Professional learning
I work with teachers, school leaders, and school divisions and districts on Building Thinking Classrooms, instruction, and assessment. Most of that is a series of workshops across a school year, often with days in classrooms co-teaching alongside teachers and with their students. I also speak at conferences, and I co-wrote a book of thinking classroom tasks with Peter Liljedahl.
Workshops and classroom teaching
The work I like best is with one school or division over a year: a first workshop, then follow-up sessions and time in classrooms as teachers try things. It can also be a single day, in person or online.
Introduction to Building Thinking Classrooms
Teachers experience a thinking classroom as students, then we unpack what made it work and how to start.
Next Steps in Building Thinking Classrooms
For teachers who have started: consolidation, micro-moves, managing behaviour and building collaboration.
Assessment in Building Thinking Classrooms
Formative assessment and grading that fit a thinking classroom, so students know where they are in their learning.
Taking Building Thinking Classrooms Beyond Math
Building Thinking Classrooms in science, ELA and social studies.
Co-teaching
In classrooms alongside teachers and their students, from kindergarten to high school.
Leading a thinking classroom school
For school and division leaders supporting teachers through the change.
Since 2023
- Sessions
- 135
- workshops and sessions
- Clients
- 35
- organizations have booked me
Across 6 provinces, 7 US states and Australia. See every session.
At conferences
I’ve given sessions at 16 conferences. These are the talks I give most.
The Nonsense of Numbers
Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2026 · SUM 2026 Conference · Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2025
Numbers Aren’t Always What They Seem
Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2025 · 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference
The Path Not Taken
Groupe des responsables en mathématique au secondaire · Calgary Teachers’ Convention · Make Math Moments That Matter Virtual Summit
DNA of Building Thinking Classrooms in Science
Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2025 · 2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference
Learning Gaps to Gasps
2nd Annual Building Thinking Classrooms Conference · STLinSTL Summit for Transformative Learning · OAME 2023
Where to see me next
Oct 9–10, 2026
Northwest Mathematics Conference 2026
Featured speaker
Numbers Aren’t Always What They Seem: Building Thinking Classrooms Launch to Close
Panel: Aligning Ambitious Teaching with Equitable Assessment
Notes to Our Past Naive Selves
Portland, OR
Oct 16, 2026
Next Steps in Building Thinking Classrooms
Registration open
Regina, SK
Oct 28–31, 2026
NCTM 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition
The Nonsense of Numbers
Denver, CO
Nov 6–7, 2026
Building Thinking Classrooms Across the Curriculum Conference
Featured speaker
The Nonsense of Numbers
Launch to Close: A Different Way to Count
DNA of Building Thinking Classrooms in Science (with Pierre Tranchemontagne)
Calgary, AB
Mar 24, 2027
Assessment in Building Thinking Classrooms
Registration open
Regina, SK
Jun 28–29, 2027
Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2027
Franklin, IN
Planning professional learning for your school, division or district?
Tell me a bit about your teachers and what you have in mind, and we’ll work out what fits.
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