Deborah Peart - Mindful Math: Boosting Confidence & Reducing Anxiety

Unlock the full potential of your math classroom with Deborah Peart—a trailblazer in math education and a passionate advocate for student well-being. This session blends innovative, trauma-informed math instruction with social-emotional learning and mindful literacy integration. Discover practical techniques to reduce math anxiety, foster positive math identities, and empower every student as a capable mathematician. Walk away with actionable strategies to weave reading, writing, and self-advocacy into your math lessons, creating a classroom where every learner can thrive—academically and emotionally.

As an elementary educator for more than 30 years, and a lead curriculum writer for Illustrative Mathematics' K-5 curriculum, Deborah believes that all students can learn and enjoy mathematics. She has dedicated her career to helping other educators approach teaching in innovative ways that allow students to see themselves as valued contributors to the study of elementary mathematics. 

Deborah also recognizes the reality that students, educators and parents have unaddressed trauma when it comes to learning mathematics, causing challenges with math identity and math anxiety. As a certified yoga instructor who has immersed herself in studies of mindfulness and social-emotional learning, she seamlessly blends these practices into her work with educators. She recognizes the importance of students being able to understand and manage their emotions and advocate for themselves in order to achieve academic success.

Deborah will be presenting at West Jordan High School.