The ONE Building Thinking Classroom Practice Your Teachers Should Start With

Are your teachers overwhelmed trying to implement all 14 Building Thinking Classroom practices at once? There's a better way. In this video, I break down: What Building Thinking Classrooms actually is (quick overview) Why the "all 14 at once" approach fails teachers AND coaches How to choose ONE practice to focus on 3 BTC experts you can learn from for free, including Peter Liljedahl himself! 🎯 FOR MATH COACHES: If you're supporting teachers through BTC implementation and feeling stuck in the messy middle, this video is for you. 📚 BUILDING THINKING CLASSROOMS EXPERTS AT VIRTUAL MATH SUMMIT: Our free Virtual Math Summit (Feb 28-Mar 1, 2026) features three sessions specifically about BTC: → Peter Liljedahl: Supporting teachers through the hard parts of implementation (designed FOR coaches) → Maegan Giroux: What kindergarten taught her about thinking classrooms for ALL grades → Tammy McMorrow: Building math identity and belonging (the heart of BTC) 🎟️ Register FREE: VirtualMathSummit.com 34 total sessions | Free for 10 days | Watch live or replay --- 💡 The key insight: Focus on ONE practice based on what YOUR TEACHERS want to improve. Not what you think they should work on. Not what the framework says. What do THEY need? Build incrementally. Learn alongside them. That's how sustainable change happens. --- 📌 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction to Building Thinking Classrooms 01:37 Understanding the Framework of BTC 03:23 Challenges in Implementing BTC Practices 04:24 Focusing on Individual Teacher Goals 07:00 Expert Guidance and Resources for Coaches 10:16 Recap and Final Thoughts --- 🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED: Virtual Math Summit: VirtualMathSummit.com Build Math Minds: BuildMathMinds.com --- I'm Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and my mission is to help educators build their own math minds so they can build the math minds of their students. Subscribe for weekly videos on elementary math coaching, number sense, and building mathematical thinking in your classrooms. #MathCoach #BuildingThinkingClassrooms #ElementaryMath #MathEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment