Building Thinking Classrooms 2025 Annual Conference

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6:30am PDT

Registration and Information Booth - Open at 6:30am Grand Stair Prefunction AreaAudrey Otto • Toni Buechler • Tina Mott

7:30am PDT

Welcome and Opening Keynote - From the Margins to the Center: Meeting the Needs of Marginalized Learners with ICUCARE & BTC Grand BallroomPamela Seda

8:30am PDT

Morning Snack and Beverage TBAMichelle Locke • Monique Pollitt

8:45am PDT

Affinity Groups Coaches, Admin, Leadership Bellevue IIChelsea McClellan • Laura Tomas Affinity Groups High School Adams Affinity Groups Intermediate 3-5 West Seattle Affinity Groups Middle School BakerJeff Crawford Affinity Groups Primary PreK-2 RainierTammy McMorrow Affinity Groups Special Education Bellevue IJacquelyn Durfey Think and Tinker Space Grand Stair Prefunction AreaMonique Pollitt • Kirby Schoephoerster

9:45am PDT

Team Focused Assessments Bellevue IIVictoria Holt Meet Dr. Pamela Seda - Book signing Grand Prefunction AreaPamela Seda The Art of the Launch: How to Elevate the Quality of Mathematics Tasks Lake Washington Ballroom ILauren Sawyer Just a Phase You're Going Through. BakerJerrold Wiebe Word Study Tasks in the Thinking Classroom SeattleDiann Christensen One Size Fits EACH: Unit Planning and Lesson Planning for Thinking Bellevue IChase Orton • Kim Rimbey Lakeside Chat with Peter Liljedahl - Instructional Routines in a Thinking Classroom: Compliance vs. Thinking Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl Making Moves to Reach all Learners: A Game Plan West SeattleBethany Lightfield • Kylie Samko Co-Teaching Geometry for Emergent Multilingual AdamsTricia Ferrari Starting Strong: Building Inclusive Thinking Classrooms Together RainierBrian Durocher Numbers Aren't Always What They Seem - Launch To Close For K-12 Lake Washington Ballroom IIMichelle McCarron • Kyle Webb Think and Tinker Space Grand Stair Prefunction AreaMonique Pollitt • Laura Tomas • Kirby Schoephoerster

11:00am PDT

Beyond the Test: Assessment and Grading in the Thinking Classroom Bellevue IWendy Moss-Doong Book Signing with Corwin Grand Prefunction AreaMaegan Giroux • Peter Liljedahl • Kyle Webb 3..2..1..Launch Grand Ballroom #7Jared Sliger Picture This: Using Picture Books and Photographs to Ignite Literacy in the Thinking Classroom West SeattleHeidi Sabnani Teaching Data Science with the BTC Toolkits BakerAndy Boyd • Cari Haug Playing with Structure then Naming it: Verbing Mathematics in a Building Thinking Classroom Framework Bellevue IIKirk Keating How do I know what I know? Consolidating and Mapping Learning Grand Ballroom #8Leslie Nielsen Let's Give Them Something to Talk About: Facilitating Meaningful Mathematical Discourse Lake Washington Ballroom IILatrenda Knighten Peeling Back the Layers of Thin-Slicing for K-5 Grand Ballroom #1Pierre Tranchemontagne The Underrated Nuances of BTC: Small Moves, Big Gains Lake Washington Ballroom IJudy Larsen Empowering Student Rights through Hinge Points: A Framework for Inclusive, Student-Centered Math AdamsCarly Epstein • Elizabeth Kielty Lakeside Chat with Pamela Seda - Brilliant by Design: Centering Culture and Cognition in Math Tasks Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Pamela Seda Meeting the needs of IEPs: CRRP in the Mathematics Classroom SeattleGerry Lewis From “One More Thing” to “Let’s Try” : Growing Building Thinking Classrooms Grand Ballroom #2Stephanie Eleck • Alicia Naleway Think and Tinker Space Grand Stair Prefunction AreaMonique Pollitt • Laura Tomas • Kirby Schoephoerster

12:00pm PDT

Lunch - Break (1st Floor Grand Ballroom Promenade & 3rd Floor) 1st Floor Grand Ballroom Promenade & 3rd FloorMichelle Locke • Tina Mott • Monique Pollitt

1:00pm PDT

Meet Chase Orton - Book Signing Grand Prefunction AreaChase Orton Grading for Growth: How we Grade in a Thinking Classroom. Grand Ballroom #8Melisa McCain • Amanda Ramey • Amanda Ray Shifting Assessment & Evaluation from “Who They Are” to “Where They Are” Grand Ballroom #2Kirk Keating • Michelle McCarron Bringing the Mathematical Practices to Life Through Rich Tasks in a Thinking Classroom Bellevue IJudith Fabrega • Albert Vilalta BTC & Neurodiversity: Goes Together like PB&J SeattleJennifer Massey Do, Say, Think, Feel: Pulling the Curtain Back On Our Very Best Practical Moves Grand Ballroom #1Tammy McMorrow Think and Tinker Space - Conference Session AdamsMonique Pollitt • Kirby Schoephoerster Let’s sketch diagrams to solve word problems! Lake Washington Ballroom IFawn Nguyen Histematics: Using Black History to Teach Mathematics and Increase Student Engagement Bellevue IIAkil Parker, M.Ed Lakeside Chat with Peter Liljedahl- Through Thick and Thin: Creating Access for All Learners Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl Math Afterschool Enrichment West SeattleLaurie Ines Navigating Discretionary Spaces: Cultivating Connection in a Thinking Classroom Grand Ballroom #7Amy Chang • Aleda Klassen BTC Coaching in Action: From Observation to Co-Teaching Lake Washington Ballroom IIKim Rimbey • April Strom Supporting a District Wide shift to BTC BakerMeghan Parenteau This is NOT a success story. It’s a story of moving the needle from resistors to “maybe I’ll try it” RainierKatherine Holtz • Sean Nank

2:15pm PDT

Building Thinking Classrooms: A Collaborative Conversation Across Assessment Areas Adams Measuring What Matters – Using Rubrics to Promote Cultural and Mathematical Competence Grand Ballroom #7Aleda Klassen • Chase Orton Explicit Strategy Instruction & BTC Bellevue INova Katz Non Curricular Tasks for the Thinker Grand Ballroom #2April Pickett • Hilda Wright Using Thinking Tasks to Foster Student Engagement Grand Ballroom #1Victoria Holt Building Thinking Classrooms: A Collaborative Conversation Across Content Areas BakerAndy Boyd Think, Speak, Learn: Empowering Multilingual Learners Across Content RainierJoshua Lafleur MidSchoolMath + BTC = Seamless in the Classroom Grand Ballroom #8Jacqueline Johnson • Scott Laidlaw Empowering All Students with Thin Sliced Tasks Using Your Adopted Curriculum and Online Resources Lake Washington Ballroom IMadison Butts • Margie Scherer Breaking Barriers with BTC: Practical Strategies for Diverse Classrooms Bellevue IIAbigail Bates • Eric Vallecillo Lakeside Chat with Pamela Seda - Unleashing Brilliance: Creating Space for Marginalized Math Learners Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Pamela Seda Pillars & Practices: A Framework for Cultivating Engagement and Thinking in the Classroom SeattleNolan Fossum Launching Strong, Landing Stronger: Storywork and the Bookends of BTC Lake Washington Ballroom IIMaegan Giroux • Judy Larsen Leveraging a Lab Cohort as Job-Embedded Learning of BTC West SeattleCandice Frontiera • Kathleen Trifonovitch Think and Tinker Space Grand Stair Prefunction AreaMonique Pollitt • Laura Tomas • Kirby Schoephoerster

2:30pm PDT

Meet Kim Rimbey - Book Signing Grand Prefunction AreaKim Rimbey

3:30pm PDT

Grading and Norming work at the Boards Grand Ballroom #8Nicholas Stevener Lakeside Chat with Peter Liljedahl + Magma Math: Curricular Resources as a Tool for Thin-Slicing Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl Year One Insights - Building a Thinking Classroom and School from the Ground Up Bellevue IILaura Eidson • Tricia Hukee • Sydnie Millie • Hannah Wentz DNA of Building Thinking Classrooms in Science Lake Washington Ballroom IPierre Tranchemontagne • Kyle Webb Revolutionizing Social Studies Through Building Thinking Classrooms RainierAmanda Ramey • Amanda Ray IB, BTC, MYP, OMG! West SeattleDavid Firestein • Katie Miller • Linh Phan • Gretchen Voskuhl AI Meets Thinking Classrooms: Fostering Collaboration Across Grades Lake Washington Ballroom IIJulie Broderick • Lisbeth Uribe Designing Thin-Sliced Tasks: Fostering Conceptual Learning in BTC Grand Ballroom #2Takuya Umeki Equity in Action: Building Thinking Classrooms for Students Who Struggle in Math Grand Ballroom #1Bridget Gunn How to Build a Community of Mathematical Thinkers in the Classroom Grand Ballroom #7Robin Kubasiak Social Justice through Mathematics Instruction Bellevue IMonique Harrison Partnering to Prioritize Thinking Classrooms SeattleTara Bruhn • Arron Wilkins

4:30pm PDT

Calling All Oregon Educators Attending the BTC Conference! Lake Washington Ballroom I

7:00pm PDT

Social Event! - Game Night Bellevue IGarry Carpenter • Pamela Seda Social Event! - Trivia Night SeattleAndy Boyd • Nova Katz Social Event! - Urban Night Market Mercer TerraceMichelle Locke