Jay Brown here! I’ve been on this math journey for 10 years now. As a student, I never hated math, but I never loved math either…until I discovered the secrets that I felt my grade school teachers were holding back from me. I was always the student that wanted to know why the tricks worked. As an Elementary Education major, I fell in love with math concepts through my Math Methods class. I’m now on a quest to get others to develop a passion for math and to not see it as the enemy. It’s been often said that you have to love your students to teach your subject, and that is true. I’ve also found another component to that. To effectively teach students you have to have an infectious love for your subject. This discovery has allowed me to witness a decrease in math anxiety while increasing student growth and achievement in various settings.
In the past 12 years teaching “at-risk” students, I’ve seen tremendous growth through systematically implementing these systems to decrease math anxiety in my students and help them foster a love for math. The feedback that I’ve received from students, parents, teachers, and administrators has confirmed that this quest to decrease math anxiety has led to effective outcomes for students.
Fun Facts about me:
- My joy is fueled by coffee and Jesus!
- I’m married to an educator (he’s currently an administrator)
- I’m a boy mom x 2
- The beach is my happy place
- I have my master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction
- I’m a Math Coach and Teacher Leader Advisor
I love math, my students love math, and YOUR students can too.
