Katie White

Katie White is an award-winning author and educational consultant with more than 30 years of experience in education. She has been a system leader, an administrator, a learning coach, and a K–12 classroom and online teacher.

Katie was an integral part of leading her school system’s multiyear journey through renewed curricula and standards/outcome-based assessment and reporting. Through her varied roles, she has developed an integrated understanding of the relationships between learning, curriculum, assessment, instruction, environment, data, Response to Intervention, and strategic planning. Her work with educators and leaders supports both a holistic understanding of learners and how they interact with our school systems alongside an in-depth refinement of practices that support confident and intentional teaching and learning in classrooms.

Katie has worked as a contracted writer and assessment expert for various groups, including the Saskatchewan Professional Development Unit, the Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit with the University of Saskatchewan, as well as the LEGO Company (as creativity and assessment specialist). Katie is past president and current board member of the non-profit Canadian Assessment for Learning Network, which strives to advance assessment for learning in Canadian classrooms.

Katie has authored or co-authored five educational books, with a sixth ready for release in fall 2026. Katie has also contributed to several books by other authors as well as the All Things Assessment blog and has appeared on many podcasts and webinars.

She received a Bachelor of Education and Master of Education in Curriculum Studies from the University of Saskatchewan. She has also been awarded the Arbos Award for contributions to education and the teaching profession in the province of Saskatchewan.