monday June 29, 2026 3:55pm - 5:00pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
 
Tuesday, June 30
 

7:15am EDT

Breakfast - Day 2
Tuesday June 30, 2026 7:15am - 8:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Cafeteria
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BH
Tuesday June 30, 2026 7:15am - 8:30am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Cafeteria 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

8:00am EDT

Book Signing: Tom Nobili, Isobel Stevenson, & Andrew Volkert
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
📚 Meet the Authors & Get Your Copy Signed! What does it really mean to give every student a genuine opportunity to learn? Maximizing Opportunity to Learn: A Guide for Equitable and Ambitious Instruction by PEL's own Tom Nobili, Isobel Stevenson, and Andrew Volkert tackles that question head-on. The book introduces the Heuristic for Equitable and Adaptive Teaching (HEAT) — a research-grounded...
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Andrew Volkert

Partners for Educational Leadership

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Tom Nobili

Partners for Educational Leadership

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Isobel Stevenson

Partner, Partners for Educational Leadership

Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

8:00am EDT

Natural Habitats - BTC in the Science Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
Participants will learn about the low-lift high-leverage BTC practices that were implemented in Biology and Chemistry classrooms over the course of one school year. Science classrooms naturally lend themselves to sparking curiosities, experimentation, and shared ideas. It seemed only natural to leverage an existing learning structure and work towards building true thinking classrooms.
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Irina Kimyagarov

Assistant Principal, Syosset Central School District

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Giovanna Accardo

Teacher, Syosset School District
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Megha Chakraborty

Teacher, Syosset School District
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math; Leadership, Medium

8:00am EDT

BTC Beyond the Math Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
We hope that participants will learn how to utilize their existing curriculums to facilitate BTC experiences. 
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Katelyn Torres

Teacher, Trumbull Public Schools
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math; Teaching, Medium

8:00am EDT

Like it, Love it, Gotta Have it: Set Your Sub Up For Success
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
Stop dreading sub days. When students are fluent in choice activities and CYU routines introduced during your small group work, substitutes simply manage what students already know and love. No new content, no BTC facilitation required — just purposeful practice and a classroom culture strong enough to carry itself. You've already done the hard work of building a Thinking Classroom. This session...
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Chelsea McClellan

Thought Partner, buildingthinkingclassrooms.com
A middle school math and science educator in El Dorado County from 2002 to 2018, Chelsea spent 16 years guided by the belief that all students can learn to the highest levels. From 2018 to 2026, she served as a Math Curriculum Specialist for the Sacramento County Office of Education... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

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...
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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

8:00am EDT

Less Helping, More Thinking: Teacher Moves That Build Confident Problem Solvers
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
How do we create mathematics classrooms where all students engage, persist, and see themselves as capable problem solvers? In this interactive session, participants will explore instructional practices that cultivate mathematical confidence by strengthening student agency, discourse, and perseverance. Together, we will examine observable student behaviors that signal confidence, analyze teacher...
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Stephanie Fitzpatrick

Director of Growth and Learning, HMH
I am dedicated to supporting teachers, coaches and leaders to achieve successful student outcomes.

Talk to me about:strengthening classroom practice improving student outcomes.building confidencerefining craftcreating systems that actually work in real classrooms. 
My approach is grounded in practical strategies and a belief that growth happens through collaboration and reflection... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching, Mild |   Teaching, Mild

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.
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Michelle Kellogg

K-12 District Math Coordinator, Newington Public Schools
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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

8:00am EDT

How to Build a Community of Mathematical Thinkers in the Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
As educators, we want students to collaborate and engage deeply with mathematical thinking. For true thinking to occur, students must communicate their ideas and reasoning with one another. However, motivating students to work productively with their teams can be a challenge.In this session, participants will explore how to build student thinking by intentionally building student status, a key...
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Robin Kubasiak

Implementation Support Specialist, CPM Educational Program
Robin is currently an Implementation Support Specialist at CPM Educational Program. Robin has taught mathematics at both middle school and high school levels for 25 years. She has a passion for mathematics education and continues to innovate her teaching with research based routines... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity, Medium

8:00am EDT

Seeing and Being Seen in Math Class
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
We hope participants will take away an appreciation and understanding of the importance of students being seen in their math classes as doers of mathematics as well as the need to support our students in seeing and learning from each other. Heightening our sense of the importance of ensures that our students are seen and see each other adds nuance to our use of BTC practices and how we position...
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Leslie Nielsen

Director of Learning & Teacher, Magma Math
Magma Math is a math platform designed to support teachers to make more informed instructional decisions in the classroom and create opportunities for deeper student-driven discourse and collaboration.
avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Teaching, Mild

8:00am EDT

Leading Thinking Classrooms: Steps to rolling out BTC with teachers
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118
After attending this session, leaders will gain practical strategies for implementing Building Thinking Classrooms at the school or district level. Participants will explore a step-by-step approach to building teacher capacity, discover key resources to support implementation, and learn how to lead and sustain meaningful change within their learning communities.
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Georgina Rivera

Principal, author, presenter, former VP NCSM, West Hartford Public Schools, Charter Oak International Academy,
Georgina Rivera is a mathematics leader educator, coach, presenter, and author. Currently, she serves as the Principal for Charter Oak International Academy, an IB School in West Hartford, CT.  Georgina has previously served as an Elementary STEM Supervisor, and district-wide elementary... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership, Mild

8:00am EDT

Creating the Conditions for Thinking Classrooms: A Cross-Department Leadership Journey from The Morgan School
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
I hope participants leave with a few concrete ideas for how to create the time, structures, and culture needed to support BTC across departments. They’ll experience some of the same routines our teachers used and see how we built shared practices across content areas. My goal is that everyone walks out with one actionable leadership move they can try in their own school.
Speakers
KH
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; BTC outside of math, Mild

8:00am EDT

Roots Before Results: Cultivating the Conditions for Authentic Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
In this session, participants will explore how to plant and nurture the “growing conditions” needed for Thinking Classrooms. Through hands-on, cognitively engaging tasks, we’ll examine how choice, access, and experience—not mandates or formulas—help teachers build deep conceptual roots. Our districtwide journey of cultivating systems that support the 14 practices will be shared and we...
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Kristin Smith

Education Consultant K-12, InspirED Consulting LLC

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Dee Freitas

Instructional Coach K-5, New London Public Schools
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

8:00am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Graphs of Rational Functions
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
Join in on this engaging curricular thin-sliced task to explore key features of the graphs of rational functions. Best suited for Algebra II and Precalculus courses. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the...
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Jenn Downes

Math Teacher, Manchester High School / Manchester, CT
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

8:00am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Investment Growth with Exponentials
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
Come problem solve and learn how to become a millionaire with this exploration into exponentials. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the creativity, challenge, and joy that come from doing mathematics...
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Cleo Alberts

PhD Student, Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Math Ed, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education
In-training mathematics teacher educator (Ph.D.) at the University of Connecticut for secondary mathematics. Program Manager for the UConn Noyce Math Teacher Leaders (MTL). Former mechanical engineer, as well as Hartford Public Schools and CTECS teacher in Connecticut. Happy to be... Read More →
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Carson Dunn

Teacher of Mathematics, Hartford Public Schools
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

8:00am EDT

Stick the Landing: Consolidation, Guided Notes, and CYU That Drive Learning
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
Participants will see the value in trying different BTC consolidation strategies and see what’s works for different classes and concepts. We want them to take away an example of a process to get the consolidation up and working and give time for them to plan and practice. Planning time is so valuable when trying something new.
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Dee Dee Dyer

Teacher, CIS303 Leadership and Community Service Academy
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Damen Davis

Assistant Principal, CIS 303: The Leadership and Community Service Academy
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

8:00am EDT

Subtraction is the Achilles Heel, But It Doesn't Have To Be
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238
Building Thinking Classrooms and other pedagogcal structures require teachers to be flexible in the moment responding to the thinking of their students, but in my experience as a consultant for 7 years, I have found teachers' own conceptual understanding of subtraction is limited to the traditional US algorithm. I am hoping to either begin or to deepen participants' ownership of various flexible...
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Ann Elise Record

Founder, Lead Consultant, Ann Elise Record Consulting LLC
Ann Elise Record is a national consultant, speaker, and author who is passionate about building positive math identities and agencies of each and every student by providing experiences for students to engage in rich math discourse, connect multimodal representations of thinking, and... Read More →
Subtraction is the Achilles Heel Resources 2026 docx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

8:00am EDT

Empowering All Students Using Your Adopted Curriculum and Online Resources
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
You’ve arranged your furniture, launched your random groups, and standing vertical surfaces are a daily norm. But how do you sustain the momentum when students hit a wall—or fly through the content? The secret lies in strategic task design. In this session, we’ll look at practical strategies for mining your adopted curriculum for core concepts and pairing them with online resources to map...
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Margie Scherer

Math Teacher 6-8, Robert Louis Stevenson/Saint Helena Unified
With over 25 years in education, I believe that strong relationships are at the heart of meaningful learning. I am passionate about helping educators create classrooms where students feel connected, valued, and empowered to think deeply. While strengthening mathematical thinking is... Read More →
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Tom Lewis

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Tom Lewis (he/him) is a consultant on the BTC U.S. Team and has been supporting teachers, schools and districts with implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in grades K-12 since 2021. He is currently working with Peter Liljedahl, Author of Building Thinking Classrooms, on several... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

8:00am EDT

Using BTC in the AP Calculus Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
Teaching AP Calculus in high school often feels like a sprint to get through the curriculum.  For many teachers, the thought of using BTC in the AP Calculus classroom seems impossible given the time constraints.  My session will provide concrete examples of how to use BTC in the AP Calculus classrooms.  Participants will leave with lesson plans and ideas on how to incorporate BTC into their...
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John Failor

Math Teacher, Traverse City Central High School

BTC Conference AP Calculus Failor pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 8:55am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations, Mild

8:00am EDT

When Students Drive the Thinking: Figuring Out a Phenomenon Using BTC + NGSS
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406
Participants will engage in a student-hat experience to figure out a real-world phenomenon using Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) structures and three-dimensional (3D) NGSS learning. Through this experience, they will develop a lived understanding of how BTC elevates student science thinking, supports phenomenon-centered lessons that prioritize student sense-making, and leverages Science and...
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Anya Covarrubias

Senior Science Consultant, American Alliance for Innovative Systems (AAIS)
Anya Covarrubias is a science educator, instructional coach, and national consultant who has spent more than two decades helping teachers create classrooms where students do the thinking. A former high school science teacher, STEM Instructional Coach, and current doctoral researcher... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math, Medium

8:00am EDT

Experiences Before Explanations: Turning Science Lessons into Thinking and Writing Powerhouses
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret
Experience a science lesson transformed from simple content delivery into an opportunity for deep thinking, meaningful discussion, and purposeful writing. Participants will explore the instructional moves that shift learners from passive consumers of information to active producers of ideas and understanding.
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Jared Sliger

BTC Team Consultant, Middleton School District
Jared Sliger (he/him) is a 32-year veteran educator with an emphasis in middle school mathematics. Jared has been an official Building Thinking Classrooms team member and facilitator since 2022, leading training for teachers and leaders across the K-12 spectrum, both in districts... Read More →
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Jerrold Wiebe

BTC team consultant, Independent
Jerrold Wiebe (he/him) is dedicated to making mathematics, mathematical thinking, and problem-solving accessible to all. With four decades of teaching and consulting experience across early, middle, and senior years mathematics in Canada and internationally, as well as experience... Read More →
New Haven Science 2026 pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret 247 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

8:00am EDT

Thinking Tasks for Little Learners: Building Mathematical Thinking in PK-2
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202
What does a Building Thinking Classroom look like with our youngest mathematicians? In this hands-on, interactive session, pK–2 educators will experience a series of rich thinking tasks designed specifically for early learners. Through play, conversation, movement, and purposeful problem solving, participants will explore how to spark curiosity, invite collaboration, and build deep mathematical...
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Maegan Giroux

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Maegan Giroux (she/her) is an passionate instructional coach, dedicated to empowering educators across all levels to excel in their teaching practice. With a specialized focus on literacy and numeracy, she walks alongside teachers as they implement dynamic initiatives to enhance student... Read More →
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Kim Rimbey

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms & KP Mathematics
Dr. Kim Rimbey (Ph.D. in mathematics curriculum & instruction) loves teaching and learning! She loves exploring the ways in which children think about math and challenging teachers to rethink their assumptions about how to make math meaningful for children. With degrees in both mathematics... Read More →
HO BTC pK 2 KRimbey & MGiroux 6 30 26 pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

8:00am EDT

Centering Teachers as Learners: Leveraging the BTC Framework for Effective Professional Development
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332
Through an immersive experience of analyzing student work, participants will uncover practical approaches for embedding the BTC framework into professional development. They will leave understanding how to use the BTC practices with teacher teams as a way to cultivate an environment where teachers feel empowered to continuously explore and improve their practice. At the end, I hope that...
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Kyle Ferreira van Leer

K-12 Math Specialist, Coventry Public Schools
Kyle Ferreira van Leer (he/him) firmly believes that all students are capable of high level mathematics engagement. He began his educational career in the middle school sphere. Kyle spent 8 years - from Boston to Sacramento - teaching 7th and 8th grade math in Title I schools, mostly serving migrant students... Read More →
Leveraging Teachers as Learners BTC Conference 2026 pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching, Mild

8:00am EDT

Counted Out Film & Discussion
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
Join us for a special screening of Counted Out, a powerful documentary that explores how math shapes everything from economic opportunity to democracy. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an important conversation. 

View the trailer here
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Rydell Harrison

Partners for Educational Leadership
Dr. Rydell Harrison is a forward-thinking keynote speaker, performer, consultant and executive leadership coach who partners with school and district leaders to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and improve outcomes for all students.

A career educator and equity advocate, Rydell is the founder of Harrison Solutions, LLC where he works to provide human-centered professional learning experiences that inspire transformational, equitable and sustainable changes in individuals, organizations and communities. Drawing... Read More →

Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
  Equity, Mild

8:00am EDT

Building Thinking Classrooms Using Data Science Concepts: A Collaborative Approach to K–12 Education
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415
Participants will leave the session with practical strategies to integrate data science into K–12 classrooms using Building Thinking Classrooms practices. They will understand how Building Thinking Classrooms practices and a data mindset work together to foster critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving. Attendees will gain other ways to incorporate Toolkit #1 and #2 in their...
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Andy Boyd

WA Math Regional Coordinator, North Central Education Service District
Andy Boyd, PhD
Sci/Math Specialist | North Central ESD 171
Regional Math Coordinator
phone: 509-665 - 2646
email:
address: 430 Olds Station Road, Wenatchee WA 98801
Kindness Counts NCW


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Cari Haug

Regional Science Coordinator, North Central ESD 171
Cari Haug has served as the Regional Science Coordinator at North Central Educational Service District for over six years providing professional learning to educators regionally, state and nationwide, on science instruction.  Supporting science education is important to Cari because... Read More →
New Haven BTC Using Data Science Concepts pdf
NCESD New Haven BTC Card Sort pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

8:00am EDT

Integrating Basic Fact Fluency Practice in a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405
Participants will understand how students can work on building basic fact fluency using some of the practices from Building Thinking Classrooms (VNPS, visible random groups, teacher as the facilitator, and defronting the classroom).Participants will see how the integration of developing fact fluency can be a simple addition to any math block.Participants will understand that rich authentic tasks...
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Courtney Flessner

Director, Keep Indiana Learning - CIESC
Courtney is currently the Director at Keep Indiana Learning, the professional learning department of the CIESC in Indianapolis, IN. Prior to joining KINL in 2021, Courtney spent 17 years working in traditional public, private, and public charter schools in Indiana, New York City... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

8:00am EDT

Teaching Precalculus Through the Toolkit Functions: A Thinking Classroom Approach
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330
This session offers a clear, adaptable framework for teaching precalculus through the 11 toolkit functions in ways that feel coherent, student-centered, and aligned with Building Thinking Classrooms practices. Rather than memorizing isolated transformation rules, participants explore how the toolkit functions can anchor a semester-long arc that helps students recognize structure, connect function...
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Laurie Allen

Mathematics Department Chair, Western Reserve Academy
Hi there! I love math and absolutely cherish the journey of teaching high schoolers how to think mathematically. As a presenter this year, I’m always eager to swap classroom stories and strategies. Off duty, you’ll find me outdoors—hiking, traveling, or hunting down the best... Read More →
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Brad Justice

Mathematics Faculty, Western Reserve Academy
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

8:00am EDT

Think BTC isn’t sustainable in the classroom? Think again. How a geometry teacher taught all the state standards with BTC.
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404
Participants will be empowered to use BTC practices for tier 1 instruction whether they are answering to a standardized test, have state standards they must adhere to, or an HQIM they are required to use. Participants will have an actionable next step in their BTC journey, whether they have not yet started or have already implemented several toolkits. Participants will have a sense of the...
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Jamie Carden

Math Teacher, Benton School District
9 years 7-12 math teaching experience. 24/25 was first year to implement teaching Geometry 100% through thinking tasks with random grouping and vnps.
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Brandy Beckman

Secondary Instructional Facilitator, Benton School District
21st year in Education, 2nd year coaching & supporting BTC in 5th-12th grade math classrooms.
Link to Participant Folder pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

9:15am EDT

Book Signing w/ Chase Orton
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium

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Chase Orton

BTC Team Consultant, on the road
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

9:15am EDT

From Shakespeare to Genetics: BTC Across the Curriculum
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
BTC isn't just for mathematics anymore. It is now being used across the curriculum—from language arts to science, from social studies to coding. In this session, I present a framework for thinking about BTC across disciplines and share some of my favorite cross-curricular lessons from the past year. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of what makes BTC transferable and how its...
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avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math

9:15am EDT

Helping Families Understand BTC: From Deficit Protection to Asset Celebration
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238
Building Thinking Classrooms can transform student learning — but it can also create confusion for families who are used to traditional math instruction. In this 55‑minute session, we explore the communication strategies, mindset shifts, and practical tools that help us move from defending BTC to helping families truly see the strengths in their children’s thinking.Through shared stories,...
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Takuya Umeki

BTC Team Consultant, Vancouver School Board
Takuya Umeki is a passionate mathematics educator and educational consultant, working with educators across Canada and Japan. With a master's degree in mathematics education from Simon Fraser University under Dr. Peter Liljedahl, Takuya's research analyzed students' thinking through... Read More →
BTC Helping Family Understand BTC pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

9:15am EDT

Lighting the Fuse: Coaching Approaches That Ignite BTC Momentum in Schools
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
This session supports instructional coaches and teacher-leaders in embedding BTC practices into the professional learning they already lead. Rather than adding a new initiative, it demonstrates how BTC instructional moves can strengthen existing district priorities and elevate adult learning. Participants will explore how to design PD that reflects the key traits of a BTC classroom—engaging,...
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Kim Webb

Instructional Coach, Lyons Central School District

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Igniting the Fuse BTC Conference Presentation 2026 (2) (2) pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; BTC outside of math, Mild

9:15am EDT

Okay, I Built the Thinking Classroom...Now What?
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
During the session, participants will engage in a sixth-grade ratios and proportions thin slicing task. They will begin by huddling up to recall how to find equivalent fractions and apply this to solving ratio and proportions problems using different representations. Facilitators will assign participants to random groups of three at whiteboards. Following problem solving, attendees will return to...
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Katherine Becraft

Middle School Math Academic Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
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Mary Rathlev

Middle School Math Academic Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Session 2 Now What pptx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Teaching, Medium
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46181

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
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Jocelyn Dunnack

Regional Professional Learning Coordinator, CPM Educational Program
Math in the Northeast, Equity, Discourse, Middle School, Running, Star Wars.
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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

9:15am EDT

Igniting the Spark: A Differentiated Approach for Building BTC Momentum -- Returning from a summer institute with excitement is easy; sustaining that momentum in a busy district is hard. How do you move beyond the "one-and-done" workshop to create a cultu
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
Participants will explore how to operationalize four distinct entry points to spark interest and build capacity:• Broad Exposure: Leveraging Superintendent Conference Days to introduce the framework to diverse groups, including Teaching Aides.• Embedded Practice: Utilizing mandatory grade-band cycle meetings to "micro-dose" BTC strategies using district curriculum.• Cross-Pollination: A...
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Michelle Grier

Elementary Math Coach, Bedford Central School District

Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

9:15am EDT

Leading the Way: Fostering and Sustaining Building Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
Understand BTC Framework: Key principles and the 14 practices that drive student thinking.Leadership’s Role: How leaders create conditions for success—time, safety, resources.Modeling BTC in PD: Why and how district leaders use BTC strategies during professional learning.Flexible Implementation: Options for adopting BTC practices fully or partially, aligned with curriculum and grade...
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Teresa Sarrubbo

Education Administrator, District 27 Superintendent's Office DOE
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Kezia Ellis

District Achievement Instructional Specialist, District 27 NYCPS
District Administrator/Math Geek
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Jessica Visvader

Instructional Lead, D27
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Jessica Ellis

Math Teacher/Math Coach/NYC DOE District 27 Math Ambassador, D27Q097
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Hannah Lee

Teacher, PS97/27/DOE
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Matthew Linden

PTC/Instructional Coach, MS 137 America’s School of Heroes
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Teaching, Mild

9:15am EDT

Get Your Think On: Exploring Tasks in a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
Participants will leave this session with a deeper understanding of how different types of mathematical tasks can be used to promote thinking, reasoning, and collaboration in a Building Thinking Classroom. Together, we will explore the characteristics of rich, non-routine tasks. Educators will experience several task types firsthand and reflect on how each can be used to engage diverse learners in...
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avatar for Emily Myers

Emily Myers

Senior Math Specialist, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching
 Dr. Emily Myers is the Senior Mathematics Specialist at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), where she leads professional learning experiences designed to strengthen mathematics teaching and learning across the state. With a deep passion for mathematics... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

9:15am EDT

Implementing a Thinking Classroom K-2
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
Teachers will learn how to transform their K-2 math class into a thinking classroom.  Teachers will walk away with tasks, tips, and practical steps to get started with their own thinking classroom. Based on Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms and research.
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Amanda Jagentenfl

Owner/Math Specialist, Mathematical Minds LLC
I have a passion for teaching mathematics so ALL children understand. I work closely with teachers, coaching them on best practices, and helping them to discover their strengths in teaching mathematics. I am a NH Certified K-6 Math Specialist, OGAP Additive Facilitator, owner of Mathematical... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild
  • Grade Level or Subject Area K-2

9:15am EDT

Let's Have Some Fun! Blending BTC with IM
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
If you were like me, one day you were told, “We are going with a new resource. “ This session will help alleviate some of that stress. Together we will see how seamless BTC blends with Illustrative Mathematics and enhances engagement. From card sorts to cool downs, we will use banner problems and gallery walks to make our way through a sample IM day.
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avatar for Jared Kubanoff

Jared Kubanoff

4th Grade Math/Science, Colonial SD
Jared began his teaching career in Madrid, Spain, and returned to the U.S. to spend 10 years with Mastery Charter Schools in Philadelphia. For the past seven years, he has taught in the Colonial School District. Over the course of his career, he’s primarily taught 2nd and 4th grades... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46086

9:15am EDT

Lights, Camera, Action: Real Students, Real Thinking, Real Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
Go behind the scenes to explore what a Building Thinking Classroom looks and sounds like in action. In this session, participants will view and analyze multiple video clips from real elementary classrooms implementing Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms framework. Together, we’ll unpack the intentional structures, routines, and teacher moves that promote student...
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avatar for Ashley Smith

Ashley Smith

1st Grade Teacher, Pleasant Knoll Elementary School/Fort Mill School District

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Tammy McMorrow

teacher, Cynthia Mann Elementary, Boise School District
Tammy McMorrow has been teaching first grade for 32 years in Kuna, Idaho. In 2022 she began building a thinking classroom inspired by the work of Peter Liljedahl and was quickly won over by its magic and messiness. Determined to start a movement, she created a Facebook page for K-2... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

9:15am EDT

Making Thinking Visible: The BTC Note-Making Routine
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118
I hope participants leave feeling confident that they can facilitate an intentional, student-centered note-making process in their own classrooms, using flexible, “in the moment” structures and concrete routines to support students from initial board work to meaningful notes.
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avatar for Angie Schuck

Angie Schuck

Math Teacher, Huntsville High School
I am in my 12th year of teaching - 6 years in CA, and now in Arkansas. I discovered BTC during Covid and it was just what I needed as we transitioned back to "normal" school. I have been incorporating BTC into my classroom for the past 4 years and still have a lot to learn, but I... Read More →
Note Making Not Note Taking 2026 pdf
Notes Template BTC pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

9:15am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Decoding Binary Code
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
Experience a thin-sliced binary code task perfect for kicking off the school year (Grades 5–12). Connect students to the math of AI coding while opening a powerful conversation about why we use symbols to communicate efficiently.Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows....
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avatar for Marta Soto-Johnson

Marta Soto-Johnson

Math Teacher, Meriden Public Schools/Noyce
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Cleo Alberts

PhD Student, Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Math Ed, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education
In-training mathematics teacher educator (Ph.D.) at the University of Connecticut for secondary mathematics. Program Manager for the UConn Noyce Math Teacher Leaders (MTL). Former mechanical engineer, as well as Hartford Public Schools and CTECS teacher in Connecticut. Happy to be... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 5-12

9:15am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Pattern Inquiry Cubes
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
Join this problem solving session that promotes pattern recognition and spatial reasoning, and is a great task for establishing classroom discussion norms and a positive math mindset. This task applies to grades 6 –12, but can readily be adapted to others. Accessible to all teachers! Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks...
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Shane Donahue

Mathematics Teacher, Putnam Public Schools
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

9:15am EDT

Building Joyful Classroom: Implementing BTC in K-2
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
Those who are new to BTC will leave with a knowledge of how to put the BTC practices together for a complete lesson for younger students. In addition, the major perceived obstacles to implementing BTC in lower grades will be demystified giving the participants tools and inspiration to start BTC in their classrooms.Those who have experience with BTC will leave with practical tips around launch,...
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avatar for Vanja Miller

Vanja Miller

Teacher, Wren Avenue Elementary/MDUSD
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Mild
  • Grade Level or Subject Area K-2

9:15am EDT

Integrating Technology in a 6-12 Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
Technology can serve as a powerful platform to greatly enhance students' active learning experiences in a thinking classroom. We will deeply explore curricular tasks through which interacting with technology as an exploratory, computational, and coding tool can greatly and meaningfully enhance student groups' active learning experiences.   Here, we emphasize effective use of technology for...
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avatar for Tim Brzezinski

Tim Brzezinski

Middle & High School Mathematics Teacher; Independent Mathematics Education Consultant, New Haven Public Schools (CT)
BTC 2026 PDF Presentation LINK (1) pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 10:10am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Spicy

9:15am EDT

Where Am I in My Learning?: Cultivating Student Responsibility Through Navigation Tools and Student-Led Data
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
Building navigation tools is one thing; getting them into students' hands to drive their own next steps is another. In a true Building Thinking Classroom, data should not be a secret held by the teacher—it should be student-led. When secondary students take ownership of their data, accountability is naturally replaced by responsibility. In this interactive, hands-on workshop, participants will...
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avatar for Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Tom Lewis (he/him) is a consultant on the BTC U.S. Team and has been supporting teachers, schools and districts with implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in grades K-12 since 2021. He is currently working with Peter Liljedahl, Author of Building Thinking Classrooms, on several... Read More →
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Kyle Webb

BTC Co-Author, Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Kyle Webb (he/him) is a teacher, author, learning consultant, and professional development leader based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Never satisfied with the status quo, his passion is improving learning experiences for all students.
With experience teaching grades 6 through 12, and in his roles as a teacher coach and school division numeracy consultant, Kyle works to transform classrooms. He has spearheaded the successful implementation of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) and modern assessment practices, and... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 9:15am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

10:30am EDT

Book Signing w/ Maegan Giroux & Kim Rimbey
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium

Speakers
avatar for Kim Rimbey

Kim Rimbey

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms & KP Mathematics
Dr. Kim Rimbey (Ph.D. in mathematics curriculum & instruction) loves teaching and learning! She loves exploring the ways in which children think about math and challenging teachers to rethink their assumptions about how to make math meaningful for children. With degrees in both mathematics... Read More →
avatar for Maegan Giroux

Maegan Giroux

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Maegan Giroux (she/her) is an passionate instructional coach, dedicated to empowering educators across all levels to excel in their teaching practice. With a specialized focus on literacy and numeracy, she walks alongside teachers as they implement dynamic initiatives to enhance student... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

10:30am EDT

BTC Meets NGSS: Leveraging Practices to Promote Student Thinking
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404
Participants will leave this session having experienced examples of how BTC strategies can be effectively incorporated into the science classroom.Specifically, attendees will be able to:Experience Task Launch focused around phenomena:.Consider how strategic shifts in the sequencing of tasks and activities can lead to improved sense-making and deeper conceptual understanding for students.Dedicated...
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avatar for Julie Barker

Julie Barker

Science Department Chair, Cheshire High School/Cheshire Public Schools


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Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math, Medium
  • Grade Level or Subject Area Other!

10:30am EDT

Building a Social Studies Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
strategies for building thinking skills of historians for studentsstrategies for building social thinking skills for students
Speakers
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Marika Wissink

Social Studies Teacher/Content Leader, Amity Region 5
I teach 8th grade social studies. We study United States history from the founding through Reconstruction. I love learning about history, social studies education, inquiry, and strategies to support student collaboration and discussion.
Building a Thinking Social Studies Classroom pdf
Thinking Social Studies Session activity ideas pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC outside of math; Teaching, Mild

10:30am EDT

Adapting Building Thinking Classrooms to a Block Schedule
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202
Block scheduling offers unique opportunities—and challenges—for implementing Building Thinking Classrooms practices. In this session, participants will explore practical strategies for adapting BTC's 14 practices to longer class periods, including structuring thinking tasks, managing flow and energy across extended time blocks, and maintaining student engagement. Walk away with ready-to-use...
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avatar for Nova Katz

Nova Katz

BTC Team Consultant, The American School in London
BTCC '26 Block Scheduling & BTC Maida, Laura, Nova pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

10:30am EDT

How do I know what I know? Consolidating and Mapping Learning - Magma sponsor session
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332
In this session, we will explore strategies for consolidating understanding and helping students know where they are in their learning journey using Magma Math, a digital math tool. You will have a chance to engage in mathematics as a student, see how your solution strategies connect to others’ strategies and to the underlying mathematics, and think about how this can help you navigate your...
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avatar for Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Director of Learning & Teacher, Magma Math
Magma Math is a math platform designed to support teachers to make more informed instructional decisions in the classroom and create opportunities for deeper student-driven discourse and collaboration.
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team, All

10:30am EDT

Coaching for Thinking Classrooms: Scaling Success Across a District
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
What does it take to bring Building Thinking Classrooms to life across multiple schools? This session shares lessons learned from coaching 4th and 5th grade teachers in 13 elementary schools across a district as they implemented BTC practices. Participants will explore tools for supporting teachers— including a customizable coaching sheet, look-fors, and communication strategies for...
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avatar for Priscilla Rice

Priscilla Rice

Curriculum Coordinator, Mathematics, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
Priscilla is a Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator for the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. She currently serves educators across the county in math professional development, coaching, and providing information on state initiatives. Prior to this role, she was a site... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching, Spicy
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46086

10:30am EDT

New Light Through an Old Window: Looking at the Foundations of Teaching to Understand How to Build a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
Teaching mathematics is a rich and dynamic practice that sits at the intersection of mathematics, psychology, and beliefs. In this session, we revisit some of the foundational ideas that shape teaching and learning and examine them through the lens of Building Thinking Classrooms. By looking at familiar concepts in new ways, participants will gain fresh insights into both the complexities of...
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avatar for Peter Liljedahl
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Teaching

10:30am EDT

BTC in Inclusion Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
Participants will leave with practical strategies for ensuring students with disabilities can fully access and thrive in a BTC classroom through intentional supports, structured thinking routines, and collaborative planning. They will also gain a clearer picture of how math and special education teachers can work together, leveraging each other's expertise, aligning expectations, and...
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avatar for Kelsey Onofrio

Kelsey Onofrio

8th Grade Math Teacher, NOYCE/Manchester Public Schools

avatar for Ilisse Gomez

Ilisse Gomez

Math Teacher, Consolidated School District of New Britain

BTC in Inclusion Classrooms Resources pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Equity; Special Populations, Medium

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
avatar for Dr. Daniel Jack

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 →
avatar for Patrick Hubeny

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

10:30am EDT

Lighting the Way: Growing Thinking Classrooms from a Single Spark to a Districtwide Movement
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
In this session, participants will: Examine leadership structures and coaching strategies that sustain BTC implementation across schools. Explore communication tactics that build districtwide excitement and coherence. Analyze examples of student growth that illustrate the power of thinking-centered instruction across subjects. Reflect on how BTC principles can strengthen leadership teams, PLCs,...
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avatar for Terri Kurczewski

Terri Kurczewski

Director of Mathematics K12, Hamden Public Schools

avatar for Heather Wachter

Heather Wachter

Director of English/Language Arts, Hamden Public Schools
District Leadership Work Session pptx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching; BTC outside of math, Medium

10:30am EDT

Building a Thinking District: Structures and Supports for Sustainable Change
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330
High leverage support resources for integration with core curriculum
Speakers
avatar for Mary Beth Cristian

Mary Beth Cristian

Instructional Specialist, Gilbert Public Schools
From the first class I taught, I knew that teaching was my calling.  I love working with students, motivating them to learn and work hard. Relationships are my greatest motivation. Before I became a teacher,  I gained experience in the business world, where I have been a manager... Read More →
avatar for Lynnea Loudenbeck

Lynnea Loudenbeck

Coordinator - Secondary Mathematics 7-12, Gilbert Public Schools
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching; Equity, Medium

10:30am EDT

Reimagining Math Intervention Through Building Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
Can BTC work for math intervention? Many educators wonder how Building Thinking Classroom strategies will work for students who struggle to learn math. In this session, a math specialist walks through how to incorporate BTC practices of vertical whiteboards, consolidation, and check your understanding into a 30-minute math intervention class. The presenter will also provide research supporting...
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Stephanie Eleck

Volunteer, Southington Public Schools, CT
Reimagining Math Intervention Through Building Thinking Classrooms 2026 pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Special Populations; Equity, Medium

10:30am EDT

Beyond Skip Counting: Developing Multiplicative Reasoning
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238
Too often when students are unable to retrieve a multiplication fact from memory, they resort to skip counting to figure it out rather than thinking multiplicatively about relationships to other nearby facts or to breaking apart the factors in flexible ways that are more efficient to them. Participants will learn about the learning trajectory from counting strategies to additive strategy of skip...
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avatar for Ann Elise Record

Ann Elise Record

Founder, Lead Consultant, Ann Elise Record Consulting LLC
Ann Elise Record is a national consultant, speaker, and author who is passionate about building positive math identities and agencies of each and every student by providing experiences for students to engage in rich math discourse, connect multimodal representations of thinking, and... Read More →
Additive to Multiplicative Resources 2026 docx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 238 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 46086

10:30am EDT

Integrating BTC with District Requirements & Recommended Curriculums
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
It is my hope that participants understand that just because their district says they have to teach a certain curriculum and they may even say they have to teach a certain component a certain way, that doesn’t mean there isn’t wiggle room to be able to allow some discourse and student engagement, if not in math, then in some other subject. They wouldn’t be at the conference if they weren’t...
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Kristen Kuri

4th/5th Grade Split, Clover Park School District
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

10:30am EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Z-Score Thin Slicing
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
isit this problem solving activity to experience a fun deep dive into Z-Scores and the Empirical Rule. Best suited for statistics courses. Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the creativity, challenge, and...
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Courtney Sobanski

Mathematics Teacher/ Secondary Curriculum Leader, Thompson Public Schools
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

10:30am EDT

Square Pegs in Round Holes: 10 ways to make BTC get along with your curriculum resources...even Desmos!
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
Participants will take away creative strategies for getting students on their feet and thinking while using district perscribed resources.  Strategies for adapting Amplify Desmos Math and other resources.
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avatar for Beth D'Angelo

Beth D'Angelo

Teacher, Plymouth Canton Community Schools
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

10:30am EDT

Avoiding Implementation Burnout: How to Thrive as an Educator in the Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
During my first year of implementation, I faced a serious case of teacher burn out!  Luckily, I am not a quitter.  Through careful reflection, I was able to outline key steps in implementation that would help me move forward in building my thinking classroom.  I hope that participants will be able to take back to their classrooms, school sites, and school districts sustainable practices and a...
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avatar for Stephanie Goodman

Stephanie Goodman

First Grade Teacher, Luther Elementary/Live Oak Unified School District
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Mild

10:30am EDT

Beyond Tasks: Making Self-Evaluation Work in a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
Participants will leave this session with a clearer understanding of how student-facing rubrics and self-evaluation practices. Participants will leave this session with a clearer understanding of how student-facing rubrics and self-evaluation practices can be made meaningful and manageable. This presentation will share actionable strategies for these important, but underutilized elements of the...
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LM
JT
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

10:30am EDT

Revealing The Thinking K-5
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415
This session will explore how to integrate McGraw Hill's Reveal Math curriculum with Building Thinking Classrooms strategies for K-5 learners.  Participants will experience a modeled lesson and leave with a lesson plan template to help implement these approaches in their own classrooms, enhancing engagement and problem-solving for young students.
Speakers
avatar for Amanda Ray

Amanda Ray

Fifth Grade Teacher, Franklin Community School Corporation
avatar for Melisa McCain

Melisa McCain

Assistant Principal, Franklin Community School Corporation
I believe that presenting is the best way to confirm your own understanding and learn from others who are passionate about education. Driven by my motto, "Collaboration makes the world go round!", I am passionate about grading and redefining smart by moving away from compliance and... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

10:30am EDT

Strengthening Collaboration and Perseverance with SEL Practices and Collaborative Rubrics
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret
This session connects SEL and BTC practices through practical routines, student-friendly rubrics, and immediately usable strategies that support academic, social, and emotional growth. Learn how to build classrooms where students think deeply, collaborate effectively, and persevere through challenges.
Speakers
avatar for Margie Scherer

Margie Scherer

Math Teacher 6-8, Robert Louis Stevenson/Saint Helena Unified
With over 25 years in education, I believe that strong relationships are at the heart of meaningful learning. I am passionate about helping educators create classrooms where students feel connected, valued, and empowered to think deeply. While strengthening mathematical thinking is... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret 247 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

10:30am EDT

Integrating Technology in a 6-12 Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
Technology can serve as a powerful platform to greatly enhance students' active learning experiences in a thinking classroom. We will deeply explore curricular tasks through which interacting with technology as an exploratory, computational, and coding tool can greatly and meaningfully enhance student groups' active learning experiences.   Here, we emphasize effective use of technology for...
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Speakers
avatar for Tim Brzezinski

Tim Brzezinski

Middle & High School Mathematics Teacher; Independent Mathematics Education Consultant, New Haven Public Schools (CT)
BTC 2026 PDF Presentation LINK (1) pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Spicy

10:30am EDT

BTC & Learning Differences: Goes Together Like PB&J
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406
Students with neurodiverse profiles or learning disabilities often face unique challenges in traditional classrooms. The Building Thinking Classrooms framework, with its emphasis on collaborative and student-centered practices, offers powerful opportunities to meet these needs while benefiting all learners. By starting with a problem and implementing these strategies, educators can create an...
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avatar for Jennifer Massey

Jennifer Massey

Math Teacher, McLean School
2026 BTC & Learning Differences Goes Together Like PB&J (1) pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations, Medium

10:30am EDT

Small Groups, Big Thinking: BTC in Intervention Settings
Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
Participants will leave this session with practical strategies and structures for applying Building Thinking Classrooms practices in small group intervention settings. They will learn how to adapt BTC elements - such as thinking tasks, random groupings, and visible thinking spaces - to meet the needs of students who require targeted support. By the end of the session, teachers will have concrete...
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avatar for Grace Wallace

Grace Wallace

Math Instructional Coach, Greater Clark County Schools

Tuesday June 30, 2026 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations, Medium

11:55am EDT

Lunch - Day 2
Tuesday June 30, 2026 11:55am - 12:55pm EDT
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale - Ballroom 2nd Floor
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BH
Tuesday June 30, 2026 11:55am - 12:55pm EDT
Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale - Ballroom 2nd Floor 155 Temple St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

1:00pm EDT

Book Signing w/ Georgina Rivera
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium

Speakers
avatar for Georgina Rivera

Georgina Rivera

Principal, author, presenter, former VP NCSM, West Hartford Public Schools, Charter Oak International Academy,
Georgina Rivera is a mathematics leader educator, coach, presenter, and author. Currently, she serves as the Principal for Charter Oak International Academy, an IB School in West Hartford, CT.  Georgina has previously served as an Elementary STEM Supervisor, and district-wide elementary... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

1:00pm EDT

Becoming the BTC Teacher You Want to Be
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
BTC is more than a set of moves—it’s a journey of becoming. But becoming the BTC teacher you want to be is too hard to do alone. In this session, we’ll explore how to realign our professional practice with our purpose, find our people, and build the community of support we need to keep growing into the teacher we’re trying to become.
Speakers
avatar for Chase Orton

Chase Orton

BTC Team Consultant, on the road
BTCC26 Imperfect and Unfinished pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:00pm EDT

Selling the Shift: Building Trust and Shared Purpose in a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
When transitioning to a Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) model, student buy-in can often feel like a battle to be won. But what if we reframed it as a community-building process rooted in trust? Born from continuous coaching cycles between a BTC coach and two secondary math teachers, this session explores how to move middle and high school students past the initial friction of BTC and into full...
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avatar for Tom Lewis

Tom Lewis

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Tom Lewis (he/him) is a consultant on the BTC U.S. Team and has been supporting teachers, schools and districts with implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in grades K-12 since 2021. He is currently working with Peter Liljedahl, Author of Building Thinking Classrooms, on several... Read More →
avatar for Amy Chang

Amy Chang

Volunteer, Building Thinking Classrooms

Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:00pm EDT

Small Practices, Seismic Shifts — Tiny Classroom Moves with Outsized Impact
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
You've read the book. You've set up the boards. But the teachers who thrive in BTC will tell you — it's the small stuff that makes the ground shake. Come discover the tiny practices the BTC community has found make an outsized difference. You'll leave with something new to try Monday morning.
Speakers
avatar for Jared Sliger

Jared Sliger

BTC Team Consultant, Middleton School District
Jared Sliger (he/him) is a 32-year veteran educator with an emphasis in middle school mathematics. Jared has been an official Building Thinking Classrooms team member and facilitator since 2022, leading training for teachers and leaders across the K-12 spectrum, both in districts... Read More →
Remove Friction Jared Sliger pptx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:00pm EDT

Bite-Sized BTC: A Tweak a Week Toolkit for Instructional Leaders and Coaches
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240
Many coaches who have introduced BTC to their schools and supported the work may be in a place where keeping the momentum going may be difficult as PD is dedicated to other initiatives.  Coaches and leaders will learn more about how updates and best practices can be offered in real-time (without waiting for the next scheduled PD session) through a series called "A Tweak a Week".  These...
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avatar for Vanessa Therrien

Vanessa Therrien

STEM Specialist, Farmington Public Schools
Currently serving as the STEM Specialist at Irving A. Robbins Middle School in Farmington, CT, I bring 16 years of classroom expertise to my leadership role. My background includes seven years of 6th-grade Math and Science instruction within the Farmington district and nine years... Read More →
BTC Conference A Tweak a Week Series 2025 2026 pptx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 240 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching, Spicy

1:00pm EDT

Stand, Choose, Retain: Using Vertical Menus & Spaced Retrieval to Make Professional Learning Stick
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328
Session Abstract: We tell students that learning happens when we think, yet we force teachers into sit-and-get PD that evaporates within 48 hours. It’s time to de-front the faculty meeting/professional learning sessions.  In this active session, Instructional Coaches and Leaders will experience the Vertical Menu. A framework that combines Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces (VNPS) with the...
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JB

Janet Belval

Instructional Coach, South Windsor
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 328 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Leadership, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Bridging the Gap: A Practical Continuum for Supporting Teacher Readiness for Building Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329
Participants will leave with: A visual continuum of instructional routines from teacher-centered to fully student-centered, showing how BTC sits at the far end of the continuum.An understanding of the incremental routines and moves (e.g., Turn & Talk, MPIRs, cooperative strategies) that build readiness for BTC.The ability to diagnose teacher readiness and motivation, recognizing why some...
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avatar for Daniel Kent

Daniel Kent

Regional Mathematics Coordinator, Capital Region ESD 113
Daniel is a former middle-level and high school-level mathematics teacher and current mathematics coordinator and coach for an Educational Service District in Western Washington State.  Daniel supports up to 44 school districts across Western Washington, with a primary focus on schools... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 329 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Building a Culture of Learning
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
Who are your favorite influencers? Now, who are your favorite influencers at your school? In this session, you will learn the conditions that need to be in place to influence professional inquiry and Building Thinking Classrooms! Meet the key players of coaches and teachers who took a book club inquiry question and influenced the culture of a school, district, local university, and state! Come be...
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avatar for Margaret Nickerson

Margaret Nickerson

Instructional Coach, Lexington Richland School District 5
Margaret Nickerson is an instructional coach serving two elementary schools near Columbia, South Carolina. With more than 18 years of classroom experience spanning Preschool through third grade, she brings a deep understanding of early childhood education, literacy development, and... Read More →
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Beth White

Instructor, University of South Carolina
Beth most recently worked as Senior Lecturer in the College of Education in the Department of Instruction and Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina for 12 years. She has over 32 years of experience in education. Her specialty area is teaching and coaching teachers... Read More →
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Hollie Heming

Teacher, Lexington Richland School District Five
Hollie teaches 4th grade gifted learners at Piney Woods Elementary School. She has been one of the biggest advocates for BTC and has co-led a book club at her school. She has also hosted instructional rounds for her district. Hollie is her school's 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year and... Read More →
avatar for Angie Morvay

Angie Morvay

5th Grade Math/Science Teacher, Lexington Richland School District 5
Angie is a National Board Certified teacher with 22 years experience teaching gifted and talented 5th graders. She was in the original PLC book club 3 years ago that started BTC at her school. She has hosted numerous instructional rounds for other teachers across our district to observe... Read More →
BTCC26 Building a Culture of Learning Shareable pdf
Cambourne’s Conditions of Learning for Learning Handout pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Coaching, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Seeing Kaden: The BTC Practices That Helped a Silent Thinker Find His Voice
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301
Participants will leave this session with a deeper understanding of how Building Thinking Classrooms practices can create access, agency, and belonging for learners who have historically struggled to participate or be seen, like Kaden, a student navigating dysgraphia and a neuronal migration disorder. Through his story, participants will gain insight into how shifting the learning environment, not...
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avatar for Nancy Nagatani

Nancy Nagatani

Staff Development and Curriculum Specialist - Mathematics, Tulare County Office of Education/ERS


Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 301 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Special Populations; Teaching, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Evaluate What You Value: Building Competencies with Behavior Rubrics
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
Are your students struggling to collaborate, persevere, or stay engaged during Building Thinking Classrooms tasks? This hands-on workshop offers simple, practical solutions — including a ready-to-use tool you can bring into your classroom tomorrow.By the end of this session, participants will:Recognize the alignment between valued competencies and BTC structuresReflect on their own classroom...
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avatar for Jessica Curtis

Jessica Curtis

Numeracy Coach, Milford CT Public
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Problem Solving with Noyce Fellows: Carpet Squares
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
Join in a fun problem solving session that leads into perfect squares, square roots and irrational numbers. Well suited for grades 7 - 9. Accessible to all teachers.Step into a lively problem-solving space where conference attendees can collaborate on engaging math tasks facilitated by experienced Noyce Math Teacher Leader Fellows. Participants will tackle rich problems, and experience the...
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avatar for Jennifer Roggi

Jennifer Roggi

8th Grade Mathematics Teacher, NOYCE Fellow, Vernon Public Schools/NOYCE

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Kelsey Onofrio

8th Grade Math Teacher, NOYCE/Manchester Public Schools

Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching
  • Grade Level or Subject Area 7-9

1:00pm EDT

Using Building Thinking Classrooms to Promote Communication, Collaboration & Thoughtful Reflection
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
In this session we will explore how evaluating what you value along with the use of random groups and vertical non-permanent surfaces (VNPSs) helps to promote communication, collaboration and thoughtful reflection.  Following a shared experience where participants will participate in a lesson that follows the tenets of Building Thinking Classrooms we will make a meaningful note to help...
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avatar for Mike DiCicco

Mike DiCicco

Math Consultant & Instructional Coach, Mansfield Public Schools

Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

1:00pm EDT

Using Technology in the BTC Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304
Using technology in the BTC classroom is a challenge for teachers.  How do you have students work at VNPSs and at the same time, use technology to improve understanding.  This session will demonstrate how to incorporate using technology such as graphing calculators, Desmos, and coding in the BTC classroom.
Speakers
avatar for John Failor

John Failor

Math Teacher, Traverse City Central High School

BTC Technology Presentation BTC 2026 Failor pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 304 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

1:00pm EDT

High Tech goes Low Tech: Pairing Amplify Desmos with Building Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118
What happens when you layer two highly effective but different learning modalities? In this workshop, participants will learn how one district paired the digital Amplify Desmos Math curriculum with the effective practices from Building Thinking Classrooms to promote high engagement, deep thinking, and independence in students. Next, participants will try an interactive online lesson for themselves...
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avatar for Bob Janes

Bob Janes

Secondary Math Curriculum Supervisor, East Hartford Public Schools

High Tech Goes Low Tech Pairing the Desmos Curriculum with Building Thinking Classrooms (ATOMIC 2026, BTC 2026) pdf
BTC Conference 06 30 2026 13.54 pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Designing Spaces for Thinking: Transform Your Math Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236
The goal of this session is to inspire teachers, educators, and school leaders to reimagine classroom spaces in ways that foster a true thinking environment. Traditional setups often prioritize desks and chairs, but do these arrangements actually support deep engagement and collaboration? In a Building Thinking Classroom, students spend most of their time standing and working at Vertical...
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Yaron Bohbot

Teacher, William Alexander MS 51 / district 15 / NYC DOE
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 236 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Formative Assessment: From Informing Teaching to Informing Learning
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
Formative assessment has traditionally been viewed as the gathering of information that informs teaching. But what happens when we recast formative assessment as the gathering of information that informs learning? In this session, I explore how this shift changes not only the purpose of formative assessment, but also the way it is designed, implemented, and experienced by students. Participants...
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avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity

1:00pm EDT

Micromoves, Major Thinking: Launching Engagement in the K-5 Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332
Do your elementary students struggle to work together, stay engaged, or even start thinking? You’re not alone! In this upbeat, hands-on session, we’ll unpack the micromoves—those small but mighty teacher actions—that turn chaos into collaboration and hesitation into engagement. Discover how to design powerful launches, set clear norms for communication, and use simple tools (like the...
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avatar for Ashley Smith

Ashley Smith

1st Grade Teacher, Pleasant Knoll Elementary School/Fort Mill School District

Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Mild

1:00pm EDT

Building Community Through Student Voice and Joyful Discourse in Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
This session incorporates elements from Building Thinking Classrooms and NCTM’s 8 Effective Teaching Practices while modeling NCTM’s 5 Practices to facilitate mathematical discourse. Participants will:Connect and learn about strategies that build community while promoting thinking for deep understanding and meaningful discourse; Engage in a rich math task planned to prioritize elements...
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avatar for Jessie Thiel

Jessie Thiel

Professional Learning Specialist, CPM Educational Program
Jessie Thiel is a Professional Learning Specialist with CPM Educational Program from Port Washington, WI. She has taught high school mathematics in three different states, including at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, IL. During her 25 years in the classroom, she has taught... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 1:55pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Special Populations, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Developing Number Sense in a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret
Algorithms are incredibly powerful mathematical tools, yet at their core, they often rely on simple, single-digit manipulations. No wonder so many students struggle with true numerical reasoning. In this session, we will move beyond rote procedure to explore strategies that build fluid, flexible mathematical thinking and number sense.
Speakers
avatar for Jerrold Wiebe

Jerrold Wiebe

BTC team consultant, Independent
Jerrold Wiebe (he/him) is dedicated to making mathematics, mathematical thinking, and problem-solving accessible to all. With four decades of teaching and consulting experience across early, middle, and senior years mathematics in Canada and internationally, as well as experience... Read More →
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Maegan Giroux

BTC Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Maegan Giroux (she/her) is an passionate instructional coach, dedicated to empowering educators across all levels to excel in their teaching practice. With a specialized focus on literacy and numeracy, she walks alongside teachers as they implement dynamic initiatives to enhance student... Read More →
NH Add Friendly over grd 3 docx
NH Distance vs removal docx
ratio table progression docx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Cabaret 247 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:00pm EDT

Slice, Slice Baby: Grade 6-8 Thin Slicing Secrets Revealed
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202
What keeps students in the game instead of checking out? Come join us as we reveal the secrets behind building successful Thin Slices. The practice of sequencing tasks through carefully incremented steps may be one of the most powerful ways to build and maintain FLOW in a Thinking Classroom. There’s no such thing as a perfect thin slice, but intentional sequencing is far more connected and...
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avatar for Chelsea McClellan

Chelsea McClellan

Thought Partner, buildingthinkingclassrooms.com
A middle school math and science educator in El Dorado County from 2002 to 2018, Chelsea spent 16 years guided by the belief that all students can learn to the highest levels. From 2018 to 2026, she served as a Math Curriculum Specialist for the Sacramento County Office of Education... Read More →
avatar for Kyle Webb

Kyle Webb

BTC Co-Author, Team Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Kyle Webb (he/him) is a teacher, author, learning consultant, and professional development leader based in Saskatchewan, Canada. Never satisfied with the status quo, his passion is improving learning experiences for all students.
With experience teaching grades 6 through 12, and in his roles as a teacher coach and school division numeracy consultant, Kyle works to transform classrooms. He has spearheaded the successful implementation of Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) and modern assessment practices, and... Read More →
2026 06 30 Slice Slice Baby Attendee Version pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 202 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

1:00pm EDT

Counted Out Film & Discussion
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
Join us for a special screening of Counted Out, a powerful documentary that explores how math shapes everything from economic opportunity to democracy. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an important conversation. 

View the trailer here

Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
  Equity, Mild

1:00pm EDT

Leadership That Lifts Thinking: Coaching, Culture, and Conditions for Building Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404
Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how school and teacher leaders can create the conditions for Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) to thrive across a school or district. They will gain: Practical leadership strategies for supporting BTC implementation schoolwide Tools for coaching teachers on thinking tasks, student discourse, and productive struggle Structures for using PLCs,...
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avatar for Stephanie Lockhart

Stephanie Lockhart

Principal, Avon Public Schools
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 404 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership, Mild

1:00pm EDT

MTSS CONNECTIONS: HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY INTERVENTION IN A BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415
The participants in this session will have access and take away a set of model lesson plans that they may wish to apply in their own schools.   This includes but is not limited to Lauren and Jo’s favorite thinking tasks/stations, digital experiences, interactive lesson designs, individual conferencing, and formative and summative assessments that have helped these two reading specialists build...
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Jo Gallagher

Reading Specialist, Wilton Public Schools


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Lauren Walker

Reading Specialist, Wilton High School
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 415 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Special Populations; BTC outside of math, Medium

1:00pm EDT

The Power of BTC: How can BTC bring excitement to the least creative lessons in your curriculum?
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405
When I talk about BTC or facilitate workshops, I often begin by engaging teachers in rich, low-floor, high ceiling tasks. As with students, beginning this way is incredibly powerful. However, in my opinion, the real power of BTC in the classroom is the way it transforms repetitive and mundane tasks. Too often, I have seen teachers lean towards only using BTC with rich tasks. I hope that...
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avatar for Rachel Woolley

Rachel Woolley

Math Coach, NYC DOE

Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 405 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Medium

1:00pm EDT

Thriving Thinkers: Elevating Engagement and BTC Practices to Ignite Student Ownership
Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406
Empowering all students as mathematical thinkers requires intentional classroom structures that foster belonging, curiosity, and ownership. In this session, we share how we are advancing equitable access to mathematics through the combined power of Building Thinking Classrooms practices (Liljedahl) and the Engagement Continuum (Berry). Together we will explore strategies and routines you can use...
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avatar for Joy Casey

Joy Casey

Instructional Coach, 27J Schools


Tuesday June 30, 2026 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 406 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching, Mild

2:15pm EDT

Book Signing w/ Peter Liljedahl
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium

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avatar for Peter Liljedahl
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Gymnasium
  Book Signing

2:15pm EDT

Rich Problems Deserve Deep Thinking: Innovamat + BTC
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239
Innovamat's Thinking Math! offers rich, carefully crafted problems. BTC gets every student thinking. Together, they create the conditions for deep mathematics. Experience Thinking Math! content through both curricular and thin-sliced lenses, then learn how to identify which approach fits a given lesson, adapt tasks using the lesson guide and logbook, and rethink lesson closings within a BTC...
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avatar for Nova Katz

Nova Katz

BTC Team Consultant, The American School in London
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 239 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

2:15pm EDT

Small Practices, Seismic Shifts — Tiny Classroom Moves with Outsized Impact
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206
You've read the book. You've set up the boards. But the teachers who thrive in BTC will tell you — it's the small stuff that makes the ground shake. Come discover the tiny practices the BTC community has found make an outsized difference. You'll leave with something new to try Monday morning.
Speakers
avatar for Jared Sliger

Jared Sliger

BTC Team Consultant, Middleton School District
Jared Sliger (he/him) is a 32-year veteran educator with an emphasis in middle school mathematics. Jared has been an official Building Thinking Classrooms team member and facilitator since 2022, leading training for teachers and leaders across the K-12 spectrum, both in districts... Read More →
Remove Friction Jared Sliger pptx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 206 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  BTC Team

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
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,...
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avatar for Elena Mayorga

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

2:15pm EDT

MTSS in Elementary Mathematics: A Case Study
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111
ALL means ALL. How are you ensuring mathematics learning for ALL students? How do you implement an MTSS system that desilos education and strengthens all tiers of learning? What data drives your instruction? In this session participants will learn the research behind effective mathematics MTSS systems, dive into a case study, and make plans for their first steps back in their buildings to ensure...
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avatar for Amanda Jagentenfl

Amanda Jagentenfl

Owner/Math Specialist, Mathematical Minds LLC
I have a passion for teaching mathematics so ALL children understand. I work closely with teachers, coaching them on best practices, and helping them to discover their strengths in teaching mathematics. I am a NH Certified K-6 Math Specialist, OGAP Additive Facilitator, owner of Mathematical... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Lecture Hall 111 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Coaching; Teaching, Mild

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...
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avatar for Eleanor Pusey

Eleanor Pusey

High School Math Learning Specialist, Horry County Schools


avatar for Tonya Kram

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

2:15pm EDT

Setting the Conditions for Thinking Classrooms: The Work of School Leaders
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330
Particpants will understand that school leaders contribute to the success of classroom instruction when they establish routines, structures, and conditions that support teacher practice.
Speakers
KM
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 330 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership, Mild

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...
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avatar for Dan Hedberg

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

2:15pm EDT

Leading for Thinking Classrooms: Creating the Conditions for Thinking to Flourish
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302
Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) has transformed how teachers design and facilitate learning, helping students move from passive compliance to active engagement and deep understanding. However, sustaining BTC practices requires more than individual teacher effort—it demands leadership vision, structures, and culture that support experimentation, collaboration, and professional growth. This...
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avatar for Paige Ribaudo-Smith

Paige Ribaudo-Smith

Learning Experience Designer K-6 Math/Science, Topsfield Elementary Schools, Massachusetts


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Lynne Strobl

Grade 6 Teacher, Proctor School, Topsfield, MA
Link to Google Drive Shared Folder pdf
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 302 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Leadership; Teaching, Medium

2:15pm EDT

BTC for ADHD: Building Thinking Classrooms for Students Like Me
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209
The presenters for this session see very strong connections between the accommodations for ADHD and BTC practices. So we hope to convey to participants how they can accomplish both goals at the same time. So we see these outcomes for our participants. An updated understanding of neurodiversity,Insight into how the implementation of BTC practices can create a more supportive environment for...
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avatar for Misty Nikula

Misty Nikula

Professional Learning Program Manager, CPM Educational Program
I taught Middle School math and science for 15 years in Bellingham, WA. Now I teach math teachers - facilitating workshops and coaching for CPM and work as the Program Manager for the Professional Learning Department. I am the Program Chair for the CPM Teacher Conference and I live... Read More →
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Daniel Henderson

Curriculum Writer/Editor, CPM Educational Program

Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Ballet Studio 209 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Special Populations, Medium

2:15pm EDT

Demystifying BTC Style Assessment and Grading
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115
BTC style assessment and grading is the fourteenth and final BTC practice. It is one that many teachers find implementation to be difficult, confusing, or overwhelming. As I am in my fourth full year of implementing BTC style grading as outlined in chapter 14, I will discuss how, when, and where I collect grading data and how I implemented it in my school’s Learning Management System, which is...
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avatar for Donald Newman

Donald Newman

Middle School Math Teacher; 8th Grade Dean, The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
I teach algebra at an all boys K-12 college prep school in Baltimore, Maryland. I've been teaching with BTC for five year, and I'm one of the admins of the Building Thinking Classrooms Facebook group.
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Auditorium 115 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching

2:15pm EDT

Happy Hacks for Math Class: Encouraging Mathematical Well-Being in Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326
We hope that through this session, participants will learn ways to foster mathematical well-being in thinking classrooms. We will share simple interventions, which we call “happyhacks”, that teachers can easily integrate into their classroom to promote students’ well-beingin math. We will engage our participants in these happy hacks and also share research from a5th and 6th grade classroom...
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Mindy Green

Teacher, Revere School

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Erin Rich

Clinical assistant professor, Indiana University
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 326 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

2:15pm EDT

Sticking to the Keys - Practices that Unlock Student Thinking
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332
Conference participants will leave with: a. A clear understanding of the key moves in designing and facilitating a BTC lesson.b. Practical strategies for effective monitoring and questioning that deepen thinking.c. A framework for structuring consolidation that honors student voice and amplifies learning.d. Renewed confidence to lead students toward independence and intellectual risk-taking.
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Brendan Scribner

Math Consultant, Scrib Mather, LLC.
With over 30 years in math education, I am passionate about designing meaningful professional learning that empowers educators to help students think critically, reason deeply, and communicate with confidence. I bring the practices of Building Thinking Classrooms into every space... Read More →
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 332 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Mild

2:15pm EDT

Thin-slicing Lab: Creating thinking sequences
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303
Participants will get an overview of creating thin-sliced sequences, see some examples of how making small changes can help students grasp key concepts, particularly when going from different levels (Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3) questions. Finally, participants will applying these concepts by developing or refine thin-slicing sequences of their choosing. Participants are encouraged to bring their...
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Nathan Woodward

Secondary Math Teacher, Katherine Johnson Middle School / San Juan Unified School District
BTC Practitioner for 5 years.  Talk to me about how to Thin-Slice anything. [email protected] Find me on the Btc Facebook group!
ThinSlicingLab pptx
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 303 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching, Spicy

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Tips and Tricks to Enrich and BTC-ify Any Activity
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118
How can I adapt a task that will work with my favorite BTC strategies? Join us to discover how to successfully turn an activity from your existing curriculum into a BTC thinking task! Leave with experiences that will help you adapt divergent thinking rich tasks as well as convergent thin-slicing tasks.
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Jackie Murawska

Math Success Manager, Innovamat Education
Hi there! Jackie Murawska is a Math Success Manager at Innovamat Education in Chicago. She earned her EdD in Curriculum Leadership, Cognate in Mathematics, from Northern Illinois University. She is an author, speaker, and a past president of the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics... Read More →
AV
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Black Box 118 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Coaching

2:15pm EDT

Mapping Math Success: A Student-Centered Navigation Tool
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327
This session offers practical tips on developing and implementing student navigation tools which are visual unit roadmaps that map specific learning objectives to concrete examples of basic, intermediate, and advanced problems. By clearly defining the progression of mastery, the tool empowers students to track their own proficiency and take active ownership of their learning journey. They bring...
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Leigh Lessard

Mathematics Teacher and UConn MTL Noyce Fellow, Pathways Academy of Technology & Design, Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, CT

avatar for Chloe Kozlowski

Chloe Kozlowski

Student Intern, Pathways Academy of Technology and Design
Tuesday June 30, 2026 2:15pm - 3:10pm EDT
Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School - Room 327 177 College St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
  Teaching; Equity, Medium

3:30pm EDT

Conference Closing Keynote w/ Peter Liljedahl: Beyond Thinking: The Broader Impact of Building Thinking Classrooms
Tuesday June 30, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) is about getting students to think. And it does. But what else does it do? In this talk, I explore the downstream effects of BTC on professional learning communities, teacher and student affect, classroom culture, and—wait for it—student performance (GASP!). Drawing on emerging research and stories from classrooms around the world, this session looks beyond...
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Tuesday June 30, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Shubert Theatre - Main Theater
 

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