Beating Anxiety with a Math Mindset

Use this page as a reminder of the ways to cope with math anxiety.

Posters to Remind

How to be a Math Person

Growth Mindset

Math Mistakes

Lets get Curious!

Below are two pictures that link up to two scenarious. After you watch the video answer the following questions. There are no wrong answers!

Do Joulies Actually Work?

Who Gets to the Taco Cart First?

Check out the Research!

What is Math Anxiety

In 2017 Oxford Learning wrote this article on math anxiety. Math anxiety is real and can cause grief that is long lasting. However, there are several ways you can overcome and hopefully learn to enjoy the feeling of accomplishment math can bring. Click here and and understand you are not alone!

I See Beauty in Algebra

Check this video by Professor Margot Gerritsen, from Stanford Tedx in how she explains how important connects are. Click here and see for youself!

Make Connections and Compress your Knowledge

Hey kids! Remember I told you that we need to make connections in order for your brain to compress the knowledge? If we can do that just maybe that summer break will not have such an impact! Click here and read it for yourself!

Making Connections with the Golden Ratio

There are other websites but this one is the best for understand how are own bodies and the universe around us is connected by a single irrational number called "phi".

Resources

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    • Burgess, D. (2018). Teach like a pirate: Increase student engagement, boost your creativity, and transform your life as an educator. San Diego, CA: Dave Burgess Consulting.
    • Golden Ratio, Phi, 1.618, and Fibonacci in Math, Nature, Art, Design, Beauty and the Face. One source with over 100 articles and latest findings. (n.d.). Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.goldennumber.net/
    • Tyson, P. (2011, November 10). Describing Nature With Math. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/describing-nature-math
    • Bobis, J. (1996). Visualisation and the development of number sense with kindergarten children. In Mulligan, J. & Mitchelmore, M. (Eds.) Children's Number Learning : A Research Monograph of the Mathematics Education Group of Australasia and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. Adelaide: AAMT
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    • Number Sense Series: Developing Early Number Sense. (n.d.). Retrieved August 07, 2020, from https://nrich.maths.org/2477