#10 Maths for Humans | Dr. Laura Tuohilampi |
Today’s guest is the very bright and interesting, Laura Tuohilampi. She’s a multi-award winning mathematics education researcher, a teacher trainer and the founder of Math Hunger. Currently, Laura is a research fellow and lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. After publishing the Finnish version of the book entitled Math Hunger, she kick-started a global movement to make mathematics mainstream, or in other words- an enjoyable activity for all of us. Laura isn't afraid of discussing the tricky emotions that mathematics sometimes evokes. In this chat we speak about: How to help students love maths again. The serious work of FUN maths. How maths is all around us, wherever we look. How Laura transferred the theoretical information from her PdD to create an inclusive and practical maths program for teachers. How to create richer mathematics interactions and construct knowledge together with our students. A conversation that’s sure to get you thinking about maths in your own life and how you’ve incorporated maths into your life thus far. Click here for Laura’s excellent website, Maths for Humans. Find Laura’s engaging Instagram page ‘Laurathemathsbuster’ here. And Laura’s youtube channel (and link to her latest video) is here. This podcast is brought to you by EDUTEN. Finland's #1 Digital Math Learning Platform. Sign up HERE for a free 4-week trial and your students will never look back! Please follow us on Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn