Lisa Anne Floyd

I hold a PhD from Western University, focusing on coding in Teacher Education. My current research interests are within K-12 STEM and teacher education. I have a Master's in Professional Education (MPEd) in the field of mathematics education, an Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from Western University, as well as a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree from OISE at the University of Toronto.

I am currently an assistant professor at Wilfrid Laurier University where I teach both mathematics and science/science and technology education courses in the BEd program. I have also taught STEM, science and technology and mathematics education in the BEd and graduate programs at Western University for 10 years, receiving the 2016 and 2019 Award for Excellence in Teaching in an undergraduate program.

I have worked with over 20 school districts in Ontario and beyond supporting educators with integrating coding into their mathematics and science classes in K-9 through professional development. I have also consulted for both for-profit and not-for-profit educational organizations, as well as the Ontario ministry of education, supporting the creation and review of educational materials related to STEM.

I am grateful to have been awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship (Doctoral program) through SSHRC, an award to promote continued excellence in Canadian research by rewarding and retaining high-caliber doctoral students at Canadian institutions. I've also received an Ontario Graduate Scholarship in 2021 for my research work in my PhD program. My PhD supervisor was Dr. George Gadanidis, a math education professor.

I am the 2025 recipient of the Angeliki Tataridou Memorial Graduate Award, recognizing my academic achievement within a research focus on mathematics education. I am honoured to have received the 2021 Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence - Certificate of Achievement. In 2019, I was inducted into the Society of Descartes Medallists at the University of Waterloo for my contribution to computer science and math education in Ontario, receiving the Rene Descartes Medal. I am also grateful to have been awarded the Western University Art Geddes Learning About Teaching Award in 2020.

In 2019, I completed the Graduate Student Innovation Scholar program, offered in partnership through WORLDiscoveries and the Pierre Morrisette Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Ivy Business School.

I've had the honour to coauthor the 3rd Edition of Coding for Young Mathematicians - Using Scratch and Python in collaboration with Dr. George Gadanidis. I contributed to My Best Idea in Math, a newly released book for K–12 educators, school board administrators, and ministry officials, written alongside many esteemed educators in Ontario. I have also had the privilege to co-author articles and chapters published in academic journals and books focusing on computational thinking, coding, mathematics and science education.

I cohosted TVO's Coding in the Classroom site. On this site, resources, webinars and coding tools have been created and shared to support educators with navigating Ontario's new grades 1-8 Mathematics, Grade 9 Mathematics, and grades 1-8 Science and Technology curriculum, each of which include a coding component.

I have over 20 years of experience teaching within the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) where I have taught computer science, mathematics, science and experiential learning.