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Skills

  • Coaching and empowering educators 
  • Strategic instructional design
  • Data-driven assessment and evaluation
  • Leading and promoting professional collaborative inquiry
  • Championing project-based learning
  • Effective communication
  • Coding and Computational Thinking
  • Cultivating 21st century learning skills and global competencies
  • Advancing equity and inclusion
  • Constructivism/Constructionism
  • Early learning and pedagogical documentation
  • Social emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness
  • Driving design thinking processes
  • Progressive mathematics programming and project work
  • Social Media, Media Literacy, and Digital Citizenship
  • Expert in remote learning environments
  • Building partnerships and collaborations
  • Action research and professional inquiry
  • Innovating educational technology programs

Professional Experience

Educational Consultant

Dec. 2021Present
marciapiquette.com

Providing coaching and instructional design to organizations and school systems across North America, supporting schools and educators integrating technology in instruction and developing digital literacy practices.

Educator

Sept. 2009Present
Upper Grand District School Board

Classroom teacher collaborating with other educators, administration and curriculum leaders to engage in project-based learning through a variety of learning partners (Rotman I-Think 100 Classroom Challenge, #GoalsProject, Pivot Project, Progressive Online Schools Inquiry). 

Early Childhood Educator

May 2005Aug. 2006
Rising Oaks Early Learning (Formerly Owl Childcare Services) Waterloo Ontario

Designing and implementing preschool and school-aged curriculum, using project-based learning, for students aged 3-12.

Educator and Curriculum Supervisor

Sept. 2003May 2005
London Bridge Childcare Services, London Ontario

Supervising curriculum development and implementation with a focus on Regio Emilia and emergent curriculum.

Education Director

June 2001Aug. 2003
Oxford Learning Centre, London Ontario

Managing the learning centre, assessing students, training and supervising educators and tutors.

Education

Bachelor of Education

Sept. 2008June 2009
Wilfrid Laurier University

Primary/Junior

Bachelor of Arts, Honours

Sept. 2006Apr. 2008
University of Waterloo

Rhetoric and Professional Writing

Early Childhood Education Diploma, Honours

Sept. 1997Apr. 1999
Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology

Recent Presentations

International Perspectives on Three Innovative Ways to Improve Students' Learning Experience

June 2023
ISTE Live Conference

This session offered a picture of international educators who have tried different paths to reimagine effective learning environments. It included examples of up-to-date projects from three countries: Asia, Canada, and the United States. 

Introduction to Lynx Coding

April 22, 2021
Ontario Teacher's Federation

Exploring the Lynx website and leading teachers through introductory activities to get to know the programming environment. Webinar Link

Progressive Online Learning

Feb. 24Feb. 26, 2021
Bring IT Together, The Educational Computing Organization of Ontario, Upper Grand District School Board Elementary Remote School In-Service
Introducing educators to the power of progressive education and guiding them to create classrooms that are inclusive and dynamic. Website Link