Event Description

More information about all 2026-2027 Building Thinking Classrooms workshops can be found here. 

This workshop is for educators ready for ADVANCED BTC practices. The day will focus on "Tool Kits" 2 and 3. Participants should be very familiar with “Toolkit 1” practices.   

If you have not taken the Intro to BTC Workshop please contact Lori MacKenzie at lmackenzie@clackesd.k12.or.us to be sure this workshop will be a good fit for you. 

Workshop full? Join the waitlist!

Cost: Free for Clackamas County employees, $50 for others

**Clackamas ESD will send payment requests after the workshop.**

All participants will be provided lunch and may choose one item:

~K-12 Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics Book (orange) ← read this FIRST!

~K-5 Building Thinking Classrooms TASK book (green)

~6-12 Building Thinking Classrooms TASK book (maroon)

~Whiteboard supplies (Expo markers, erasers, a dozen small and large clear sleeves)

At this full day training (8 am - 3 pm), teachers will experience Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC) math practices.

Across the US and in Oregon, there is growing teacher enthusiasm around BTC practices. In a BTC classroom, K-12 students work on math tasks in collaborative teams. Twenty years of research backs up these approaches: students engage more, learn more, and get excited about math.

Hosted by Clackamas ESD Math Specialist, Lori MacKenzie

You will:

• Personally experience a BTC activity, in the role of a student
• Learn about BTC Practices in "Toolkits 2 and 3" (Consolidation, Meaningful Notes, Thin Slicing, and more)
• Visit classrooms using BTC practices
• Ask students and educators questions about the impacts of BTC

Notes:

1. This event will be hosted at a Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City. 
2. We will have gluten-free and vegetarian options available for lunch. If you have other strict dietary restrictions, we encourage you to bring snacks or other food items to make sure your personal needs are met.
3. Because we will be visiting classrooms, space is limited. Early registration is recommended.
4. We may not be able to adjust room temperatures, please dress accordingly.

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