Dr. Judy Halbert and Dr. Linda Kaser are the co-directors of the Networks of Inquiry and Indigenous Education (NOIIE) and lead the Transformative Educational Leadership Program at UBC (TELP).
Linda and Judy have served as teachers, principals, district leaders and seconded directors at the Ministry of Education. They consult extensively with school systems internationally. They are deeply committed to achieving equity and quality for all learners—and to networking for innovation and improvement across systems. There are now ten international networks connected to the work initiated in BC.
Judy and Linda were identified by the Big Change Organization as Pioneers for their work with NOIIE and in 2019, along with Debbie Leighton Stephens, they were awarded the Cmolik Prize for the enhancement of public education in British Columbia.
They are the co-authors of Leading Through Spirals of Inquiry (2022), The Spiral Playbook (2017), Spirals of Inquiry for Equity and Quality (2013), Leadership Mindsets: Innovation and Learning in the Transformation of Schools (2009) and with Helen Timperley, A Framework for Transforming Learning in Schools: Innovation and the Spiral of Inquiry (2014).
