Building Thinking Classrooms 2025 Annual Conference

1:00pm PDT

Private Chef Guided Food Tour of Pike Place Market Pike Place MarketMichelle Locke

12:30pm PDT

Early Registration Grand Stair Prefunction Area Grand Stair Prefunction AreaTina Mott • Monique Pollitt • Audrey Otto

1:00pm PDT

Private Chef Guided Food Tour of Pike Place Market Pike Place MarketMichelle Locke

1:30pm PDT

Pre-Conference: Building Thinking Classrooms 101 - A Lake Washington Ballroom IGeoff La Brant • Monique Pollitt Pre-Conference: Building Thinking Classrooms 101 - B Bellevue IDaniel Kent • Tamara Smith Pre-Conference: Building Thinking Classrooms 101 - C Bellevue IIAndy Boyd • Toni Buechler Pre-Conference: Leaders Supporting Building Thinking Classrooms Lake Washington Ballroom IINova Katz • Chelsea McClellan

4:30pm PDT

Early Registration Grand Stair Prefunction Area Grand Stair Prefunction AreaAudrey Otto • Tina Mott • Monique Pollitt

7:00pm PDT

BTC 2025 Social at Topgolf Renton Topgolf RentonMonique Pollitt • Michelle Locke

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

7:00am PDT

Registration and Information Booth - Open at 7:00am Grand Stair Prefunction AreaToni Buechler • Nova Katz • Tina Mott • Tamara Smith Morning Snack and Beverage Lake Washington TerraceMichelle Locke • Monique Pollitt

8:00am PDT

Lakeside Chat - Peter Liljedahl Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl From Principles to Practice: Grading for Equity in Thinking Classrooms Lake Washington Ballroom IErin Wahler-Cleveland Building Thinking Physicists (and we’re ALL born physicists!) BakerDavid Weaver Building Thinking Writers: Making the English Classroom More Inclusive Grand Ballroom #1Sharelle Van Natten Leveraging AI: Adapting BTC Lessons with Intelligence and Intention Grand Ballroom #7Jeff Crawford • Chase Orton BTC for ADHD: Building Thinking Classrooms for Students Like Me West SeattleDaniel Henderson • Misty Nikula Terrace Talk - Sparking Our Curiosity: Challenging Implicit Bias in a Thinking Classroom Bellevue IAmy Chang Active Consolidation: Centering Student Voice and Thinking Bellevue IIAnna Blinstein Staying Organized in the Chaos of a Thinking Classroom Grand Ballroom #2Jennifer Hubbs • Rebekah Metzler "Making Mathematical Thinking Visible: A Title 1 Success Story" SeattleDonna Squires Demystifying the Art of Thin Slicing Grand Ballroom #8Chelsea McClellan How We Use Manipulatives in a K-8 Thinking Classroom Lake Washington Ballroom IIKim Rimbey BTC Buy-In and Book Clubs RainierLaura Tomas

9:15am PDT

BTC and Standards Based Grading: Our Journey towards Clarity Bellevue IIAbigail Bates • Eric Vallecillo Three Years and 12 Practices: How I Found Success with Navigation Tools BakerMadison Butts Intro to BTC: A Beginner's Guide to Toolkit #1 and Beyond Lake Washington Ballroom IIJared Sliger • Jerrold Wiebe Adapting the Building Thinking Classrooms Framework for the English Classroom Grand Ballroom #7Aleda Klassen ReFraming a textbook lesson using BTC strategies RainierSharon Rendon Terrace Talk - Integrating Technology within a 6-12 Thinking Classroom Bellevue ITim Brzezinski Crafting Consolidation and Closure in a Secondary Thinking Classroom (6-12) West SeattleCarly Epstein • Elizabeth Kielty Building Thinking in Calculus: A Focus on the Post-Secondary Classroom SeattleApril Strom Integrating Fact Fluency in a Thinking Classroom Lake Washington Ballroom ICourtney Flessner Putting the puzzle pieces together: How to BTC on the Daily with Thin-Slicing Grand Ballroom #8Judy Larsen • Pierre Tranchemontagne Lakeside Chat with Pamela Seda & Peter Liljedahl - Rooted in Brilliance: Assessing in Ways That Honor Marginalized Math Learners Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl • Pamela Seda Connecting Indigenous Ways of Learning: Capturing & Celebrating the Development of Problem Solvers Grand Ballroom #1Denise Smith Coaching in Action: Partnering for Meaningful Teaching Growth Grand Ballroom #2Michelle McCarron

10:20am PDT

Affinity Groups + BTC Partners TBDNova Katz • Tina Mott Meet Dr. Pamela Seda - Book signing Grand Prefunction AreaPamela Seda

11:00am PDT

Lakeside Chat with Peter Liljedahl + Innovamat Lakeside Chat - Grand Ballroom 3-6-9Peter Liljedahl • Albert Vilalta The Nonsense of Numbers Bellevue IKyle Webb Everything at the Boards: BTC Across the Curriculum in the Upper Elementary Classroom Bellevue IISamantha Lauderdale • Lourdes De Leon "Reveal"ing the Thinking K-5 Grand Ballroom #8Melisa McCain • Amanda Ramey Why Do We Flip It?: Using Tech With Intentionality to Make the Abstract Make Sense Lake Washington Ballroom IAmy Chang • Maegan Giroux From Imperfect to Inspired – Becoming the Best Thinking Classrooms Teacher You Can Be Grand Ballroom #2Chase Orton Balancing the Effective and the Efficient. Maximizing the Benefits and Use of Manipulatives in The Middle Years and Beyond Lake Washington Ballroom IIKirk Keating • Jerrold Wiebe Guiding Gallery Walks: Selecting, Sequencing, and Seeding a 3 Act Task SeattleChelsea McClellan How Digital Interactives Enhance a Thinking Classroom Grand Ballroom #1Robin Kubasiak MARTIAN MATH: A BTC Immersion Experience RainierPatty Stephens Story Problems For All: Instruction & Assessment with Structured Expressions BakerSurani Joshua Armor Against Adversity: BTC & ACEs Grand Ballroom #7Laura Streich Leveraging Your Specialist Team to Implement Building Thinking Classrooms Schoolwide West SeattleChelsea Kimbrough • Sharelle Van Natten

12:00pm PDT

Lunch Lake Washington TerraceMichelle Locke

1:00pm PDT

How to Use BTC Grading Practices to Support Student Learning and Interventions Lake Washington Ballroom IIAnna Colaric Strengthening Collaboration and Perseverance with SEL Practices and Collaborative Rubrics SeattleMargie Scherer BTC in the Social Studies Classroom: How I got my most off task students to love learning about maps. RainierLauren Kulczycki Meaning Making with Multiplication and Division of Fractions: Thin Slicing our Way to Understanding Bellevue IIRyan Flessner Redefining Student Status in the Mathematics Classroom through A Building Thinking Classrooms Lens BakerClare Bunton • Dwaina Sookhoo Getting to Scale: Using Educator Residencies to Launch BTC in a Large Urban District West SeattleAmanda Grossi • Christian Ricci, • Asale Smith • Karyn Unger Leadership in Action: Transforming Professional Development with BTC Strategies Lake Washington Ballroom IMelisa McCain • Amanda Ramey

2:15pm PDT

Q & A Session + Reflections - Grand Ballroom Grand Ballroom Building Thinking Classrooms: A Collaborative Conversation Across Assessment Areas Baker Terrace Talks - The Neverending Story: My Continual Journey Through Assessment Bellevue IMaegan Giroux Building Thinking Classrooms: A Collaborative Conversation Across Content Areas Adams Building Thinking Lessons from Textbook-y Tasks Lake Washington Ballroom IIJared Sliger • April Strom BTC Coaching Moves: Leveraging Reflective Thinking Classroom Practice with Interviews & Exit Tickets Bellevue IIAmy Chang • Tom Lewis Reflections on a year of BTC implementation in Algebra 1 and in IB Higher Level Mathematics RainierIan Maurer • Sarah Ward Creating Manipulative Based Thinking Tasks in the Thinking Classroom SeattleHeidi Sabnani • Molly Vokey Equitable Instruction in Action: The Cognitive Science Behind Building Thinking Classrooms West SeattleThomas Nobili Building Leadership for Thinking Classrooms Success Lake Washington Ballroom IJanel Marr • Marcie Sado

3:30pm PDT

BTC 2025 Closing Grand BallroomPeter Liljedahl

9:00am PDT

Private Coffee Crawl & VIP Market Morning Tour Pike Place MarketMichelle Locke