LSAC 2022 eKeynote: Vanessa Vakharia, "Math Therapy: A Crash Course in Becoming a Math Therapist"

  • 14 Dec 2022
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Online via Zoom (link will be sent morning of event)

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  • Free

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Title: Math Therapy: A Crash Course in Becoming a Math Therapist

Description: Did you know that pretty much anyone who thinks they're "not a math person" has math trauma they simply haven't worked through yet? Look, we’ve all had math teachers before…but how many of you have had a math therapist?! If you’re ready to dig deep, this crash course in math therapy is for you! This workshop will teach you the art of math therapy and empower you with the tools you need to add “math therapy” to your list of teachables. Through teaching math, we can empower our students to believe that they are capable of anything, and that everything is possible. That is the greatest gift we can give our students, and THAT is what being a math therapist is all about!

Bio: 
Vanessa Vakharia, MA Mathematics Education
Known as the Lady Gaga of math education, Vanessa is the founder and director of The Math Guru, a super cool boutique math & science tutoring studio in Toronto. She is also the host of the Math Therapy podcast, author of the Math Hacks series for Scholastic, and lead singer/keytarist for rock band Goodnight, Sunrise. Her #goals are to be Oprah-level-famous and to totally change math culture so that STEM is finally as cool as every single Taylor Swift song. She failed Grade 11 math twice, which was the best thing that ever happened to her.
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