In mid-February 2017, teachers from E.B. Ellington and Frierson Elementary schools self-assessed their implementation of select TDA strategies and thinking models (Talk Moves, Literature Webs, Hamburger Models, M2/M3 lessons) and used these assessment findings to set a goal for future development. Additionally, select E.B. Ellington teachers took central stage and presented to their peers on successful lessons they have led with students. For example, one teacher shared how she had used Richard Paul’s Wheel of Reasoning to assist her students in crafting debate arguments from Document-Based Question resources. Another teacher shared the work she and her students had begun exploring the non-cognitive factors on learning (grit, neuropsychology, having a growth orientation towards learning).