Description:

This 90-minute webinar explores how Building Thinking Classroom (BTC) strategies can be intentionally integrated into testing review to elevate student thinking and deepen engagement. Participants will examine planning templates and examples that show how review tasks can remain collaborative, problem‑based, and student centered while still targeting priority standards.

Every participant also receives a 1‑hour coaching session with the experts to plan their own SOL review lessons, troubleshoot challenges, and get personalized guidance on applying BTC strategies with their students.

Educators will leave with a clear, actionable plan for designing thinking‑rich SOL review experiences. A recording will be available after the session.

Subject Area: Mathematics

Delivery Format: Virtual

Target Audience: Classroom Teachers, Instructional Coaches

Duration: Workshop (60-90 minutes)

Facilitators:

Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High

Learning Intentions:

• I can explain how Building Thinking Classroom strategies strengthen assessment review by keeping students thinking, collaborating, and making sense of mathematics.
• I can use planning templates and classroom examples to design review tasks that remain problem based and student centered while still targeting priority standards.
• I can prepare for the coaching session by identifying ideas, questions, and draft plans that will help me adapt BTC routines to meet the needs of all learners.

Success Criteria:

• Identify specific ways to integrate BTC strategies into upcoming SOL review lessons.
• Describe how these moves support deeper student thinking during review.
• Use the planning templates to design collaborative, reasoning‑rich tasks aligned to priority standards.
• Access the coaching session and bring ideas, questions, and draft plans to refine with the experts.

Key Topics Covered:

• Practical Moves for BTC Implementation
• Examples That Keep Review Tasks Collaborative and Thinking Rich
• Using BTC Routines Alongside Other Valued Practices
• Planning Templates for Clarity, Coherence, and Student Ownership
• Personalizing Plans Through the Coaching Session
• Building a Sustainable Classroom Approach for SOL Review

Expected Impact:

Educators leave with a clear, actionable plan for designing review experiences that elevate student thinking and strengthen engagement. They gain confidence in using BTC strategies to create review tasks that are rigorous, collaborative, and accessible to all learners. These shifts support stronger mathematical reasoning, deeper understanding of priority standards, and increased readiness for the SOL assessment. At the school and division level, this work contributes to more coherent instruction and a shared commitment to student‑centered learning.

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