California ASCD in partnership with ILASCD
Math Therapy: 5 Steps to Heal Math Trauma & Help Students Build Better Relationships with Math
with presenter Vanessa Vakharia
12/3/2025 at 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
3 Ways to Attend
Live In-person
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On-Demand (Recorded)
Struggling to reach students who claim not to be “math people”? Chances are, they have math trauma they haven’t worked through yet. But here’s the thing—you can help them break through it. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to spot the signs of math anxiety and avoidance, and—more importantly—how to heal them.
This isn’t about making math easier—it’s about helping your students build a better relationship with math and themselves. We’ll dive into simple, actionable strategies that you can start using right away to create a classroom where EVERY student feels empowered, encouraged, and excited about learning math. You’ll leave this session with practical, no-nonsense tools to turn those “I can’t do math” students into “I can do this” students!
Vanessa will share her 5 Steps in completing “MathTherapy”!
- Step1: Mythbust
- Step2: Moderate
- Step3: Motivate
- Step4: Makeover
- Step5: Measure
Target Audience includes: Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Pre-Service Teachers, Curriculum Directors, Principals, District Administrators
Meet Presenter, Vanessa Vakharia
Vanessa Vakharia graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Marketing Management from the University of Guelph in 2004. She also earned her Master of Arts degree in Mathematics Education from the University of British Columbia in 2010, as well as her Secondary School Mathematics Teaching Degree from D'Youville College in 2007. She is currently the founder and CEO of The Math Guru and Math Therapy podcast.
Conference Fees:
Member Rate: $269
Non-Member: $318 (includes 1 year of membership)
2 people: $299 (does not include a membership)
3 people: $289 (does not include a membership)
Student/ Retiree: $99 (does not include a membership)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Shortly before the Event you will receive an email containing information about joining the meeting.
