Anna Stokke
Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
The University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3B 2E9
Phone: 204-786-9059
Email: a.stokke@uwinnipeg.ca
Recent news
Petition to reverse amendments to the Manitoba Education Act that lower standards for teacher certification: Sign here
Fact-checking research claims about math education in Manitoba, Authored by Darja Barr, Jim Clark, James Currie, Payman Eskandari, Shakhawat Hossain, Narad Rampersad, Anna Stokke, Ross Stokke, and Matthew Wiersma, December, 2024.
My interview on CBC Information Radio: Lowering Teachers' Ceritifcation Standards: A Threat to Manitoba Education?
Manitoba government gets failing grade on teachers by Darja Barr, Narad Rampersad and Anna Stokke, Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 1, 2025
Bio
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Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Winnipeg
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Ph.D. in Mathematics
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2021 3M National Teaching Fellow (Canada's most prestigious award for excellence in post-secondary teaching and educational leadership)
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Co-founder & President of Archimedes Math Schools (non-profit)
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​Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) Education Prize recipient
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YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Community Activism & Social Enterprise
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UWinnipeg Clifford J. Robson Award for Teaching Excellence
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UWinnipeg Clarence Atchison Award for Excellence in Community Service
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Host of math education podcast, Chalk & Talk (Listen Notes Global rank: top 2.5% of most popular shows)
Dr. Anna Stokke is a mathematics professor at the University of Winnipeg. She received a PhD in mathematics from the University of Alberta. Her research area is in algebra (group representation theory) and algebraic combinatorics. Dr. Stokke is an advocate for strong math education for Canadian children. She has given over 200 media interviews on math education and has written numerous editorials for both local and national newspapers. Previously, she co-founded an advocacy group WISE Math. She is President and co-founder of the non-profit organization, Archimedes Math Schools.
Everyone wants to see children and young adults succeed in math, but it can be difficult to sort myths from facts in education. Join math professor, Anna Stokke, for conversations with leading educators about the importance of math, effective teaching methods, and debunking common myths about math and teaching. Chalk & Talk is a podcast for anyone interested in education, including educators, parents and students.