Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman facts for kids

Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman is an amazing math teacher from Egypt and Norway. In 2017, she won a special award called the Holmboe Prize [no] for her awesome teaching skills.

About Hanan's Life

Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman grew up in Egypt. Her father was an engineer, and her mother worked in a bank. In 2002, she moved to Norway with her husband.

Hanan studied a lot to become a math teacher. She earned a master's degree in mathematics education. Today, she teaches at Lofsrud Skole [no], which is a secondary school close to Oslo, Norway.

How Hanan Teaches Math

Hanan's school has many students from different countries. She believes that every student can learn math. She gives them special attention to help them succeed.

Hanan uses fun ways to teach math. She uses games, puzzles, and videos. These help students understand math better. She also makes sure that all students are challenged. This means everyone gets work that is just right for them.

Hanan also helps parents and students outside of school. She wrote a book in Norwegian called Mattehjelperen. This book helps parents assist their children with math homework. She also started a website to help students with math online. Hanan is part of a group that studies how boys and girls learn differently in school.

The Holmboe Prize

In 2017, Hanan won the Holmboe Prize. This award is given every year to the best math teachers in Norway. It is for teachers who teach in primary and secondary schools. The Norwegian Mathematics Council gives out this prize.

The Holmboe Prize is given at the same time as the Abel Prize. The Abel Prize is a very famous award for top mathematicians. The Holmboe Prize is named after a Norwegian math teacher named Bernt Michael Holmboe. He was the teacher of a famous mathematician named Niels Henrik Abel.

The winner of the Holmboe Prize gets 100,000 Norwegian krone. This money is shared between the teacher and their school. It helps them keep doing great work in math education.