Jill Colyer

Jill Colyer

Jill Colyer has worked in educational leadership positions for over 20 years. Throughout her career, Jill has been committed to improving student outcomes and supporting teacher growth. She has worked as a classroom teacher, coordinator, and principal in both public and private school systems. As a principal, Jill led one of her schools through the International Baccalaureate (IB) authorization process and the school became an IB World School in the Primary Years Programme. Jill also worked in the curriculum and assessment division of the Ontario Ministry of Education.

Jill was the national coordinator of the Historical Thinking Project, a pan-Canadian history education reform initiative that works with provincial education authorities, teaching associations, and publishers to embed critical historical thinking skills into curriculum documents, educational resources, and pedagogical practice. She has also served as the editor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation educational current affairs program News in Review.

In addition to working as a principal, she currently works with educational publishers and gives in-services to teachers and administrators across Canada.