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Ted brings over 30 years of experience in education across Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta, having served as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and instructional leader. His work focuses on learning for transfer, conceptual understanding, and the explicit teaching of thinking skills. He is particularly interested in how a range of instructional strategies, used across grades and subject areas, can deepen student understanding and support meaningful learning. Trained in Control Theory and Restitution–Self Discipline, Ted also has extensive experience supporting positive classroom environments and responsive approaches to student behaviour. For more than 15 years, he has also worked with gifted and twice-exceptional learners, developing approaches that both challenge and support diverse student needs. Ted enjoys working with educators to refine instructional practices that strengthen student thinking and improve learning outcomes.

Ted brings over 30 years of experience in education across Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Alberta, having served as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and instructional leader. His work focuses on learning for transfer, conceptual understanding, and the explicit teaching of thinking skills. He is particularly interested in how a range of instructional strategies, used across grades and... Read more »

Jess Oracheski is currently a classroom teacher, teaching junior high science in Buffalo Trail Public Schools since 2010. She has a zest for life, and always tries to infuse fun into her classroom. She has a passion for incorporating technology into her daily lessons, making her courses paperfree for almost 10 years. When she isn't teaching or consulting, she is spending time with her 3 boys on a farm she shares with her husband.

Jess Oracheski is currently a classroom teacher, teaching junior high science in Buffalo Trail Public Schools since 2010. She has a zest for life, and always tries to infuse fun into her classroom. She has a passion for incorporating technology into her daily lessons, making her courses paperfree for almost 10 years. When she isn't teaching or consulting, she is spending time with... Read more »