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2025 MidSchoolMath National Conference

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12:00pm MST

Pre-Conference Workshop: Arrival & Check-in Lobby

1:00pm MST

Pre-Conference Workshop: The 14 Practices from Building Thinking Classrooms in Action Sweeney A/BAnthony Cisneros • Kristy McElravy • Patrick Waugh

3:30pm MST

Early Check-in Lobby

7:15am MST

Arrivals, Check-ins and Breakfast Snacks Lobby

8:00am MST

Mainstage: Opening Session Ballroom (Sweeney E/F)

9:45am MST

Transition to Concurrent Sessions Lobby & Main Hallway

10:00am MST

Creating Classroom Culture: Eliminate the Chaos Sweeney ATrissa McCabe Miles of Math Language on the Tongue KearnyEvalena Leitz Rehumanizing Mathematics in the Contexts of Indigenous Learners PeraltaBelin Tsinnajinnie Ten Clear, Commonsense Answers to the Challenge of Higher Math Achievement Sweeney BSteve Leinwand Developing Deep Proportional Reasoning in Every Student Sweeney DMarco Aquinde • Genevieve Esmende • Sandhya Raman Tell me Why: Understanding the Math behind the Tricks O'Keeffe + MilagroHowie Hua The Transformative Power of Inquiry LamyDavid Weber Making Classroom Visits Impactful: A Process for Instructional Leaders CoronadoEmily Thomas • Dan Slowey • Angie LaCombe Tiered Assessments: Creating Opportunities for Students to Exceed Our Expectations Sweeney CWhitney McMurtry

11:15am MST

Lunch on Your Own Downtown Santa Fe

12:30pm MST

Building Student Thinking Through Creative Questioning Sweeney AAndrew Walter Team South Africa: A Deep Dive into the Big Picture International Film Series Sweeney DNancy Qushair Language Tools for Math LamyJen Loescher Math Vocabulary for Algebra Success CoronadoDavid Brancamp Development for the Developers: An Exclusive Session for Instructional Leaders Sweeney BJacqueline Johnson Going Deep With Integer Addition: From Observing Patterns to Proving Generalizations O'Keeffe + MilagroErin Wahler-Cleveland Math Café: Exploring Through Conversation PeraltaKevin Simpson Problem Solving & Puzzling it Out: Highlights from Ten Years of Presentations at the MidSchoolMath National Conference Sweeney CThomas Evitts • Martha Hildebrandt Student Agency and Ownership with QFT KearnyDania El-Iraqil

1:45pm MST

Cookie Break & Transition to Next Session Lobby & Main Hallway

2:00pm MST

Look Inside Core Curriculum by MidSchoolMath CoronadoJacqueline Johnson Task Based Instruction: Adapting the Lecture+Practice Model for Thinking Classrooms Sweeney AAmy Jessie • Brandon Johnson • Eric Wright To Get Our Students Talking, Let’s Focus on Our Questions! Sweeney DSteve Leinwand Neuroscience Approaches to Teaching and Learning in a Math Classroom KearnyNancy Qushair What to do when Students Struggle with Problem-Solving Based Math? Sweeney CElizabeth Powell • Sharmila Roy, Ph.D. Beyond Base 10: Deepening Students' Understanding Through Exploring Number Systems LamyMonica Kulessa Galvão Math Anxiety Affects Accelerated Learners Too: How to Reframe the Struggle and Rebuild a Student's Math Identity O'Keeffe + MilagroJulia Keith Note Taking vs. Note Making: The Impact of Visual Notes and Identity Sweeney BAndrea Huggett • Blair Swiekatowski Why the Big Picture Matters: Thinking Locally and Globally PeraltaKevin Simpson

2:45pm MST

Snack Break Lobby & Main Hallway

3:05pm MST

Anchoring Connections: Meaningful Math Tasks Sweeney AJana Rupp Showcase: Ideas from The MidSchoolMath Certified Teacher Cohort Sweeney CAngie LaCombe Knock knock! Who is there? MLRs! MLRs who? Mathematical Language Routines Sweeney BSandhya Raman The Power of a Sheltered Story: How to Create a Language Rich Math Classroom PeraltaSarah Hayden • Shayla Moline A Challenge with Math is English CoronadoSierra Ryan • Lisa Meyer Amplifying Voices: Centering Black Female Students in Middle School Math through Equity-Driven Practices LamyDr. Mary-Grace Cianci • Yvonne Daniels Inspiring the Future, Confronting the Critics: Leading Change for Progressive Math Education Sweeney DDan Hedberg Tangrams: Geometric Puzzles Revealed! KearnyGeok Ng • Chin Ng Providing (non-AI) Feedback That Goes Beyond “You should already know how to do this.” O'Keeffe + MilagroJon Ail

4:20pm MST

Transition to Next Session Lobby & Main Hallway

4:30pm MST

Mainstage: Love Math, Love People with Howie Hua Ballroom (Sweeney E/F)Howie Hua

5:15pm MST

Happy Hour with MidSchoolMath Lobby, Main Hallway & Sweeney C/D

7:30am MST

Arrivals and Breakfast Snacks Lobby & Main Hallway

8:00am MST

Keynote Presentation: Building Thinking Classrooms with Peter Liljedahl Ballroom (Sweeney E/F)Peter Liljedahl

9:20am MST

Transition to Next Session Lobby & Main Hallway

9:35am MST

Defront the Excuses: Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in ANY Classroom on ANY Budget Sweeney AAmy Jessie • Brandon Johnson • Eric Wright From Theory to Practice: Integrating Building Thinking Classroom Principles into Core Curriculum by MidSchoolMath LamySharyn Gray • Jacqueline Johnson The Write Stuff: Integrating Quality Writing into Math CoronadoShannon Mashinchi • Clair Thiel Math Study Cycles for School Improvement O'Keeffe + MilagroZachary Leonard • Lynda Spencer Transforming Education: Persistence and Tenacity KearnyScott Hampton Equations are Counting Games: A Math Metaphor Sweeney CDavid Buitenveld Math in 4-D: The 4 operations in 4 directions. Sweeney BEric LeMasters Beyond the Numbers: Design Thinking in Math Sweeney DSandhya Raman

10:50am MST

Snack Break Lobby & Main Hallway

11:10am MST

2025 Core Curriculum Updates: Exclusive Preview LobbyScott Laidlaw • Jacqueline Johnson Captivating Practice Printable Ideas Sweeney ALaura DeBouche • Ryan Vanden Boom Choreographed Collaboration: Teaching students effective collaboration routines Sweeney BKeara Cochran Cultivate Student Brilliance: Embracing Pattern Generalization and Exception-finding in a Thinking Classroom Sweeney CKourtney Peters To Get Our Students Talking, Let’s Focus on Our Questions! Sweeney DSteve Leinwand Dreaded Division? Rethinking DMSB to answer the question: Does My Strategy Build critical thinkers? CoronadoAgyei Green Exploring Metacognition through Reflection in the Math Classroom O'Keeffe + MilagroEmily Noblesala • Anne Sterry

11:55am MST

Transition to Next Session Lobby & Main Hallway

12:05pm MST

Mainstage: Gladys Graham Award & Closing Session Ballroom (Sweeney E/F)