Season 6 | Listen & Learn

Give Choice

“Does it really make a difference if they use markers? Does it really make a difference if they sit at their desks? Does it make a difference if they work with their best friend? Where are the areas that you can give up a little bit of control so they can have a little bit of power?”

– Andrea Mango

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In this seventh episode of the Listen & Learn Summer Series, Cyndi and Matt discuss “Give Students Choice” – one of ten actions they’ve identified for classroom creativity during their 60+ podcast interviews with creativity researchers, practitioners, and talented educators.

During the conversation, Cyndi and Matt revisited advice shared by administrator Heather Lyon and classroom teacher Andrea Mango, whose clips provoked a discussion on power and how we manage planning for the semester.

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