Overcoming Math Anxiety
Dr. Marian Small
Learn how to overcome your own anxiety with teaching math and how to help your students overcome their anxieties.
Recorded on: November 30, 2021
Description: This session will cover:
- How to support teachers who openly express discomfort with teaching math
- How to support teachers who are math anxious, but try to hide it
- How to turn around students who already believe they aren’t good at math
- How to interact with parents to change or avoid their child’s negative attitude towards math
About the presenter: Dr. Marian Small is an internationally renowned mathematics educator, author, and professional learning consultant. Dr. Small, whose career in education has spanned more than four decades, is considered one of the most influential math educators in Canada. She has authored or co‑authored more than 100 math resources and travelled to mathematics classrooms around the world to provide consultation focused on improving understanding and performance in K–12 mathematics.
