It was a very passionate talk with patience and real life scenarios where Dr. Aly's tips could be used.
Keynote / Workshop
We’re all tired: Compassion as a Source of Strength
How Compassion is a source of personal and societal strength.
99%
found sessions valuable
96%
would attend again
93%
found session inspiring
15+
years of experience
How to levearge compassion for your own professional development.
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 you'll learn...
- How compassion is perceived as weakness, but the opposite is true.
- A process to uncover your personal values to reinvigorate your service or your work.
- How to leverage self-care, not as a means of indulgence but as a way to move forward productively.
Full Abstract
Currently, we are physically and emotionally tired, diminishing our capacity to work and live our lives. This workshop will explore how to incorporate compassion and self-care to support students, your personal life, and your relationship with friends and colleagues. Tools for determining personal values are shared to complete the talk.
What people are saying
Thank you for this gift.
Just naming beliefs and spending time reflecting really opened my eyes to what could be possible.
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
I thought it was going to be another thing where we were told to be vulnerable but actually doing so would be a terrible mistake; however, instead everyone was completely supportive! I couldn’t believe it.
A mathematical explanation to solving life problems
We discussed belonging in much broader sense than I expected, and it was wonderful and deeply thought provoking and emotionally hard but excellent.
Introspective workshop allowing participants time to reflect and share what foundational skills are important for classroom success
Very inspirational and insightful. This session helped me understand and confront my mathematical anxiety and the factors affecting my math identity. I hope to use these strategies in my own future learning and as a maths educator. The session was very engaging and thought provoking and challenged my assumptions about math and what makes a maths person. I especially enjoyed writing the love letter to myself about my math experience and confronting math problems in the future while managing my math anxiety.
Relevant and provocative ideas for improving classroom practice!
It made me think a lot about how I have been conditioned to think about math, and it gave me confidence to keep doing higher maths.
It inspires students to persevere with math and also gives them strategies for success.
She did everything perfect honestly, and left me with the conclusion that everybody can be a pro at math
It was a workshop full of great techniques and knowledge on Mathematics that will relieve my imposter syndrome. I am glad I attend the event because my perspective on math has shifted, and I am more confident going into my next math class, knowing I can succeed is just the methods and mindset I apply to it.
She showed compassion, empathy and understanding for the profession and truly understands us teachers.
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