Speaking & Professional Learning
A school can be full of caring people and still run on structures that make care harder to practise.
Dr. Cameron McCuaig works with schools, districts, conferences, and education communities to examine a larger question: who is public education designed to serve, and what needs to change when the system stops serving students well?
Drawing on classroom and school leadership experience, doctoral research into democratic education, and the work behind School the System, Cam connects system-level questions with the decisions educators and leaders make every day. His sessions explore how policy, standardization, professional judgment, student voice, belonging, and shared responsibility shape school life, while offering practical ways to build structures that serve students without giving up clarity, safety, or adult responsibility.
Bring this conversation to your school or event
Cam’s sessions can be shaped around the questions your community is already wrestling with, from classroom practice and student participation to school leadership, policy, professional judgment, public education, and systems change.
Keynotes, seminars, workshops, and facilitated professional learning can be adapted for teachers, school leaders, district teams, parent communities, conference audiences, and professional learning groups. Sessions can stay broad and systems-focused or move into practical implementation through the Web of Rights and democratic school practices.
To discuss availability, format, or a custom session, get in touch here.
Past Events
Rights-Informed Classroom Management: The Web of Rights
Virtual Seminar | Northeastern University | November 25, 2025
Hosted by Dr. Wendy Crocker
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A virtual seminar for graduate students on building a rights-informed lens for classroom management using the Web of Rights. The session explored how safety, dignity, voice, and shared responsibility can shape classroom structures beyond compliance.
Learning, Teaching and Their Connections
In-Person Seminar | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KSA | March 2025
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A seminar for teacher candidates exploring the relationship between learning and teaching, and how the Web of Rights and Democratic School Model can help educators build more connected, responsive, and rights-informed classrooms.
Democratizing Schools
Virtual Presentation | Boston-Area Higher Education Institutes | November 6, 2024
Hosted by Dr. Noor Ali
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A virtual presentation offered to faculty and graduate students on the importance of helping elementary-aged students engage with the concepts of real democracy. The session explored how democratic classroom experiences can help children better understand voice, participation, responsibility, and informed citizenship.
Honouring the Voice of the Child: A Rights-Based Approach Seminar
Seminar | King’s College, Western University | April 2017
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A seminar for undergraduate students in the Child Development program. The session included observations of Dr. McCuaig’s kindergarten classroom, followed by a seminar and question period focused on how a rights-informed classroom functions in practice.