Katie White is an author, coach and independent educational consultant who spends her days working to transform the educational experience for educational leaders, teachers, and students. She has a passion for helping others develop a personalized understanding of the connections between curriculum, assessment, and instruction and creative approaches for reaching and teaching every single learner in every single classroom. She currently facilitates adult learning worldwide and feels privileged to grow
through her interactions with so many gifted educators and leaders.

 

With more than 30 years of experience in education, she has been a system leader, a school-based administrator, a learning coach, and a K–12 classroom and online teacher. She has also developed training programs and conducted research studies. As a result of her diverse career, she has developed an integrated understanding of the relationships between learning and teaching, planning and instruction, and assessment and growth. Her work with educators supports both a holistic understanding of learners and how they interact with our school systems alongside an in-depth refinement of practices and systemic decisions that support teaching and learning in classrooms.

 

In addition to consulting, Katie has worked as a contracted writer and assessment expert for various groups, including the Saskatchewan Professional Development Unit, authoring their provincial assessment accreditation training, as well as the LEGO Company as a creativity and assessment specialist. Katie has also conducted research with the Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit (University of Saskatchewan), consulted with the undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Regina, and developed instruction and assessment supports for the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Katie is past-president and current newsletter editor of the non-profit Canadian Assessment for Learning Network.

 

Her books (authored or co-authored) include:

• Softening the Edges: Assessment Practices that Honor K-12 Teachers and Learners

• Unlocked: Assessment as the Key to Everyday Creativity in the Classroom

• Student Self-Assessment: Data Notebooks, Portfolios and Other Tools to Advance Learning

• Concise Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Assessment
  and Grading

• Teacher as Assessment Leader (2nd Ed., Guskey, T. ed.)

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She is currently working on a new book with co-author Dr. Chris DeLuca and has contributed to several other books published by other authors. Her blog posts can be found on several websites, and her voice can be heard on many podcasts.

​She received a Bachelor of Education and Master of Education in Curriculum Studies from the University of Saskatchewan.

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