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
Expansive Framing
Hello educators! Last week I continued with my ‘shifts in practice’ journey, moving on to shifts in the role of curriculum and instruction. ...
Student-Teacher Relationships
It turns out, developing strong teacher-student relationships in a “community of learners” takes more than a week - who knew? This is going to be a...
LTT Foundations
This month I am taking a deeper dive into Shifts in Practice (Chapter 2 of Learning That Transfers). Having had a whistle stop tour of a few LTT...
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.
