90: Math Trauma & What to do about it!

An episode of the Math Chat podcast, hosted by Mona Iehl, titled "90: Math Trauma & What to do about it!" was published on December 11, 2023 and runs 10 minutes.

December 11, 2023 ·10m · Math Chat

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Send us Fan Mail What is your relationship with math? Math Trauma is real. When I walked into my first ever classroom I brought with me a lot of math baggage I didn’t even know I had. I had been avoiding math for almost 2 decades at that point. As far back as I can remember I never enjoyed math...what I had was Math Trauma. Join me today as I explain what Math Trauma is and what you can do to help your students in the math classroom. In this episode we'll chat about: the definition...

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What is your relationship with math? Math Trauma is real.

When I walked into my first ever classroom I brought with me a lot of math baggage I didn’t even know I had. I had been avoiding math for almost 2 decades at that point. As far back as I can remember I never enjoyed math...what I had was Math Trauma.

Join me today as I explain what Math Trauma is and what you can do to help your students in the math classroom.

In this episode we'll chat about:

the definition of math trauma
knowing our students and their traumas
re-define math culture

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📣 8 Ways to Address Math Trauma in your Classroom

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