Women in STEM Speakers’ Series

This session will share some of our own practices of joy and storytelling at our urban, tuition-free school with 100% Black and Brown girls.  These storytelling and “joy strategies” increase confidence and skills through decreasing affective barriers and celebrating mistakes.  These practices include creating math-loving characters (aka The Math Pals) who assist students,  center community help build relationships with students, and increase kids’ investment in and retention of the material.  We will also guide participants through a reflection of their own sources of joy and positive connection, and methods for incorporating these into their own classrooms.