Speaking Engagements & Workshops
Book a speaking engagement or workshop with Gillian.
For many years, Gillian has been engaging and shifting the perspectives of her audiences in classrooms and at conferences. Gillian designs custom talks and workshops to serve her clients in person and virtually. She is experienced in leading and facilitating workshops and professional development for private schools and at conferences across Ontario. She has shared her experience and expertise in teaching Math through inquiry & project-based learning for elementary students at OAME (Ontario Association for Mathematics Education) & Brock University (OAME Golden). Her passion for experiential learning and connecting to nature will have your audience inspired by what “school” could be.
Testimonials
“Gillian truly is a math architect and what a phenomenal term to use to describe the way she integrates her knowledge, learned experiences, and application of math. Having Gillian in with our staff allowed us to be reflective and expand on our practices. The 90 minute session was packed full of information and resources and a lot of thought and energy went into all aspects. I wish we booked a half day to guide our mapping session as well. More time with Gillian is important to us and we plan to have Gillian back to guide us throughout the next 6 months. The way she tailored the workshop and articulated holistic math was in alignment with our school’s vision. She helped us realize how much we’re doing, how we can grow our intentionality and how we can communicate with our community further to support the understanding of holistic math and its value. I am so grateful to have come across Gillian and her expertise. We have immediate take-aways to start with on Monday morning and that feels really great to come out with strategies and ideas you can immediately apply, while building in the learning.
Carly - Principal and Founder of the Owl’s Nest Private School
Math is something I have always been intimidated of. However, Gillian's vast research and knowledge on how to teach holistically has really changed my perspective. If you are considering attending one of her sessions, DO IT! I'm unlearning and using more efficient strategies to ensure math is always fun for my students!
10/10 would recommend!
Faith - Teacher
Gillian's session was a beautiful reminder of math. Not the big scary math that we make it out to be in our brains, but the hands-on, everyday math that we use and explore every day. Her session reminds you of what you love about teaching hands on math and the possibilities that are right in front of you to make math engaging, supportive and meaningful. She provides easy to incorporate suggestions that make big impacts on learning. Her plethora of knowledge and resources is helpful and informative. I highly recommend working with Gillian!
Ashley F - Teacher
“As a Professor at the University level and as a parent, my daughter had the pleasure and good fortune of being taught by Mrs. Berard for 3 years. As an educator myself, her learning methods and pedagogy has simply been the most innovative and refreshing that I have ever seen at the elementary level. As a teacher she is truly inspirational, has great attention to detail for her students, and is extremely thorough. I witnessed first hand a transformation in my daughter to transition to the next level of learning in problem solving and critical thinking. This will serve her well for the rest of her life especially in high school and also University. Her teaching is pragmatic and highly motivating to foster lifelong and a joy of learning. Without question she is one of the most innovative and best teachers in the region.”
Brian T - Parent
