The CURIOV8 team
Experience across mathematics, leadership, curiosity and innovation.
CURIOV8 brings together educators whose work spans school leadership, mathematics education, embodied curiosity, international education, AI in schools and teacher professional learning.
Our roles
A small team with complementary expertise.
CURIOV8 is led by co-founders Dr. Megel Barker and Dr. Sheree Rodney, with Levi Wilson serving as senior advisor and consultant. The team's shared commitment is to help teachers engage with mathematics, technology and professional development in ways that are practical, reflective and deeply human.
The profiles below give a concise summary of each person's role, expertise and body of work.
Co-founder
Dr. Megel Barker
Educational leadership, responsible AI and international education
Dr. Megel Barker is an international school leader, author and educational researcher. His current work connects school leadership, responsible AI integration, teacher professional development and strategic innovation in schools.
Public profiles identify Dr. Barker as Head of Middle School at TASIS England and describe a career spanning Jamaica, the United Kingdom and Oman. His writing and editorial work includes international school leadership, critical issues in international education, diversity and inclusion, and practical leadership for educators.
Selected body of work
- International school leadership, including middle school leadership at TASIS England.
- Edited work on issues and trends in international school leadership.
- Edited work on critical issues and global trends in international education.
- Writing on school leadership, diversity, inclusion and responsible innovation.
- Professional work connecting educational leadership, AI and teacher development.
Co-founder
Dr. Sheree Rodney
Curiosity, embodiment and mathematics education
Dr. Sheree Rodney works at the intersection of curiosity, embodiment, digital technology and mathematics education. Her work on Embodied Curiosity explores how learners construct mathematical meaning through interaction with digital tools, movement, noticing and inquiry.
Her public SFU profile identifies her as a Mathematics Education PhD alumna, with experience as an elementary teacher, secondary mathematics teacher, school administrator, mathematics specialist for Jamaica's Ministry of Education, part-time tertiary lecturer and school inspector. Her postdoctoral profile describes research related to technology integration in mathematics education under Dr. Nathalie Sinclair.
Selected body of work
- Doctoral work in mathematics education at Simon Fraser University.
- Research on Embodied Curiosity, digital technology and mathematical meaning-making.
- Professional experience as a teacher, mathematics specialist, lecturer, administrator and school inspector.
- Publication work on relational curiosity, mathematics and dynamic digital exploration.
- Research and teaching interests across embodiment, curiosity and mathematics education.
Senior advisor
Levi Wilson
Senior consultant | Career mathematics educator
Levi Wilson is a career mathematics educator with experience in the United Kingdom. As senior advisor and consultant, he supports CURIOV8's professional learning work through mathematics education expertise, classroom insight and curriculum-informed guidance.
His role strengthens CURIOV8's capacity to design professional development that remains grounded in the reality of mathematics teaching: the subject knowledge, planning decisions, classroom questions and practical routines that help teachers and students thrive.
Selected expertise
- Career mathematics educator with UK experience.
- Senior advisory support for mathematics professional development.
- Classroom-informed guidance on curriculum, planning and teacher practice.