Services
School partnership and workshop facilitation
My Approach
Powerful professional learning happens through authentic collaboration and inquiry.
Every partnership I take on is itself an inquiry — which is why I never run the same workshop twice. The work takes its shape from your context, co-constructed for your school rather than adapted from someone else's, and it starts from where you actually are.
My practice is grounded in the same constructivist principles I advocate for in classrooms: we learn best when we actively construct meaning, question our assumptions, and build on what we already know. Our work together is dialogic, inquiry-driven, and designed to build sustainable internal capacity rather than external dependency.
Whether you are navigating curriculum design, strengthening pedagogical practice, or developing school-wide approaches to learning, I am here to think alongside you — not to hand you someone else's programme.
Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom
This is Dr Lynn Erickson and Dr Lois Lanning's signature workshop, which I am certified to deliver. It invites teachers into deep engagement with conceptual pedagogy — for educators ready to grapple with complex ideas and co-construct new understandings, rather than collect ready-made templates.
Workshop options
- Exclusive facilitation for your department or whole staff
- Open workshop hosting (where you provide facilities in exchange for complimentary staff places)
Professional Development & Training
I design and facilitate professional learning across the PYP, MYP and DP — from conceptual teaching and inquiry to interdisciplinary design and authentic assessment. With a background in English language and literature, I also work with schools on creative writing and critical literacy.
Curriculum Design and Review
I work alongside your team to develop new curriculum or refine what you already have, strengthening conceptual and interdisciplinary design and aligning assessment with your intentions for learning. The aim throughout is to leave your team more able to sustain and adapt the work themselves.
Accreditation, Evaluation and Inspection Support
Accreditation processes (IB, NEASC, Ofsted, ISI) can be opportunities for meaningful reflection and growth rather than mere compliance exercises. I can help you frame these experiences as genuine inquiry into your school's practices, supporting timeline development, documentation and staff learning in ways that strengthen rather than overwhelm your community.
Ready to start a conversation?
Every partnership begins the same way, whatever its eventual size: a conversation about where your school is and what you are hoping to move. You do not need to know the shape of the whole thing in advance — only the question you would like to work on. We can find the right first step together.
Testimonials
Feedback from educators and school leaders
“Angela is an inspiring educator and workshop leader with strong expertise across MYP and DP. She combines deep understanding of concept based and inquiry driven learning with practical classroom application. Her advice is clear, grounded, and realistic for busy teachers. People leave with the knowledge and confidence to implement new practices straight away.”
Justine Oliver, IB Educator
“Angela doesn't just present material — she engages educators in dialogue and models the inquiry-driven practices she champions. Her sessions on DP Approaches to Teaching gave our teachers practical strategies for student-centered learning. She has my highest recommendation.”
Karli Lomax, PK-12 Director of Teaching and Learning, Georgetown International Academy
"Angela delivered a one-day workshop on inquiry-based learning for our whole teaching team across PYP, MYP, and DP. She was open to understanding our school's needs and tailored the day to support our team in building a shared understanding of inquiry-based learning, with built-in application time personalised to each department. She has a wonderful manner and strong insights into each of the IB programmes, which our team responded well to. The modelling of a number of inquiry activities and thinking protocols made the sessions particularly effective."
Marta Essinki, Head of Ermitage IB School
“Angela delivered an engaging, high impact session on concept based teaching for our English department. She made the ideas clear and immediately usable, linking theory to concrete strategies and tools. Her approachable style prompted thoughtful discussion and helped us plan with greater intention. We left energised and ready to put the learning into practice.”
Karen Herschleb, Head of English, Southbank International School
“Working with Angela was excellent. She tailored a full day concept based instruction workshop to our school, communicating clearly in advance and responding to our priorities. Staff found her inspiring, thorough, and highly practical, with valuable one to one support during the day and afterwards. As a colleague put it, the best professional development in years.”
Kristen Pollard, IBMYP and IBDP English Language and Literature Teacher, former MYP Coordinator, International School Eindhoven
“Angela delivered a focused and practical session with our English team, offering clear ways to build a purposeful, creative, and inspiring curriculum. Her insights were relevant, actionable, and well judged for our context. The session strengthened our thinking and gave us next steps we could use immediately. I would happily invite her back to lead further development.”
Nicholas Bruce, Deputy Headteacher, Teaching and Learning, The International School of The Hague