Geillan Aly
Reducing and preventing math trauma.
Travels from Hartford CT, USA
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Speaks on:
Student Success
Wellness
Speaks to:
Higher Education & Vocational
K-12 Education
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Workshop
Keynote
Breakout
Training
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Key Audience Outcomes
Participants felt significantly better about math, with many reporting a reduction in anxiety and mental blocks.
Attendees gained actionable strategies for creating more vulnerable and successful learning environments.
Educators developed a deeper understanding of how to address students' math trauma and promote a growth mindset.
Participants felt empowered to challenge their own math biases and create more equitable classrooms.
Attendees acquired practical techniques for restructuring power dynamics in group work to foster inclusivity.
Geillan's Bio
Dr. Geillan Aly, the Founder of Compassionate Math, is a math educator who centers the socioemotional factors that contribute to mathematical success. She holds the fundamental assumption that learning math is both an emotional and cognitive endeavor. An award-winning former Assistant Professor who taught for over 15 years, Geillan transforms math classrooms using engaging professional development and student-focused workshops that center emotions while establishing a culture of engaging with rigorous mathematics. She received her PhD in Teaching and Teacher Education and Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Arizona. Underlying her work is a dedication to equity and social justice.
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Geillan Offers the Following Talks
We're all tired: Compassion as a source of strength
Explain the Compassionate Math Framework and how it is tied to student success.
Explain how equity and social justice issues contribute to the math learning experience.
Understand how self-care is misunderstood in society and can be leveraged as a powerful tool.
Applying tools to reflect on and determine one's personal values.
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30 - 90 minutes
Working through math trauma
Explore the theoretical basis for the "Working through math trauma" workshop.
Connect how this theoretical basis structures the "Working through math trauma" workshop.
Explain the framework by which math learners can reduce their math trauma.
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Audience & Client Feedback on Geillan
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I have attended multiple talks/workshops facilitated by Dr. Aly, and every time I get something new out of it. I am not a STEM teacher, but as an advisor, I have found this so helpful in figuring out how to talk to students about math placement and classes.
Jenée Stanfield
Highline College
This session was very informative and useful of my time. I feel as though I learned useful tips and tricks to interact with my students to better make them feel psychologically confident in their math courses throughout their lives.
Attendee
Applicable to daily teaching and realistic with helping students persevere. Geillan was approachable, easy to talk to, and more than willing to offer suggestions and advice!
Attendee
A good way to put yourself in the student's perspective. The presentation contained some ideas that I want to explore and implement right away.
Robert Seavy
Extremely engaging and easy to listen to. Her stories were applicable, interesting and educational. She makes it exciting to teach math.
Jill
A session about seeing yourself in mathematics. A session that allows you to see the identity of your students through mathematics.
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She was engaging, informative, and very understanding of the teaching profession. She made the day fun and enjoyable.
Attendee
It is an amazing support for working with students to move with confidence and engagement on their individual paths.
Attendee
It was very interesting; I wasn’t sure what I was expecting from a math confidence lab, but it was very accessible
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