Liz Collett

High-impact Educational Leader and Consultant with over 20 years of expertise driving systemic instructional improvement across Ontario, Alberta, and the Yukon. Specializes in designing innovative, evidence-based literacy and numeracy frameworks, facilitating professional development for educators and administrators, and integrating culturally authentic First Nations perspectives into core curricula. Combining a Master of Education with a Bachelor of Commerce, brings a unique blend of pedagogical mastery, strategic change management, and stakeholder collaboration to senior consulting.

Consultant, Curriculum & Assessment at Yukon Department of Education First Nations Initiatives Branch (2025-11 – Present)

• Co-direct the Mathematics and Literacy portfolio for the First Nations Initiatives Branch, providing strategic curriculum and assessment guidance to educators across territorial schools.
• Collaborate with cross-departmental working group to decolonize K-12 assessment tools, such as the Early Numeracy Screener, by integrating First Nations ways of knowing, doing, and being.
• Provide 1:1 coaching and modeling for Kindergarten educators to implement play-based learning frameworks aligned with the BC Early Learning Framework and British Columbia Curriculum.
• Facilitate small and large group professional learning sessions for educators territory-wide.
• Collaborating with the Yukon Association of Education Professionals to develop nature-based resources and pedagogical innovations for the Fall 2026 Professional Development Conference.
• Manage program budgets, HR/hiring processes, and coordinate initiatives across multiple government branches.

Assistant Principal & Instructional Coach at Edmonton Public Schools (2021-01 – 2025-01)

• Coached and mentored K–8 educators in high-impact instructional design, differentiated learning strategies, and data-driven literacy and numeracy interventions.
• Spearheaded intercultural and inclusive curriculum initiatives, collaborating with local Elders to weave Grandfather's Teachings and First Nations worldviews into core student programming.
• Led professional development and performance evaluations for multi-disciplinary support staff to optimize student regulation, language acquisition, and engagement.
• Designed a cost-effective, inclusive inner-city Forest School curriculum tailored explicitly for complex-needs learners and for a Kindergarten/High School collaborative learning model.

Complex Needs & Literacy Lead Teacher at Edmonton Public Schools (2017-01 – 2021-01)

• Built custom diagnostic and formative assessment frameworks for Grade 1–6 complex needs portfolios and directed English Language Learner (ELL) programming.
• Focused on systemic literacy improvements and specialized instructional support for learners with diverse needs.

Vice Principal & Mathematics Lead at Bluewater District School Board (2013-01 – 2017-01)

• Strategically aligned regional school operation goals with Ontario's provincial Math Action Plan and District School Improvement Plans.
• Designed and executed a comprehensive, Mathematics professional learning blueprint and resource bank for rural educators.
• Chaired District Administrator Symposiums; secured national experts on "Change Leadership in Mathematics."
• Managed and evaluated targeted after-school literacy and numeracy remediation projects to accelerate achievement for students approaching provincial standards.

Student Work Study Teacher & Action Researcher at Simcoe County District School Board (2009-01 – 2012-01)

• Led cross-school action research teams analyzing systemic gaps in student achievement for the Ontario Ministry of Education.
• Co-created an analytical question bank used by district administrators for instructional walkthroughs and pedagogy audits.
• Aligned evidence-based practices with real-time student data to design job-embedded professional development frameworks adopted district-wide.

Secondary Literacy Consultant at Simcoe County District School Board (2011-01 – 2012-01)

Partnered with secondary English departments to develop provincial standard success criteria for writing.

Mathematics Curriculum Developer at Simcoe County District School Board (2011-01 – 2012-01)

Authored intermediate mathematics curricula for remedial and transitional student cohorts.

Literacy Coach & K–8 Teacher at Simcoe County District School Board (2004-01 – 2013-01)

Co-authored standardized diagnostic writing assessment tools for district-wide use.

Master of Education – Charles Sturt University (2020-01)

Bachelor of Education – York University (2004-01)

Bachelor of Commerce – McGill University (1986-01)