Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Location Name
BL 18
Name
The Invisible Teacher: Designing Classrooms Where Students Do the Thinking
Description
If teachers or technology do the thinking, students don’t have to. In tech-rich classrooms, this happens more than we realize. Students complete tasks in math, science, ELA, and beyond, but often without owning the thinking behind them.
This session focuses on a critical design question: Who is doing the thinking in your classroom? Participants will explore a practical, replicable framework for shifting cognitive load from teacher and tool to student.
Through task analysis, structured partner and group talk, and rapid task redesign, educators will identify where thinking is being replaced and how to restore it through questioning, structure, and intentional use of technology. Participants will apply these ideas to their own content areas, redesigning a current task to increase student reasoning, problem-solving, and ownership.
This session is interactive and designed for teachers, coaches, and leaders working in tech-rich environments.
Speakers
Session Type
Traditional Workshop
Track
Instructional Practice & Coaching
Secondary Track
Creativity and Design
Primary Audience
School and District Leadership
Secondary Audience
District Curriculum Leaders
Fall Conference Strands
Inspire
MA DLCS Strands
Computational Thinking