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Balancing the Effective and the Efficient. Maximizing the Benefits and Use of Manipulatives in The Middle Years and Beyond
Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Lake Washington Ballroom II
Manipulatives by themselves are inert, hold no magic, meaning, or insight. However, when used thoughtfully, they can become powerful catalysts for thinking and learning.
Join us as we explore the use of manipulatives in the Middle Years and Beyond through the lens of the Thinking Classroom framework. Discover how to maximize their impact by guiding students to:
* Think about the manipulatives
* Think with the manipulatives
* Represent their thinking using manipulatives
Unlock deeper engagement, reasoning, and understanding—one hands-on experience at a time.
2025 Conference Presenters
avatar for Jerrold Wiebe

Jerrold Wiebe

BTC Team Member, Canadian Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
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 →
avatar for Kirk Keating

Kirk Keating

BTC Team Member, Canadian Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Kirk Keating (he/him) is a middle school mathematics teacher in Truro, Nova Scotia who is implementing practices from the Building Thinking Classroom framework and seeing the positive impact these practices have on student learning and well being on a daily basis. Kirk had the opportunity... Read More →
Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Lake Washington Ballroom II
  Collective Knowledge (VNPS) Practices, Secondary

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