“Tania has been working in partnership with our school for the past three years. In this time, she has guided us in the development of our Science and Social Studies curriculums, and helped us ensure that our Programme of Inquiry has a strong conceptual and transdisciplinary focus. Tania ran workshops with staff on planning and teaching for conceptual understanding after which our teachers came away buzzing with excitement, and with a clear understanding of how to apply a conceptual framework to teaching and learning. Tania is extremely knowledgeable and approachable, and has the ability to quickly zoom in on what is really important in order to help teachers see the forest for the trees”.

Ross Dawson, Primary Principal, Victoria Shanghai Academy, Hong Kong

“I have had the pleasure of working with Tania Lattanzio on PE curriculum development multiple times over the past five years. Tania is extremely knowledgeable - both in vertical/horizontal curriculum alignment and in the Primary Years Programme. My colleagues and I have always found that her presence leads to professional learning and the outcome of our time together consistently results in a curriculum that we know will be purposeful for our students' learning. Tania is an excellent listener and is always respectful and open-minded to all that she works with. She is also very flexible and is willing to make changes "on the fly" to ensure the professionals she is working with are able to be present and at their best. I look forward to future opportunities to work with, and learn from, Tania”.

Marcus Down, PYP PE Team Leader, NIST International School, Bangkok, Thailand

“Over the course of five years and at two different international schools (NIST in Bangkok, Thailand and Dresden International School in Dresden, Germany), I have worked closely with Tania Lattanzio to review curriculum, support teacher understanding of concept-based learning and teaching, and to develop materials to foster student inquiry. Tania’s knowledge, passion, and staunch commitment to learning are infectious and motivate teachers to improve. Tania has a unique way of connecting with all teachers and differentiates to meet their needs. She is personable and brings a sense of fun and joy to her sessions - teachers automatically engage with her and leave well-equipped and prepared to positively impact student learning and success. I highly recommend working with Tania Lattanzio - you won’t be disappointed!”

Beth A. Dressler, Primary Principal and Deputy Director, Dresden International School, Dresden, Germany

“I have personally known and worked with Tania Lattanzio since 2006 in various capacities. Within the last 12 years, I have contracted Tania over 12 to 18 months at these schools: Canadian International School, Singapore, Chatsworth International School, Singapore and more recently, Geelong Grammar School, Toorak Campus, Melbourne Australia.

Tania has supported each of the schools with our curriculum development in various areas such as: IB PYP Programme of Inquiries, whole school workshops in Units of Inquiry development; development of conceptual curriculums for specialist subjects (Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Drama and Mandarin), and for stand-alone subjects such as Health and Mathematics. Tania has worked with small and large groups of teachers, as well as one to one with teachers and leadership teams.

Tania’s approach to the professional development she offers has moved the teachers and the schools forward in their development of curriculum. The teachers’ confidence to deliver their classroom teaching and learning programmes improved as a result. Tania’s warm and gentle approach, supporting teachers has made her a very welcomed visitor in each of the schools. Tania’s UpToDate knowledge of curriculum practices and pedagogy has improved the overall learning and teaching programmes at each of the schools in which she has worked. The most effective changes have occurred because Tania returns and builds on the practices and understandings from previous visits.

Overall, I can wholeheartedly recommend Tania Lattanzio for in-school or regional curriculum development workshops, supporting an inquiry pedagogy and constructivist learning in schools”.

Mario Guaci, Head of Learning and Teaching / PYP Coordinator , Geelong Grammar School: Toorak Campus, Melbourne, Australia

“We were fortunate enough to have Tania Lattanzio (Innovative Global Education) spend a week with us at ICSA in September 2019. During that time, Tania worked with a range of teachers, covering all ages and subjects. Before the visit, Tania ensured that she familiarised herself with the context of the school so that she could be well prepared. Tania worked with individual grade level and subject teams to craft exciting, student-centred units of inquiry, everything from PreK to Grade 8 Maths. She helped teachers to understand the concepts behind the units, emphasised the need for hooking students in and keeping them engaged, and ensured that there was a clear flow from the framing questions to the assessment task, allowing for student questions and choice. She worked very efficiently with the time she had. She was able to respond to the individual needs of teachers instantly. At the end of the week, we benefited from having well written units which acted as models for future units, a broader understanding of inquiry and conceptual understanding, and a clearer picture of assessment tasks and rubrics. Tania concluded her visit with a whole-staff interactive session on the use of provocations to stimulate learning. This was well received, providing strategies that could be instantly used in classrooms. Tania is extremely knowledgeable about curriculum, innovations in education, resources and strategies. She is quick to gauge a situation and to respond accordingly, and is extremely efficient. She is a pleasure to work with and I recommend her highly as a consultant”.

Kath Adams, Curriculum Coordinator, International Community School of Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire

“I first collaborated with Tania at AISJ as a Teaching and Learning Coach and Service Learning Coordinator to help teachers in building conceptual understanding in units of inquiry. Tania’s easy going personality and sense of humor were appreciated by teachers and admin at AISJ. She was welcomed back several times to continue to build conceptual inquiry into the curriculum K-12 by consulting with teams of teachers and through her engaging weekend workshops. After leaving AISJ to start Serve Learn Educational Consultants several years ago, I continued to collaborate with Tania. Her expertise helped us with our K-12 Serve Learn Curriculum enduring understandings and essential question refinement. I highly recommend Tania and Innovative Global Education for their workshops and consulting to schools or organizations wishing to build conceptual understanding”.

Tara Merks Barton, American International School Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa