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Building Thinking Classrooms regional conference July 6-7, 2026 in Moncton, NB.

Building Thinking Classrooms regional conference July 6-7, 2026 in Moncton, NB.

The Building Thinking Classrooms Regional Conference is on July 6–7, 2026 in Moncton, NB. An exciting opportunity for math teachers to learn more about fostering student thinking, collaboration, and problem-sovling. #ITeachMath #btcthinks @btcthinks.bsky.social

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My copy got a lot of use this weekend. So. Many. Great. Things!! Congratulations to @pgliljedahl.bsky.social & @webbkyle.bsky.social on this truly amazing resource! #BTCThinks #iTeachMath

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GOOD NEWS! The deadline to apply for the 2026 Summer Institutes is now December 15!

Learn more about both institutes here:

Teacher Institute: www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/teacherinsti...

Coaching Institute: www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/coachinginst...

#btcthinks #thinkingclassroom

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The top part of the frame contains the text "4th Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference" that is held in New Haven, Connecticut on June 29-30, 2025.

The middle portion of the frame includes a picture of a group standing in a large huddle. Whiteboards are taped up on the walls around the perimeter of the room.

At the bottom of the frame are two logos and the text, "Hosted by Partners for Educational Leadership."

The top part of the frame contains the text "4th Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference" that is held in New Haven, Connecticut on June 29-30, 2025. The middle portion of the frame includes a picture of a group standing in a large huddle. Whiteboards are taped up on the walls around the perimeter of the room. At the bottom of the frame are two logos and the text, "Hosted by Partners for Educational Leadership."

Ready for 4th Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference, hosted by Partners for Educational Leadership?

SAVE THE DATES!
🗓 June 29–30, 2026
📍 New Haven, CT

✨ Submit a proposal by November 30: btcc2026.sched.com
✅️ Register for updates!

#btcthinks #thinkingclassrooms #iteachmath

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There are four book covers with the largest reading, "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12." The other three are translations of the cover in French, Spanish and German. Text around the book covers reads, "Celebrating 5 Years since publication" and "Translated into 15 languages." In the bottom left corner, the text reads, "Let's keep building thinking classrooms together!"

There are four book covers with the largest reading, "Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12." The other three are translations of the cover in French, Spanish and German. Text around the book covers reads, "Celebrating 5 Years since publication" and "Translated into 15 languages." In the bottom left corner, the text reads, "Let's keep building thinking classrooms together!"

Celebrating 5 yrs since Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 was published!

🌍 The book has sparked a movement, been translated into 15 languages & inspired classrooms everywhere.

Here’s to curious minds, thinking deeply and bravely!

#btcthinks #iteachmath

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Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom (6-12), @pgliljedahl.bsky.social & @webbkyle.bsky.social's new book, is shipping globally!

✅ 20 Non-Curricular Tasks
✅ 30 Curricular Tasks
✅ Tips for moving from page to practice

Get discounts here: linktr.ee/btcthinks
#thinkingclassrooms #btcthinks

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In the top half of the image, three children are working at a whiteboard on a math problem. 

In the bottom half, the text reads, "Build Your Thinking Classrooms Live with Peter Liljedahl"

It continues with these points:

Five live sessions on Zoom
Starts Wednesday, October 29
$295 per person

Rocket PD

In the top half of the image, three children are working at a whiteboard on a math problem. In the bottom half, the text reads, "Build Your Thinking Classrooms Live with Peter Liljedahl" It continues with these points: Five live sessions on Zoom Starts Wednesday, October 29 $295 per person Rocket PD

Build your Thinking Classroom LIVE with @peterliljedahl.bsky.social through Rocket PD:

➡️ 1st session on Oct 29
➡️ 5 sessions on Zoom (recorded)
➡️ Click here to learn more and to register: rocketpd.com/cohorts/buil...?

#thinkingclassrooms #btcthinks #buildingthinkingclassrooms #iteachmath #MTBoS

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Welcome to v 5.0 of the BTC Auto Grading Rubric: OLD BUGS ARE GONE & lots of slick new features have been added, T/Y to Melisa McCain's creative genius! More: youtu.be/_KPXVp7fp-k @peterliljedahl.bsky.social @btcthinks.bsky.social #mathteacher #btcthinks #edusky

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Building Thinking Classrooms ™ - Grassroots Workshops Build your own Thinking Classroom using 14 research-based practices that empower students to collaborate, persevere, and think deeply and critically.

Registration for grassrootsworkshops.com/workshops/bu... opens up this Friday, September 19th!
We are super excited to share this video-based, self paced workshop with you! #btcthinks
@peterliljedahl.bsky.social @robertkaplinsky.com @mikeflynn55.bsky.social @btcthinks.bsky.social

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Peter Liljedahl and Mike Flynn will be hosting a live webinar about #BTCthinks.

Join Peter, Mike and classroom educators on Sept. 18 at 5:00 PM PST for a live conversation.

Registration is FREE for anyone to attend!

Register here:
www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/webinar

#MTBoS
#iteachmath

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The image is of the book cover of "Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom: Grades 6-12." On the cover is an illustration of stick figures in groups of three orange, three green and three blue. The figures are working on math problems on vertical boards. Authors Peter Liljedahl and Kyle Webb are listed, as well as the illustrator, Laura Wheeler.

The image is of the book cover of "Mathematics Tasks for the Thinking Classroom: Grades 6-12." On the cover is an illustration of stick figures in groups of three orange, three green and three blue. The figures are working on math problems on vertical boards. Authors Peter Liljedahl and Kyle Webb are listed, as well as the illustrator, Laura Wheeler.

Exciting news!

Mathematics Tasks for The Thinking Classroom, Grades 6-12 is in production and available for pre-order, with a publication date of early October!

Pre-order your copy here: corwin.com/books/btc-ma...

#btcthinks #iteachmath #MTBoS #thinkingclassrooms

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This was an encouraging email to receive this weekend!

#btcthinks
#onted
#ENG2D

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Thinking about the Thinking behind Informal Essay Writing I recently learned about the New York Times’ series, “Annotated by the Author,” from a colleague at another school. In the series, writers share the thinking and approaches they t…

I've been taking a @btcthinks.bsky.social approach to teaching English this year.

Here's a task we did to uncover informal essay writing processes and thinking:

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#btcthinks
@pgliljedahl.bsky.social

#onted #ENG2D

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Prepping for the OSSLT: BTC Style For some reason, this year, a year when I’m back in the classroom after a two year stint as a consultant with the WRDSB, I’ve elected to teach the two grades that also have EQAO testing…

Here's an activity we did to prep for the #OSSLT's series of opinion paragraphs. The same activity could be used for any writing task.

#ENG2D
#onted
#btcthinks
#thinkingclassroom
#assessmentandevaluation

aledaklassened.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/p...

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My Take on a BTC Navigation Tool If you’re not familiar with “BTC,” it stands for Building Thinking Classrooms and is a set of practices researched and developed by Peter Liljedahl that foster thinking (not mimic…

I've been trying to implement more of the #btcthinks framework this year. I think I've adopted & adapted a routine that helps students understand where they are, where the need to go, and how to get there.

It's not perfect.

#thinkingclassroom
#onted

aledaklassened.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/m...

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Setting Up Space and Routines to Stop Losing Playing Cards (among other reasons) I’ve toyed with different ways to deal with seating plans and create randomized groups when students are collaborating together in a thinking classroom. My most recent practice involves these…

Routines make learning environments predictable for students and teachers.

Here are some of mine.

What are yours?

#btcthinks
#thinkingclassroom
#onted
#destreaming

aledaklassened.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/s...

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Peter Liljedahl presents Building Thinking Classrooms | RocketPD Join Building Thinking Classrooms creator Peter Liljedahl (live) as he walks you and your team through a step-by-step process promoting thinking & collaboration among students.

If you’re looking for online summer PD to boost student thinking and engagement, I am leading two live-virtual BTC cohorts with RocketPD this July/August - one on Math and the other Cross-Curricular. Join me in getting students to think. #BTCthinks rocketpd.com/instructor/d...

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Peter Liljedahl presents Building Thinking Classrooms | RocketPD Join Building Thinking Classrooms creator Peter Liljedahl (live) as he walks you and your team through a step-by-step process promoting thinking & collaboration among students.

If you’re looking for online summer PD to boost student thinking and engagement, I am leading two live-virtual BTC cohorts with RocketPD this July/August - one on Math and the other Cross-Curricular. Join me in getting students to think. #BTCthinks rocketpd.com/instructor/d...

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I'm heading to Australia in August and am excited to partner with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers for two workshops on Leadership for Building Thinking Classrooms. [1/3] #BTCthinks

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Grading in a thinking classroom:
Insightful discussions yesterday at Association of Math Teachers in Massachusetts annual conference. youtube.com/shorts/2Knmk... @pgliljedahl.bsky.social @btcthinks.bsky.social #BTCthinks #mathteacher #edusky

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Here, a fun thinking classroom discussion today with a group of students as we began to explore conceptual meanings of trigonometric ratios within a right triangle context: youtube.com/shorts/HmIJ2... @peterliljedahl.bsky.social @btcthinks.bsky.social #mathteacher #btcthinks #edusky

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Struggling to get students talking? Try Frequent Visibly Random Grouping!

🔀 Change groups often
🔢 Ideal group size: 3 (or 2 for littles)
🔄 Make it a regular routine
🃏 Cards work best!

Tried #FVRGs? Share your experience!

#BuildingThinkingClassrooms #BTCthinks #ITeachMath #MTBoS

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Students at whiteboards working on problems

Students at whiteboards working on problems

Whiteboard with a series of problems

Whiteboard with a series of problems

Whiteboard with a series of problems

Whiteboard with a series of problems

Screen with mild medium, and spicy problems to choose from for check your understanding

Screen with mild medium, and spicy problems to choose from for check your understanding

Had the pleasure of observing 7th grade classrooms today doing thin slicing! Two step equations with decimals. The task was actually out of the BTC green book for elementary but very relevant to their current unit. #iteachmath #btcthinks

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#edtech can be a powerful tool in #mathclass : Great for active exploration & discovery learning!
#edtech can be a powerful tool in #mathclass : Great for active exploration & discovery learning! YouTube video by Tim Brzezinski

In the mathematics classroom, technology can serve as a powerful platform to help students explore & discover even the simplest things. youtube.com/shorts/1pvrM... @peterliljedahl.bsky.social #MTBoS #ITeachMath #BTCthinks @btcthinks.bsky.social #mathteacher #EduSky

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You know you're a @btcthinks.bsky.social teacher when you have laundry to do.

#btcthinks
#buildingthinkingclassrooms

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Tried the 4-quadrant notes in Algebra 1 today. Student says, “I like this. It makes the notes more meaningful.” A #buildingthinkingclassrooms win! #BTCthinks

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What does it mean for a polygon to be convex? Concave? Here, a quick example of how Ts can have Ss use technology as a tool for exploration in a thinking classroom. youtube.com/shorts/FlN7j... & tinyurl.com/CVXCCVggb #MTBoS #ITeachMath #BTCthinks #ICTM25 @btcthinks.bsky.social

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Department chairs, and administrators observing a math classroom where students are working on whiteboards

Department chairs, and administrators observing a math classroom where students are working on whiteboards

Students writing situations based on exponential equations

Students writing situations based on exponential equations

We had valuable conversations between secondary math department chairs and administrators as we observed authentic productive struggle in math classrooms! #iteachmath #BTCthinks

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Teachers and administrators working in groups of three on vertical whiteboards

Teachers and administrators working in groups of three on vertical whiteboards

Teacher leaders and administrators diving into the CA framework and planning for effective professional learning structures. #BTCthinks

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Exploring the Pythagorean Theorem today in our thinking classroom. @geogebra.org interactive created by @mathtechcoach.bsky.social. youtube.com/shorts/44HyB... . Activity: tinyurl.com/PTexpGGB @btcthinks.bsky.social #MTBoS #ITeachMath #BTCthinks #edusky

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