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Monday, June 30
 

11:00am PDT

Peeling Back the Layers of Thin-Slicing for K-5
Monday June 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Thin-Sliced lessons are the meat and potatoes of getting through a lot of curricular objectives. But where can we find them? In this session aimed at early and middle grades, we’ll design a sequence of tasks from scratch to take students from where they are to where you want them to go. Along the way, we’ll also create associated meaningful notes. Come join us as we hone our thin-slicing skills.
2025 Conference Presenters
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Pierre Tranchemontagne

BTC Team Member, Canadian Consultant, Building Thinking Classrooms
Pierre Tranchemontagne (he/him), an educator for over 15 years, is currently a grade 7 and 8 mathematics and science classroom teacher at Carrefour Jeunesse in Rockland, Ontario. He is working on the problem of building a Thinking Classroom within the context of his students, school... Read More →
Monday June 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom #1

1:00pm PDT

"Reveal"ing the Thinking K-5
Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
This session will explore how to integrate McGraw Hill's Reveal Math curriculum with Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) 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.

2025 Conference Presenters
avatar for Amanda Ramey

Amanda Ramey

Instructional Coach, Franklin Community Schools
Franklin Schools has been a pioneer in implementing Building Thinking Classrooms, hosting the first-ever BTC conference and embracing its practices across grade levels. Our district is dedicated to innovative, student-centered instruction that empowers learners to think critically... Read More →
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Melisa McCain

K-12 Instructional Coach, Franklin Community Schools
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... Read More →
Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom #1

2:15pm PDT

Using Thinking Tasks to Foster Student Engagement
Monday June 30, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
Embark on a journey into dynamic thinking tasks designed to enhance classroom collaboration. Through engaging activities that ignite active participation and stimulate thought-provoking discussions, observe a remarkable transformation in how your students interact and cooperate. This session offers valuable opportunities to cultivate and strengthen essential problem-solving skills within the classroom.
2025 Conference Presenters
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Victoria Holt

CPM Classroom Teacher Specialist, Teays Valley LSD
Teays Valley’s rural setting serves about 4,420 students with 21% being students with disabilities and 38% economically disadvantaged. Its focus on supporting a diverse range of learners, provides a unique opportunity to implement equitable and inclusive practices like those emphasized... Read More →
Monday June 30, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
Grand Ballroom #1

3:30pm PDT

Year One Insights - Building a Thinking Classroom and School from the Ground Up
Monday June 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
We’re a team of 1st-5th grade teachers from a Title 1, high ML school in Sumner, WA, who attended the BTC conference in Arizona last June. Alongside our admin, we set out to bring BTC’s transformative practices back to our school. Over the past year, we’ve faced challenges, gained powerful insights, and developed effective strategies for implementing BTC in classrooms and building schoolwide buy-in. We’ve empowered non-English speaking and also disengaged students to become engaged participants and critical thinkers in math, while fostering a culture of ownership in learning. We’ve reached paras, specialists, district admin, and even our school board. Join us to learn how you can ignite this transformation in your classroom and school!
2025 Conference Presenters
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Laura Eidson,

Elementary Teacher,
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Sydnie Millie

Elementary Teacher
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Tricia Hukee

Teacher, Daffodil Valley Elementary
We’re an elementary school in the heart of the Sumner Valley. One of 9 elementary schools in the Sumner Bonney Lake School District, DVE has a population of 356 students, 23% of which are multilingual learners, 58% free and reduced lunch, and an increasing number of non-English... Read More →
Monday June 30, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Grand Ballroom #1
 
Tuesday, July 1
 

8:00am PDT

Building Thinking Writers: Making the English Classroom More Inclusive
Tuesday July 1, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Unlock the power of the Building Thinking Classrooms instructional framework to transform how you teach writing. In this interactive workshop, explore strategies that engage students in deeper thinking, foster inclusivity, and improve writing outcomes. Experience hands-on activities designed to model the framework in action, demonstrating how it makes writing instruction more effective and equitable. Walk away with ready-to-implement techniques to energize your English classroom and inspire confident, thoughtful writers.
2025 Conference Presenters
avatar for Sharelle Van Natten

Sharelle Van Natten

Literacy Coach, Kempsville High Virginia Beach City Public Schools
X - @MsVBLitCoach, Blue Sky - @iheartSharellev.bsky.socialKempsville High School, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) district, serving a socially and economically diverse population of approximately 2,006 students in grades... Read More →
Tuesday July 1, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am PDT
Grand Ballroom #1

9:15am PDT

Connecting Indigenous Ways of Learning: Capturing & Celebrating the Development of Problem Solvers
Tuesday July 1, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Many North American Indigenous cultures use a Medicine Wheel as a foundation for teaching and learning that shows how different parts of life are connected and balanced. In this session I will share how we have been using a Problem-Solving Medicine Wheel with BTC instruction in my classroom as well as my colleagues’ classrooms to connect to non-colonial ways of knowing to create spaces of belonging for all students, to communicate the value of students and their thinking, and to enhance student learning by focusing on celebrating students' skills, knowledge, mathematical practices, and attributes.
2025 Conference Presenters
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Denise Smith

Legacy Teacher
Tuesday July 1, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Grand Ballroom #1

11:00am PDT

How Digital Interactives Enhance a Thinking Classroom
Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Wondering how to utilize technology in a thinking classroom? This session is for you! Come and find out how to incorporate digital interactives to enhance thinking tasks. After a brief comparison of building thinking classroom practices with those incorporated in digital lessons, you will experience a lesson that integrates the best of both experiences. You will leave the session with an understanding of how to recreate the experience for your classroom.

2025 Conference Presenters
avatar for Robin Kubasiak

Robin Kubasiak

Math Teacher and Department Head, Sturgis High School
I work at a rural school in southwest Michigan. Sturgis High School has just under 1000 students.  55% are economically disadvantaged. About 36% are Hispanic and 58% are white. 24% are English Language Learners and 47% qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Grand Ballroom #1
 
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