Learning Opportunities

Jodi Taylor is a Designer of Professional Learning for Calgary Regional Consortium with over 20 years of teaching experience. She brings the belief to all the work she engages in that there is no one size fits all when it comes to learning. Supporting literacy and inclusive education for CRC, Jodi strives to: Inspire a love of literacy for all students Embrace diversity in the learning profiles and personalities of the teachers she works with and the students they support Make collaborations with educators practical and classroom focused by inviting conversations that make thinking visible. This includes strategies that allow entry points and opportunities for growth for every learner

Charlie is an educational consultant for Learning Network Educational Services. Experience as a classroom teacher (Gr 112), school-based coordinator (LA/SS and Inclusive Education), and vice principal (K-8 school), helps her craft unique professional learning opportunities for educators. Important in the work we do as designers of professional learning is using the same teaching strategies and tools that teachers can use in their classrooms while honoring them as competent adult learners. Charlie is a Learning Transfer Endorsed Educator as well as the Regional Network Chair of @WomenEdAlberta (part of the global #WomenEd network supporting and encouraging women in formal and informal leadership positions). She is passionate about instructional leadership and improving teacher practice for all learners’ benefit.