Subtract anxiety from your math experience | Michelle Sisto | TEDxIUM

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Although math and statistics are everywhere - from understanding credit to interpreting political polls to knowing why you get specific ads on your Facebook page – many people cringe at the mere thought of “doing” math. At TEDxIUM, Professor Michelle Sisto shares some ideas to help move our kids, our students and ourselves from math anxiety to math enthusiasm.

Dr. Michelle Sisto, a passionate educator, has spent 20 years sharing the joys of math and statistics with an international mix of undergraduate and graduate students in Monaco, France and Germany. With mathematics degrees from Georgetown University and the University of Nice and a PhD in Finance from EDHEC Business School, her research publications range from asset pricing links with Corporate Social Responsibility and financial regulation to pedagogy and collaborative learning in multicultural settings. Her experience has shown that fear of math crosses all cultures. Michelle firmly believes that small changes in pedagogy and coaching have a big impact on self-confidence and ability, that everyone can “do” statistics and successfully navigate today’s data driven world.

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