August 10, 2023 with Carla Ward and Gillian Berard
Teaching Math Holistically
One of the key elements to helping children learn and love math is providing holistic experiences. Gillian Berard joins The Everything ECE Podcast this week to help deepen our understanding of holistic math and inquiry-based learning. Gillian is a Holistic Numeracy Architect, and when you hear her speak, you can feel her passion and knowledge shine through.
Gillian Berard
Gillan is an Ontario Certified teacher, Math coach & private school consultant who specializes in elementary Mathematics & currently completing her Level 3 Forest and Nature School Practitioner Certification. She uses her expertise in curriculum and assessment, through a Holistic Approach and an Inquiry-Based Learning lens, to coach and empower conscious educators, nature-rooted schools, and homeschoolers on how to weave the big ideas and essential understandings through inquiry, nature & play. She is the leading Architect redesigning HOW our children learn math. Through child-led experiential learning we co-create a credible, comprehensive, Holistic Math Program based on your vision, values & environment. Over the past decade in her classroom & experience consulting with schools & homeschoolers, she has witnessed the successful outcomes of her philosophy and has shared her expertise at symposiums across Ontario.