Learning Opportunities

Chris Zarski has been an educator for over 40 years, and has served as a teacher, principal, supervisor and director and Examiner for Alberta Education. Currently is serving as a Curriculum Implementation Consultant with CARC on secondment from her role as the Director of Instruction and Staff Development for STAR Catholic Schools. Chris has led numerous district wide initiatives, provided over 600 professional learning sessions, and co-authored/consulted on 18 mathematics resources. She is actively involved with the pedagogy of deeper learning, authentic assessment designs enhancing curriculum delivery and the integration of FNMI resources into all curriculums. Chris loves to learn and believes that all students have the ability to learn at high levels. She also believes that teachers have the best profession ever – enlightening new minds and sparking interest in learning! 

Jackie Taylor is currently serving as the one of the Career Education team members for The Consortium. Jackie has spent the last ten years of her 35 year career specializing in leadership of career education, dual credit, work experience and collegiate programming. Recently as the Executive Director of Learning for Chinook’s Edge School Division and Olds College, as well as the Central Alberta Collegiate Institute (CACI), Jackie has been deeply involved in the development of these secondary and postsecondary experiences within our school systems.