EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Education from the University of BC Visiting student at Simon Fraser University Graduate Diploma Studies Program - SFU Professional Development Workshops include: Fast Forward Instruction Strategies for Challenging Behaviour Teaching and Learning with the Brain in Mind Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders Promoting Social-Emotional Competence and Social Responsibility A Series of ESL Workshops for Resource Teachers

TEACHING STYLE
Marian Wagner has found teaching to be a gratifying, portable skill. She has taught in the lower mainland and overseas in a variety of teaching situations. She believes that in order to develop critical thinking skills students must have the opportunity and room to investigate, reflect, collaborate and communicate their personal views. As a retired teacher, she used her experience and knowledge to co-create a relevant, middle school simulation program. Through role play, students are transported to a distant exoplanet where they discover the importance of awareness, empathy and a sense of connectedness when seeking solutions to global issues; particularly, forced migration and climate change. Her current passion lies in creating awareness of this detailed simulation adventure that has been piloted and translated into French. It is currently being taught in a Coquitlam middle school. For more information go to emmcee.ca