Dr. Leyton Schnellert

Leyton Schnellert has been a middle and secondary years classroom teacher and learning resource teacher, K–12. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia and Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship. His research attends to how teachers and learners can embrace student diversity, inclusive education, self- and co-regulation and pedagogical practices that draw from students’ funds of knowledge to build participatory, collaborative, and culturally-responsive learning communities. He has co-authored 6 books for educators including Developing Self-Regulating Learners, Student Diversity, the It’s All About Thinking series and Pulling Together.