RESOURCES for Ep 58. When a mathematician became education minister: Nuno Crato on transforming education

The transcript for this episode is here

You can listen to the episode here: Chalk & Talk Podcast.

Nuno Crato’s website: https://www.nunocrato.org

Relevant books and articles

Surma, T., Vanhees, C., Wils, M., Nijlunsing, J., Crato, N., Hattie, J., Muijs, D., Rata, E., William, D., & Kirschner, P. A. (2025). Developing a curriculum for deep thinking: the knowledge revival . (SpringerBriefs in Education). Springer Cham. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-74661-1

Everything starts with the curriculum by Nuno Crato, researchED magazine https://researched.org.uk/2019/02/27/everything-starts-with-the-curriculum/

Math curriculum matters by Nuno Crato, European Mathematical Society Magazine https://researched.org.uk/2019/02/27/everything-starts-with-the-curriculum/

Crato, Nuno. (2020). Curriculum and Educational Reforms in Portugal: An Analysis on Why and How Students’ Knowledge and Skills Improved. 10.1007/978-3-030-41882-3_8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340868884_Curriculum_and_Educational_Reforms_in_Portugal_An_Analysis_on_Why_and_How_Students'_Knowledge_and_Skills_Improved

Crato, Nuno. (2021). Setting up the Scene: Lessons Learned from PISA 2018 Statistics and Other International Student Assessments. 10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4_1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347116368_Setting_up_the_Scene_Lessons_Learned_from_PISA_2018_Statistics_and_Other_International_Student_Assessments

Crato, Nuno. (2021). Improving a Country’s Education PISA 2018 Results in 10 Countries: PISA 2018 Results in 10 Countries. 10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4