Hooked
by MathBait®
Enjoyment.
Engagement.
Understanding.
Unleash your child's imagination as they master mathematics through game play, storytelling, and exploration.
You've never seen a math class like this before!
I can’t recommend Shayla enough! My kids absolutely love her math classes—they look forward to them every week and always come out smiling, laughing, and having a great time. They even beg me to sign them up for more! But the best part is that they’re actually learning so much.
– Mom of Advanced Learners
We’re very happy with the classes and the growth we’ve seen in our kids! They always get excited about class and look forward to it all week. I’m so happy that they no longer see math as boring and even enjoy doing homework. Visually understanding graphs and equations through games in class has been so enlightening - as a parent, I also learned a lot from it!
– Vinit K.
As a homeschool parent of 5 years, I’ve observed countless educational methodologies and curriculums, but Ms. Shayla’s math program stands as a singular achievement in pedagogical innovation. Her unique fusion of logic, critical thinking, and joy has completely reshaped my children’s relationship with math. Shayla has transformed math from a dreaded subject into an eagerly anticipated adventure in our household, proving that deep conceptual understanding and genuine enthusiasm aren’t mutually exclusive in childhood education.
-Mom of two
When you enroll in a MathBait® class, you can expect your child will embark on an outstanding adventure! Through exploration and discovery, math will no longer be an unapproachable, dreaded subject, but a journey into our amazing universe. Our classes bridge science, history, art, music, nature, and space to allow students to discover the beautiful woven tapestry that numbers control.
Through storytelling and game play, we strive to help our students become lifelong learners by finding the joy, wonder, beauty, and utility in mathematics. Students won't be memorizing formulas and steps, but rather making sense of mathematical concepts with intuitive analogies and examples they already understand.
Current Courses
Upside Up Logic
"I'll apologize only if you do!", "You can have ice cream or cake." Do these really mean what we think they mean? Find out, in this unique and amazing journey through symbolic logic, truth tables, rules of inference, and set theory that will turn your kiddo into a master problem solver.
Hi! I'm Shayla.
I'm a mom, a teacher, an author, a game designer, and a numberphile. My passion is creating out-of-this-world experiences to empower the next generation to think for themselves, build confidence, and develop the skills they need to solve the world's biggest problems.
My husband says if he sees me at the computer laughing and smiling, he knows I must be in class. I believe students should have an enjoyable learning experience while also gaining much more than a paper full of formulas. I want every student in my classes to walk away with a deep understanding of numbers, logic, and reasoning and my absolute favorite thing to hear is, "Wow, that makes sense!".
Math is fun. Math is intuitive. And Math is for everyone. I hope you'll join me as we continue to play our way to understanding!
Education
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Bachelor of Science in Pure Mathematics – Indiana University
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Master of Science in Education – Johns Hopkins University
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Graduate Certificate of Mathematics – Indiana University
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Certified Online Instructor – Quality Matters
Experience
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15+ years teaching
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Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University
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Mathematics Supervisor for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
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Virtual Campus instructor for the Art of Problem Solving