Nathalie Lauriault
is a French Immersion educator who is dedicated to hands-on, experience-based learning for nourishing creative and curious minds. She encourages a positive attitude to learning by engaging students in inquiries and developing their awareness of the process of learning through movement and explorations so that they become lifelong learners. She previously served as the IBPYP coordinator at the Toronto French School in Canada. She was also awarded the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program where she led a project to extend learning in conceptual understanding and shared her research in a website: Inquiry in the Split Grade Classroom: Using concept-based instruction with a French Immersion program. She is the co-author of the best-selling book Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary (2017). She is also a consultant for Learning for a Sustainable Future, based in Ontario, Canada, where she leads many workshops to encourage teachers to bring the curriculum outdoors.

Competencies and Interests

Relevant Experience
IB Consultant and Presenter
Specialist in Elementary Education (AQ)
Specialist in French as Second Language (AQ)
Principal's Qualification PRogram (part 1&2)
Training in Adaptive Schools and Cognitive Coaching
Bachelor of Science- Chemistry, geomorphology
Bachelor of Education Primary and Junior/Intermediate
Lynn Erickson Concept-Based Curriculum & Instruction- Presenter and Trainer

Current Interests
Early years development
Embodied learning (dance)
Outdoor education
Life-long learning
Inquiry-based learning for young children
Social Emotional Learning

Support Offered
Professional workshops for early years teachers
Instructional coaching
Curriculum Co-Design
Curriculum Advising
Blog Plosts
The Power of Small Changes
This blog was written by LTT Extended Team Member, Karli Lomax as well as teacher Sandra Lima. My school, Graded: The American School of São Paulo –...
Share the Story of Your Course
This blog post was written and submitted by Learning that Transfers extended team member Kathy Beamer I once heard Usha James from The Critical...
Authentic Assessments of Learning That Transfers – A Learner’s Experience
This summer I enrolled in the level 3 advanced course about Authentic Assessments prepared by the Learning that Transfers Team. The holidays are...
Join the next Elementary Learning that Transfers Cohort
Online A/synchronous Learning
How can we help students use concepts and skills to understand the world around them and take informed action in their communities? We will guide elementary teachers through the design of a course overview, unit plan, instructional calendar, and lesson plan for learning that transfers.
