Two full days with Peter Liljedahl and his team of facilitators alongside Indiana practitioners and educators. Designed for all levels and content areas, the conference brings together educators from Indiana and beyond to shape the future of teaching and learning.

Building Thinking Classrooms grew from a simple but powerful question: How can we get more students thinking – and thinking for longer?

Through more than 15 years of research, Dr. Peter Liljedahl identified 14 teaching practices that challenge traditional classroom norms and create conditions where students are more deeply engaged in thinking and learning. Together, these practices foster classrooms where students collaborate, persevere, take risks, develop autonomy, and take greater ownership of their learning.

The Building Thinking Classrooms Conference 2027 will bring educators together from around the world to explore these practices, deepen our understanding of the mathematics (and other content areas!) and pedagogy that make them meaningful, and learn from one another as we continue to build classrooms where every student is positioned as a capable thinker and learner.