Name: My Math, My Story: Fostering Confidence, Identity, and Belonging in the Elementary Math Classroom
Start: 2026-07-29T14:15:00-0600
End: 2026-07-29T15:15:00-0600

My Math, My Story: Fostering Confidence, Identity, and Belonging in the Elementary Math Classroom

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT

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How students see themselves in math shapes not only what they learn, but how they engage, persevere, and grow. As Liesl McConchie notes, “A student’s emotional relationship with math is foundational to their cognitive relationship with math.” In this session, participants will explore practical strategies to help students author their own math stories—stories of confidence, competence, and belonging. Through hands-on examples and reflective activities, teachers will leave equipped to create classroom experiences that nurture positive mathematical identities, strengthen student agency, and make every learner feel seen, valued, and capable.

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Tammy McMorrow

teacher, Cynthia Mann Elementary, Boise School District

Tammy McMorrow has been teaching first grade for 32 years in Kuna, Idaho. In 2022 she began building a thinking classroom inspired by the work of Peter Liljedahl and was quickly won over by its magic and messiness. Determined to start a movement, she created a Facebook page for K-2... Read More →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
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Math, K-2, 3-5

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