She was engaging, informative, and very understanding of the teaching profession. She made the day fun and enjoyable.
Coaching / Consulting / One-On-One / Online service
One-on-one tutoring
Dr. Geillan Aly
is a mathematics educator and former award winning Assistant Professor who received her PhD in Teaching and Teacher Education and a Master’s in Mathematics from the University of Arizona.
Her research focuses on the emotional side of learning mathematics and includes how computer-centered learning has affected students’ abilities to control their learning environment and how meditation may reduce mathematics anxiety.
Dr. Aly has been teaching at the university level for over ten years and, without sacrificing rigor, brings a personalized math learning experience to the classroom through active learning methods and by centering students’ emotional well-being. She is very familiar with the Common Core Standards and has experience teaching mathematics to Middle and High School students.
Underlying all of Dr. Aly’s teaching and research is a dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice in mathematics education. She enjoys traveling, seeing live music, and is an avid chef. Geillan is also a wife and mother of a beautiful boy. They live near Hartford, CT.
What people are saying
Refreshing and attainable! Practical
Thank you! I liked that we shared ideas. Plus Geillan gave great specific ideas.
Spoke about students' hearts as well as their minds!
Inspiring. Realistic. I love that she spoke about how trauma can happen and specifically highlighted that BIOOC and LGBTQI+ persons are affected by it. It's refreshing and helpful to be seen like that at this predominantly white institution.
Loved the cycle of benign neglect it's information that needs to be shine more light on that issue. i really left more inspired and will certainly share this with my mom, who struggles with anxiety in other areas and it's amazing how unstoppable someone can be by motivated intrinsically.
One of the more enjoyable workshops I’ve attended in years.
I would explain that this session is very valuable to connecting with others who have had ‘bad’ math experiences which makes you feel more supported in similar experiences as well as giving good tips for future math classes
I would say that it wasn’t actually about math, but about tips about changing your psychology around math. It was inspiring to rediscover the potential I have for understanding and being able to work though math problems and that I was validated for not being able to work as fast as others do.
Very insightful workshop to help us think about how (in)equity can be present in the classroom
Great insights to help students feel more comfortable in the classroom; gave some good ways to think about teaching, assignments, etc to improve equity and inclusiveness in the course
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!
In teaching math, it's just as important to recognize the feelings and associations someone might have with a topic as the actual content that you'll be covering. Acknowledge and affirm the bad and harness the good.
I would say that if you are questioning your position in math than this session would benefit you tremendously by taking most of your anxiety away and taking the mental blocks out of your mind so you can confidently do math and achieve the things that you want to achieve.
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