That is Hema Khodai, an educator who lives relatively close to Kyle and I in Mississauga Ontario. Hema is a high school math teacher turned instructional resource teacher. We speak with Hema today about her 2019 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit presentation called “Who is a Mathematician”. Hema’s session was one of the most watched sessions during our two-day virtual conference back in November. 

Stick around to hear how relationships help build / or wreck a student's ability to identify as a mathematician; why it’s so important that we educators know our why; and how math has to be a community endeavour. 

 

You’ll Learn: 

• How relationships help build / or wreck a student's ability to identify as a mathematician. 
• Why it’s so important that we educators know our why. 
• How math has to be a community endeavour

Resources: 

Make Math Moments Virtual Summit - Get on the waitlist for 2020. 

Start With Why - Simon Sinek [Book]

It Takes A Community - Hema Khodai

Twitter - Hema Khodai

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