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

Kids in the field test were super engaged in the slow-reveal graph that launches our Excursion, Languages in Our Class & Around the World (for Grades 3–5). They posed such interesting questions about the data, once it was revealed, many of which connected to the activities that followed.

experiment with teaching with one another led by their curiosity, trust in one another & a desire to keep improving...The purpose of making practices public is to learn which planning & in-the-moment instructional decisions create the rich & engaging learning experience we want for our students." /2