"Children begin to ask: 'What could I try here?' rather than 'What should I be doing?'

And in that shift, we help them become not just accurate calculators, but empowered mathematicians." /2

The message: "Every child deserves an education that guarantees the safety to learn in the comfort of one's own skin." - Dena Simmons

She traced her story, engaged us in math & reflection, and challenged us to think about steps we can take to expand our and our students' sense of what math is and to create spaces that support all in thriving in math. #BilingualismIsASuperpower #Joy+Confusion=TheBestMath #Community #FindYourPeople