I'm Just Not a Math Person!: Recognizing, Understanding, and Managing the Fear of Mathematics - Softcover

Peters, Brian A.; Hobaugh, Kristine E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595985700 ISBN 13: 9781595985705

Verlag: HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc., 2018

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Millions of American students today hate, despise, loathe, or even FEAR mathematics. Anxiety in the classroom leads to far too many students struggling and underperforming as learners, which can have a long-lasting impact on their potential both personally and professionally.Based on the framework from Peters award-winning book, The Metus Principle: Recognizing, Understanding, and Managing Fear, Peters and Hobaugh take a close look at the connections between fear, motivation, and learning. Strategies and classroom examples are provided to help readers recognize, understand, and manage the fear of math leading to meaningful connections with math activities and deep, conceptual understanding.Written for administrators, teachers, parents, and students, I m Just Not a Math Person! focuses on building relationships and confidence in the classroom to foster a learner s mindset and help students and teachers achieve their goals.

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Brian A. Peters is an award-winning author and professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in the Rader School of Business. As an author, speaker, and consultant, his work centers on improvement, systems, and outcomes. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin?Whitewater, where he studied psychology; his M.B.A. from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; his M.S.A. from Central Michigan University; and his M.Ed. with an emphasis on Curriculum and Instruction from California Coast University. Brian currently lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Missy, his daughters, Kensington, McKinley, and Leilani, and their family dog, Sadie.Kristine E. Hobaugh is a director of professional development and manages a team of professional developers to support school partnerships. She taught high school mathematics in a suburb of Pittsburgh for 10 years and served as adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg for several years. Passionate about the teaching and learning of students, teachers, and administrators, she delivers workshops and speaks across the USA. Kris earned her B.S. in Secondary Education Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh and received both her M.Ed. in Mathematics and Computer Science and K-12 Principal Certification from California University of Pennsylvania. Kris currently lives in Ligonier, Pennsylvania with her husband Don and son Nathanial, who is the star of some of her stories.

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• Verlag: HenschelHAUS Publishing, Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1595985700
• ISBN 13: 9781595985705
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 162
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