Today we speak with Craig Guthrie and Brenda Delduca as they share their insights, wisdom and experience on starting up a math council in their school. Craig and Brenda both joined our very own Kyle Pearce among others in an international project with Canada and Norway. 

 

Stick with us as they’ll also share what they learned about the power of student voice from visiting schools in Norway and how they brought that learning back to their school. 

 

You’ll Learn: 

• EdTech will not be the saviour of your classroom. 
• What we can learn from the student-teacher relationship in Norway. 
• How including student voice will change your school and math classroom. 
• What is math council and how can you start one in your school? 
• What you need to consider when running a math council. 

Resources: 

Student voice: Transforming relationships (Monograph) 

@mrsdelduca

@craigguthrie4 

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