Jennifer Riddel
(she/her)
HEAD PIN
Growing up in Edmonton, Jennifer obtained her BSc and BEd from the University of Alberta. She was a teacher on call following her move to Victoria, BC, in 2006. In 2007, she focused on educational resource development with Open School BC in the BC Public Service.
During her time with Open School BC and in the Ministry of Education, she held roles including instructional designer, project manager, team manager, Director of Open School BC, and Executive Director of Online Learning and Educational Resources.
In 2023, after moving to the Cowichan Valley, Jennifer joined the Outside Pin team to support and help manage a growing business. As the Head Pin of business operations for Outside Pin Consulting, Jennifer holds a variety of roles, including establishing and implementing business systems, leading client relations, financial operations, and various projects, administering online courses, and coordinating live events. Jennifer, our Head Pin, keeps us all focused and on task. She has exceptional skills in creating data tables, using checklists, and reminding Shelley to pay her bills.
When Jennifer is not working, she takes her dog for a walk, preferably near water. She encourages birds to make nests on her deck and enjoys their company while watching the sunrise and eating blackberries. Cream in her coffee is a must, as is crafting and jewellery making, while her wife cheers for the Toronto Maple Leafs (preferably in a separate room).
Shelley Moore
(she/her)
THE ORIGINAL OUTSIDE PIN
Shelley has worked with students, classrooms, and schools K-12 as a teacher, leader, consultant, and coach. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, working with teacher candidates beginning their careers. Shelley holds an undergraduate degree in Special Education (University of Alberta), a master's (Simon Fraser University), and a Ph.D. (University of British Columbia).
Her first book, One Without the Other, is a best seller and is a follow-up resource to her January 2016 TEDx talk. She has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed articles, and her research has been featured at national and international conferences. Shelley has been hosted on blog posts and a guest on numerous podcasts, including Think Inclusive, Free Range Humans, The Tom Shimmer Podcast, Good Things in Life Podcast, and Let’s Talk Science. As an Outside Pin, Shelley is the dreamer who thinks outside the box and is often caught wandering about, finding trouble, and going rogue.
When Shelley isn’t working, she runs around Bowen Island with her family: her wife Jessica, her two daughters Mette and Iben, and their Irish Terrier, Ruth.
Outside Pin Management Team
Meet the Team that Keeps us in the Game!
Outside Pin Consulting’s management services are provided by a small but mighty team working together behind the scenes to ensure everything is running smoothly so that the consultants can do what they do best!
Transforming Inclusive Education
Outside Pin Overview
Helping School Communities Construct Inclusive Learning Experiences for All
Outside Pin Consulting is a community of educators, facilitators, and changemakers working together to build authentic, inclusive learning environments. Through keynotes, workshops, professional development, and consulting, we help communities change their aim to reach every student, ensuring no one is left behind.
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What We Offer
Shifting Mindsets and Practices to Support Inclusive Classrooms
Outside Pin Consulting offers multiple services designed to meet the needs of districts, schools, classrooms, and organizations and communities committed to inclusive education and equity-oriented practices.
Keynote
Presentations:
Inspiring talks that challenge outdated thinking, learning, and educational practices to ignite and provoke meaningful change.
Workshops & Professional Development:
Practical sessions equipping participants with strategies to learn about and engage in more inclusive and equity-oriented practices.
Consulting
Services:
Personalized support to implement sustainable, inclusive approaches and create long-lasting change
Custom
Programs:
Solutions for your team or community’s unique needs.
Our Commitments
Aiming for the Hardest to Reach
Outside Pins support students who have historically been and are presently marginalized in educational systems. We commit to supporting the students who are hardest to reach so that we can help everyone better.
Our approaches are rooted in recognizing and celebrating all learners’ diverse strengths, identities, and needs without the expectation to change who they are or conform to a dominant group or status quo. We believe that everyone can be included in any community, and the community needs to change to make it happen, not the student.
Our Focus:
Collaborative Outcomes for ALL Learners
Let's Build a More Inclusive Future Together
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are the cornerstones of our work. Every individual deserves to be seen, valued, and supported. Our approach is rooted in recognizing and celebrating all learners’ diverse strengths, backgrounds, and needs. We strive to create environments where everyone feels empowered to make a difference and has the opportunity to succeed.
Inclusive Education
Equal opportunity and access for all students to be welcomed into community-based inclusive classrooms and provided equitable resources that enable growth, belonging, and contribution within these communities.
Universal Design and Layered Support Models
Moving away from individual adaptations and modifications and towards universal supports that reduce barriers for all students; and providing additional layers of supports to increase independence and agency for students to manage their needs.
Equity Oriented Practices
Using universally designed, culturally responsive, and inclusive planning frameworks and practices that provide accessible entry points to grade-level curriculum for all students.
Inclusive and Competency IEPs
Relying on strengths instead of deficits and working to centre students and families as co-constructors of needs-based and curriculum-aligned individual education plans that are blueprints for supporting many students in an inclusive classroom.
Kayla Shand
(she/her)
PINSETTER
Kayla, born and raised in Southern Alberta, now resides in Edmonton. Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Management from Concordia University in Edmonton. She spent 10 years as a recruiter in the energy sector and has been working for Outside Pin Consulting since 2020. Her role includes contract management, liaising with clients, invoicing, and administering bookings. Pinsetter Kayla keeps us all in line and makes sure we get up after we fall down! She keeps everyone in the know about important updates and deadlines. She is excellent at reminders and keeping meetings short and to the point!
When Kayla is not working, she is watching reruns of Ted Lasso and hoping Carlos Sainz beats Max Verstappen in the next F1 race, which all happens while managing her beautiful twin's busy schedule! She loves it when her husband cooks and appreciates a good blanket. Pineapples will always bring her a smile, and a week at the beach will bring her sanity.
David Andrew
(he/him)
BALL RETURN
David is a lifelong resident of Edmonton, with a Diploma in Business Administration and Management from NAIT and a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) from the University of Alberta. His role at Outside Pin Consulting includes video editing for Shelley’s virtual sessions and additional technical support. David is the Ball Return on our team because we throw everything at him, and he always sends it back in a timely, organized, and reliable way…the total opposite of Shelley.
When David isn’t working, he referees football games, dreaming of one day making it to the CFL. He is a diehard Nintendo Lego Indiana Jones fan and spends many hours strategizing ways to enroll his children in sports that will increase their likelihood of going to the Olympics.