Helping students "not hate" math, from Beyond My Years

About this episode

Ian Brown discusses strategies to reduce math anxiety and create positive math experiences for students.

In part two of its new math series, the Beyond My Years podcast from Amplify features Ian Brown, a second-grade teacher and author of the comic book I Hate Math. Listen to Ian’s conversation with host Ana Torres for strategies to reduce math anxiety and create positive math experiences. And look below for some new resources for math educators, including new YouTube playlists with information on math change management and student-centered math practices. Show notes: Get bite-sized advice...

People in this episode

Host: Ana Torres

Guest: Ian Brown

Topics covered

• math anxiety
• positive math experiences
• education strategies
• student-centered math
• math change management

Keywords

• math anxiety
• positive experiences
• education
• strategies
• student-centered

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beyond My Years, Amplify

Books & works: I Hate Math

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