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 BeverageMichelle Locke • Monique Pollitt

8:45am PDT

Think and Tinker Space Grand Stair Prefunction AreaLaura Tomas Affinity Groups + BTC Partners TBDNova Katz • Tina Mott

9:45am PDT

Lakeside Chat with Peter Liljedahl Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl Team Focused Assessments RainierVictoria Holt The Art of the Launch: How to Elevate the Quality of Mathematics Tasks SeattleLauren Sawyer Just a Phase You're Going Through. Bellevue IIJerrold Wiebe Word Study Tasks in the Thinking Classroom Lake Washington Ballroom IDiann Christensen Meet Dr. Pamela Seda - Book signing Grand Prefunction AreaPamela Seda One Size Fits EACH: Unit Planning and Lesson Planning for Thinking Bellevue IChase Orton • Kim Rimbey Making Moves to Reach all Learners: A Game Plan BakerBethany Lightfield • Kylie Samko Co-Teaching Geometry for Emergent Multilingual West SeattleTricia Ferrari Starting Strong: Building Inclusive Thinking Classrooms Together AdamsBrian Durocher Numbers Aren't Always What They Seem - Launch To Close For K-12 Lake Washington Ballroom IIMichelle McCarron • Kyle Webb

11:00am PDT

Beyond the Test: Assessment and Grading in the Thinking Classroom AdamsWendy Moss-Doong 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 Terrace Talk - Playing with Structure then Naming it: Verbing Mathematics in a Building Thinking Classroom Framework Bellevue IKirk 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 Bellevue IICarly Epstein • Elizabeth Kielty Integrating Equity in Education: Accessible Strategies for Diverse Thinking Classrooms RainierMarla Hunter [Hooper] 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

12:00pm PDT

Lunch - Break Lake Washington TerraceTina Mott • Monique Pollitt • Michelle Locke

1:00pm PDT

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 IIJudith 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 Let’s sketch diagrams to solve word problems! Lake Washington Ballroom IFawn Nguyen Math Afterschool Enrichment West SeattleLaurie Ines Navigating Discretionary Spaces: Cultivating Connection in a Thinking Classroom Grand Ballroom #7Amy Chang • Aleda Klassen Terrace Talks - Histematics: Using Black History to Teach Mathematics and Increase Student Engagement Bellevue IAkil Parker 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

Terrace Talk - Nova Katz Bellevue INova Katz 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 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 Baker Think, Speak, Learn: Empowering Multilingual Learners in Social Studies RainierJoshua Lafleur BTC Practices + Core Curriculum = IMPACT 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

3:30pm PDT

Lakeside Chat with Peter Liljedahl + Magma Math Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl Grading and Norming work at the Boards Grand Ballroom #8Nicholas Stevener Year One Insights - Building a Thinking Classroom and School from the Ground Up Grand Ballroom #1Laura 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 Bellevue IILisa Amick • Bridget Gunn How to Build a Community of Mathematical Thinkers in the Classroom Grand Ballroom #7Robin Kubasiak Terrace Talk - Social Justice through Mathematics Instruction Bellevue IMonique Harrison Partnering to Prioritize Thinking Classrooms SeattleTara Bruhn • Arron Wilkins

7:00pm PDT

Social Event! - Game Night Lake Washington Ballroom II Social Event! - Trivia Night Lake Washington Ballroom INova Katz Social Event! - Urban Night Market Mercer TerraceMichelle Locke