Meet Dr. Aditya Nagrath Ph.D.

Dr. Nagrath helps students overcome mathematics anxiety.  Aditya is the creator and founder of Elephant Learning Mathematics Academy which helps students learn years of mathematics over the course of a few months using their system just 10 minutes per day, 3 days per week.

With a PhD in Mathematics & Computer Sciences, Dr. Nagrath has spent over 30 years in industry as a software engineer, author, leader, speaker, and serial entrepreneur working on everything from atomic clocks to iOS and Android apps to Amazon’s Kindle Fire. As the Founder of Elephant Head Software, which won the prestigious JD Edwards Innovation Award in 2015, he has also done software projects for Pearson, Verizon, Telefonica, JD Edwards (Oracle), and other billion dollar companies.

Now with Elephant Learning, Dr. Nagrath has taught nearly 200,000 years of mathematics to over 160,000 students around the world, and is on a mission to change the way the world teaches mathematics.

With a Facebook following of over 54k, Aditya has spoken at the University of Denver, and is the author of numerous scientific works, a series of blogs on learning mathematics, as well as the Amazon Best Sellers “Rethinking Math Learning” and "Treating Mathematics Anxiety." For his expertise, Dr. Nagrath has been recognized by the California Department of Education and featured in over 100 podcasts, news articles, interviews, and television/video appearances.

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Aditya Has Been Featured On:

Overcoming Mathematics Anxiety: Inclusive Strategies For Overcoming Math Anxiety

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Dr. Aditya Nagrath PhD

This presentation will discuss the causes of math anxiety, behaviors that can be indicative that mathematics anxiety is occurring. Finally, we discuss an overarching inclusive framework to use around making decisions around students that are exhibiting mathematics anxiety and strategies for dealing with specific behavior. Watch the entire presentation that was originally presented at the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers 2023 Summer Symposium

ABC7's Good Morning Washington DC

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Britt Waters

In this enlightening segment from ABC7's Good Morning Washington DC, Elephant Learning's founder, Dr. Aditya Nagrath, joins host Britt Waters to discuss the transformative power of our program. Dr. Nagrath delves into our scientific approach to teaching mathematics, explaining how we equip students to learn years' worth of math in just a few short months. He also shares indispensable insights for parents seeking to support their children's math education effectively.

The Coder Kids

With
James Thornock and Jeff Ward

This week on the podcast we have Dr. Nagrath. You'll find that our frank conversation really focused on what it takes to build a results-based education system around math. For timestamps, see below.

Advancements TV

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Ted Danson

Shining a light on several important issues and topics currently impacting society, ADVANCEMENTS looks at the issues surrounding the gap in math learning which can impact a young child's life FOREVER. And how Elephant Learning Math Academy has created the new way to learn math which guarantees your child will learn 1 year of math in 3 months.

The Podcast With Adrian Sinclair

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Adrian Sinclair

Recently, we had an insightful discussion with Aditya Nagrath, PhD – the founder and CEO of the online learning platform elephantlearning.com – regarding mathematics. Aditya said that people don’t necessarily suck at math – it’s just that there is a language gap between the student and the teacher. And it is this that their platform is geared to do by bridging that gap so teachers or parents could be more effective in communicating towards the student.

EdTech: Dr. Aditya Nagrath of Elephant Learning on How Their Technology Will Make An Important Positive Impact On Education

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Authority Magazine

Dr. Nagrath answers Authority Magazine's questions about educational technology and how he believes it will make an impact.

Treating Mathematics Anxiety: Inclusive Strategies For Working With Students Exhibiting Mathematics Anxiety

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Treating Mathematics Anxiety is Dr. Nagrath's second book after his initial Amazon Best Seller, "Rethinking Math Learning." In Treating Mathematics Anxiety: Inclusive Strategies for Working with Students Exhibiting Mathematics Anxiety, Dr. Nagrath introduces the underlying belief system that is causing mathematics anxiety along with strategies and frameworks that can be used by any district, school, teacher, parent, or student. You may find us on Amazon in audiobook and kindle format as well as print, or you may order directly from us below.

How one mathematician is working to bridge the decline in people entering the STEM field

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Jon Stojan

Mathematics is a fundamental building block in modern-day society. It is used in the development of infrastructure, technology and business. In order to maintain a strong and thriving environment to live in it is imperative to have a society that understands mathematics and can utilize it in a career and personal setting.

Research Shows Colorado Math Academy's Program Enables Students to Learn over a Year's Worth of Math in Three Months

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Business Insider

Elephant Learning Math Academy has published conclusive research into their gamified online learning platform developed to excel the mathematical capabilities for children and students of all ages.

The Dirt with Jim Barnish

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Jim Barnish

Hear our Chancellor on "The Dirt" with Jim Barnish speaking about how basketball, mathematics, and employment are related.