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COMPLETE THE CATCA 2025 SURVEY TO IMPROVE FUTURE CONVENTION

CLOSURE REMARKS FROM CATCA 2025!

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE CONVENTION AND FOR CATCA 2026 WILL HAPPEN ON FEBRUARY 19 AND 20, 2026 AT RDP.

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Math Trauma 101: Why Math Scares Students (And How to Change That)
Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB T4N 5H5
This session is all about the F-word that’s likely holding your students back in math: F-E-A-R. If you’re ready to stop talking about bandaid solutions to manage math anxiety in the moment, and start learning how to help students overcome it for good – this session is for YOU! Get ready to learn about the dynamics of fear, understand the exact way it manifests into math anxiety and triggers math trauma in the classroom, and gain impactful strategies you can use RIGHT away to break the cycle of fear, anxiety, and avoidance. This session will totally transform your understanding of math anxiety and empower you to help ALL students build healthier relationships with math!
Speakers
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Vanessa Vakharia

Known as the Lady Gaga of math education, Vanessa is the founder and director of The Math Guru, a super cool boutique math & science tutoring studio in Toronto that's changing stereotypes about what math education looks like. She is also the host of the Math Therapy podcast, author... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2025 10:20am - 11:20am MST
RDP Room 1400 (MP Theatre)
  Keynotes and Special Events, Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) |   Inclusive Education (TQS/LQS 4), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) |   Curriculum & Pedagogy (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6) |   Mathematics (TQS 3), Division 4 (Gr 10-12), Division 3 (Gr 7-9), Division 1 (Gr 1-3), Division 2 (Gr 4-6)
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