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Overcoming Math

Overcoming Math. Jennifer VanNorman Annie MacKay Krishanna Harrison. The Truth About Math Anxieties. Females have a higher number of math anxieties than males Math anxieties are a product of the environment.

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Overcoming Math

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  1. Overcoming Math Jennifer VanNorman Annie MacKay Krishanna Harrison

  2. The Truth About Math Anxieties • Females have a higher number of math anxieties than males • Math anxieties are a product of the environment. • Math anxieties can be overcome with structured educational techniques presented in early childhood.

  3. Overcoming the Anxieties • Recognizing anxieties within the teacher will result in less anxieties in the students • Teaching with a structure rather than just manipulative will result in less anxiety. • Ensuring a good foundation in students use of “math facts” will create a positive learning environment through out math education.

  4. Effectiveness of Classroom Management in Overcoming Math Anxieties • Following Jacob Kounin’s Theories: -Focuses on preventive discipline -- techniques and strategies designed to prevent the occurrence of discipline problems in the first place. -Good classroom management depends on effective lesson management. • Jacob Kounin’s Principles of Teaching: - Teachers need to be attentive to all aspects of the classroom. -Effective teachers keep students attentive and actively involved. -Teachers should be able to attend to two activities at the same time. -Activities should be enjoyable and challenging.

  5. Jerry Cave Math • Step 1: Speed round, called Speed-0. • Step 2: Repetition. • Step 3: Review-difficult math facts. • Step 4: More repetition • Step 5: Indy-500 round

  6. Jerry Cave Math in a Nut Shell • Description and how to use, ex. addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). • Overview of handouts. • Questions and Answers

  7. References Azar, B. Math + Culture = Gender Gap? Cave, J. Jerry Cave Math Kounin, J. Classroom Management Theorist and Theories. Retrieved from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Classroom_Management_Theorist_and_Theories.

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