In this final series of BTC posts, I offer guidance I gleaned during the course of our BTC implementation. Arming yourself with BTC knowledge supports a more competent level of implementation. In July 2022, I was on a Building Thinking Classrooms math conference tour! I spoke about our implementation at four different conferences, I wrote about it, and I was on a webinar. My presentation was one of the nation's earlier Thinking Classrooms sessions on the conference circuit at

Operating from an asset-based lens caused us to identify and value ways to measure student learning and understanding, rather than focus on their temporary misconceptions.

When math teachers are intentional about their instructional conditions, students of all ability levels can learn from each other.

Non-curricular math tasks are easy tools to use to build classroom community when planned with intention.

Intentional questions and productive struggle create opportunities for math discourse.

The high level of engagement by multiple students would not have happened if I had stepped in and corrected the student.