Robin Long

Robin is an educator from the Lester B Pearson School Board and a former professional cooking instructor.  She acts as the Provincial Vocational Education Consultant, supporting and facilitating collaboration between the vocational centres of the English and Indigenous school boards in Quebec.  Before entering into education in 2014, she spent 19 years as a professional cook in Canada, the United States and Europe.  Her education journey includes a French baccalauréat du second degré, a German Fachhochshulreife, undergraduate studies in Political Science, an Associate of Occupational Studies in Hotel and Restaurant Management, a Baccalauréat en enseignement professionnelle, and soon a Masters in Education Technology.  She loves all things education – technology integration in teaching, student and teacher empowerment, differentiated pedagogy, project-based learning and universal design.  When she grows up, she hopes to become a botanical illustrator and professional knitter in the Canadian Arctic.