ABOUT US
We are a team of educators from the Central Okanagan Public Schools in Kelowna, B.C. We collaborate with groups of educators from all of our district’s 45 schools in iterative cycles of co-planning, co-teaching, and co-learning.
Our team’s vision is to create powerful learning experiences for each adult learner in order to provide powerful learning experiences for each student. Our cultural values are the foundation for the professional learning that we
co-create with the educators in our district.
Marnie Birkeland
Teacher
Marnie is deeply committed to innovating learning environments to help each learner feel success as they grow from who they are to become lifelong learners. In her downtime, Marnie enjoys singing and playing the guitar, reading, and making memories with her family.
email: marnie.birkeland@sd23.bc.ca
twitter: @marniebirkeland
phone: 250-860-9729 ext 4263
Janine Chabot
Teacher
Kevin Dent
Teacher
Kevin is passionate about helping students to learn about things that they are meaningful and interesting to them. He is particularly fascinated by discovering all the ways that learning math can be joyful for educators and students.
email: kevin.dent@sd23.bc.ca
twitter: @dent_official
phone: 250-860-9729
Kristy Fletcher
Teacher
Kelly Hanson
Teacher
Kelly is dedicated to supporting learning as an ongoing, responsive, inquiry process. She loves collaborating and co-creating experiences that value students holistically and nurtures their unique gifts in the context of their communities. Kelly enjoys spending time with her family and she is an avid reader, runner, and lover of all animals (especially her golden retriever, Echo).
email: kelly.hanson@sd23.bc.ca
phone: 250-860-9729 ext
Lindsey Schroeder
Teacher
Lindsey has a background in math and science and is passionate about exploring ways to improve learning for all students. She believes in fostering cultures where students are empowered to have agency over their learning and develop the competencies they will need to become successful citizens. Outside of work, Lindsey plays soccer, hikes, and enjoys spending time with friends.
email: lindsey.schroeder@sd23.bc.ca
Twitter: @LindsSchroeder9
phone: 250-860-9729 ext 4091
Kristi Langlois
Teacher
Kristi has a background in teaching in community and cross-curricular inquiry based learning. She is passionate about empowering and supporting educators to help make their learning environment a fun and exciting place to be for all. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym, trail running, and being outdoors with her family.
email: kristi.langlois@sd23.bc.ca
phone: 250-860-9729 ext.
Tess Perry
Teacher
Jordan Kleckner
Director of Instruction - Learning & Innovation
Director of Instruction - Learning and Innovation
email: jordan.kleckner@sd23.bc.ca
phone: 250 860-9729