Camilla Nygaard

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Camilla Nygaard is an academic project leader for school development at the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 

Nygaard has leadership experience stemming from her roles as Chief Municipal Officer for Education, principal at a lower secondary school, and department head at an upper secondary school. She holds a master’s degree in Public Management and Governance from Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Nygaard is a qualified general education teacher with an intermediate specialization in English and has teaching experience at both lower and upper secondary school levels. 

Nygaard’s academic interests include the leadership of professional learning communities in schools and how effective processes and structures for collaboration contribute to increased competence among all staff, ultimately benefiting students’ health, inclusion, well-being, and learning.  Nygaard is particularly interested in how we learn and the conditions that enable learning.