BTC Elementary Day

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BTC Elementary Day

This schedule is for the Elementary Day of the Building Thinking Classrooms Conference.
Find additional details on our conference website.

☞ Selecting a schedule here does NOT guarantee a seat in the session. ☜

8:15am CDT

8:30am CDT

Look Who's Talking! Collin room, hosted by Discovery EducationDarcie Midkiff Thin Slicing - Raising the Bar for All Students Ellis room, hosted by National Geographic Learning/CengageJannica Griffith Using Manipulatives to Support Thinking Classrooms Crockett & Bowie rooms, hosted by Magma MathKevin Dykema BTC in Action Houston & Lamar rooms, hosted by Hand2MindPeter Liljedahl

9:30am CDT

Idea Exchange (grades 3-5) Austin roomMissy Hefty The Art of Making Students Think (3-5) Dallas room, hosted by Great MindsKristen Snedeker • Leticia Guzman Thin Slicing - Raising the Bar for All Students Ellis room, hosted by National Geographic Learning/CengageJannica Griffith Using Area models and Virtual Manipulatives in a BTC Classroom Collin room, hosted by Discovery EducationFrancis Ogata Using Manipulatives to Support Thinking Classrooms Crockett & Bowie rooms, hosted by Magma MathKevin Dykema

10:15am CDT

VISIT OUR SPONSORS Grayson & Hunt rooms

10:45am CDT

Idea Exchange (grades K-2) Austin roomMissy Hefty Shifting Your Curriculum into Thinking Tasks Ellis room, hosted by National Geographic Learning/CengageShannon Harvill • Jonathan Whitaker The Art of Making Students Think (3-5) Dallas room, hosted by Great MindsKristen Snedeker • Leticia Guzman We Hear Your SOS: Motivating & Inspiring Students with High Yield Instructional Strategies Collin room, hosted by Discovery EducationEvan Sanchez

11:30am CDT

LUNCH Your choice in the conference center

12:15pm CDT

How We Grade in a Thinking Classroom (via ZOOM) Crockett & Bowie rooms, hosted by Magma MathTim Brzezinski • Melisa McCain Idea Exchange (grades 3-5) Austin roomMissy Hefty Look Who's Talking! Collin room, hosted by Discovery EducationDarcie Midkiff Shifting Your Curriculum into Thinking Tasks Ellis room, hosted by National Geographic Learning/CengageShannon Harvill • Jonathan Whitaker Transforming Clear Math Elementary Lessons into Thinking Tasks Dallas room, hosted by Great MindsAlicia Rankin BTC in Action Houston & Lamar rooms, hosted by Hand2MindPeter Liljedahl

1:00pm CDT

VISIT OUR SPONSORS Grayson & Hunt rooms

1:30pm CDT

Idea Exchange (grades K-2) Austin roomMissy Hefty Thin Slicing in the Elementary Classroom Ellis room, hosted by National Geographic Learning/CengageAmber Noble Transforming Clear Math Elementary Lessons into Thinking Tasks Dallas room, hosted by Great MindsAlicia Rankin Using Area models and Virtual Manipulatives in a BTC Classroom Collin room, hosted by Discovery EducationFrancis Ogata Using Manipulatives to Support Thinking Classrooms Crockett & Bowie rooms, hosted by Magma MathKevin Dykema

2:30pm CDT

Thin Slicing in the Elementary Classroom Ellis room, hosted by National Geographic Learning/CengageAmber Noble Using Manipulatives to Support Thinking Classrooms Crockett & Bowie rooms, hosted by Magma MathKevin Dykema We Hear Your SOS: Motivating & Inspiring Students with High Yield Instructional Strategies Collin room, hosted by Discovery EducationEvan Sanchez

3:15pm CDT

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