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Professional Development

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We are an educational consultancy that builds social emotional learning and creative engagement in tricky, unsettling situations. We support educators in early learning, K-12, and community organizations in their work when scenarios are complex - and behaviors we find challenging arise. 

We're here to support your team in working through tricky or challenging situations. We do this through big group or one-on-one consultations focusing on the following areas:

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  • Building tangible, practical social emotional learning skills

  • Training in pro-active and in the moment strategies for responding - versus reacting to behavior we find challenging

  • Using creative engagement practices to engage learners/clients/customers, particularly those we find challenging to work with

  • Learning how to build rapport with learners/clients/customers we find challenging, and the importance of boundaries, expectations, and flexibility

  • Supporting learners/clients/customers who experience anxiety

  • Engaging in real-plays to support a greater understanding of different perspectives 

  • Being aware that systems can amplify behavior we find challenging, and guidance around increasing learner/client/customer voice, choice, and agency

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Our upcoming professional development events can be found here

​All sessions are available as virtual or in-person in 2-hour, half-day, or full day time frames to suit your team's needs. â€‹ For more information, e-mail Katy at REiLlearning@gmail.com.

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Katy is on the Association of Early Childhood Educators Newfoundland (NL) Facilitators List 

PD Supporting Children Anxiety 

Professional Development for Your Team

We create and facilitate engaging, dynamic sessions for school, out of school, government, corporate, and community organization staff who want to creatively engage learners/clients/customers. 
 

We love designing tailored sessions for you and your organization and have the following sessions available:​​

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Supporting Learners Who Experience Anxiety 

Creatively Engaging Learners

Incorporating Social-Emotional Learning into Practice

Pro-Active Strategies 

Case Scenarios & Real-Plays

Inclusive Foundations: Strengthening Our Practice

REiL Learning: Support for all Learners

Quality Out of School Programs

The Big 3

What's Up With Bullying?

Educator Well-Being

PD Creatively Engaging
PD Social Emotional Learning
PD Pro Active Strategies 
PD Case Scenarios
PD Inclusive Foundations
PD REiL Learning
PD Out of School Programs
PD Big 3
PD Bullying
PD Well Being
"We had the opportunity to work with Katy twice this school year. Katy’s workshops were engaging and encouraged participation. Katy offers a flexible, open approach and worked with us before the dates to ensure that she was addressing our district's diverse needs. She listened carefully to participants and incorporated their experiences into the group activities and discussions. Katy provided a safe, inspiring space for participants. We all left feeling empowered and heard! We look forward to having Katy here again in the future."
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Laura Syms, Professional Development Chair, Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association

Looking for a tailored session that you don't see listed here? Be in touch with Katy to build something specific for you and your team. 

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© 2025 by Katy Bigsby / REiL Learning

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 We acknowledge and respect the lÉ™k̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory we work and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

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