Building Thinking Classrooms

7/24/2026

State: CALIFORNIA

My experience with Fresno Pacific has been great. My course was specific and helpful. The teacher was responsive and knowledgeable. I would recommend the course, teacher and University to other teachers for PD, and in general.

7/21/2026

State: NORTH CAROLINA

This course has given me lots of new ideas to implement into my classroom that I never would have thought of on my own. All of my assignments were graded very quickly with helpful feedback which kept me moving through the course; not sitting around waiting and wondering if I was on the right track.

7/17/2026

State: CALIFORNIA

This course helped me explore the Liljedahl's concepts and flesh them out.

6/29/2026

State: MASSACHUSETTS

Great course, could apply a lot of fundamentals despite not teaching math.

6/19/2026

State: NEW JERSEY

Yes, it's time for summer, but I am SO excited for next school year after finishing this course. It has given me so many ideas about how I can get my students thinking!

5/15/2026

State: OHIO

This course was excellent. The text was great and easy to read. The assignments were so valuable in my classroom. I will be implementing lots of these strategies in my classroom. I would highly recommend this course.

4/30/2026

State: CALIFORNIA

A must-take course! There's so much to learn about Building Thinking Classrooms, you won't regret it. An eye-opener to your current teaching practices and how implementing these practices can get your students to start thinking for themselves.

4/17/2026

State: CALIFORNIA

I really liked this course! I felt like I came out with more understanding of BTC strategies and I was able to implement them immediately with my classes.

2/13/2026

State: ILLINOIS

This course has completely changed the way I think about teaching and how I want to improve my practice. I learned so many great strategies and got to reflect on so many great aspects of teaching. The class was good amount of work, but it was all very beneficial to me. I am so glad that I was able to read the "Building Thinking Classrooms" book and create meaningful resources that I can utilize in my classroom right now.

1/28/2026

State: CALIFORNIA

The course was very informative and I feel like a better teacher having taken it.

1/19/2026

State: NEW JERSEY

This was an excellent course that was both thoughtful and very practical, with ideas I could immediately use in my classroom. It helped me be more intentional about student thinking and collaboration.

11/22/2025

State: CALIFORNIA

It was excellent! I will be recommending Fresno CE to my peers!

10/12/2025

State: CALIFORNIA

It is a GREAT course and really challenged my thinking about how my students are thinking (or lack thereof) BUT... it is a really long and really involved course that I think warrants much more the 3 units.

9/18/2025

State: CALIFORNIA

This is the most valuable course I have take through FPU yet!

9/1/2025

State: CALIFORNIA

Great class! You’ve got to read the book and take notes (it’s part of your grade), but the notes were super helpful in completing the other assignments. Definitely not too much work for the 3 units you will earn, and several of the assignments I completed will be used in my classroom right away. I didn’t feel like I was jumping through hoops; it was relevant coursework for sure!