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  • Bill Hughey – #HWDSBacclerate series

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    Sue Dunlop

    Here in HWDSB, we’ve been talking about how to transform relationships, environments and learning opportunities. The driver is pedagogy, but the accelerator is technology. Asking students to do this is one thing – but what about the educators? I’m asking connected educators around our district how they use technology to accelerate their learning.  Bill Hughey is…

  • My Great Privilege: To Work in Schools

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    Sue Dunlop

    There I was, in the classroom with a principal, chatting with a small group of primary aged children. One little one approached, “Can I show you my thinking?”  How fantastic is that?! Great things are happening in schools. Educators have the opportunity every single day to expand a young person’s thinking and make a positive difference…

  • Extending Trust is Hard but Essential

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    Sue Dunlop

    I wonder if you’re struggling with trusting someone right now. It comes to all of us. Other people’s trustworthiness influences us tremendously and can lead us to turning away and refusing to trust them. Onora O’Neill has a thoughtful and wonderful TED talk on this idea. We may lack trust in others, but are we trustworthy…

  • Do people do well if they want to, or if they can?

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    Sue Dunlop

    The phrase, people do well if they can, has been echoing in my head for the past few weeks. It’s a new way of thinking about others. My upbringing included the “work hard and don’t complain” belief.  One of its underlying messages was that people do well if they want to.  That meant if you didn’t do…

  • My Name Is…

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    Sue Dunlop

    Back to School posts are everywhere! It’s that time of year after all. It’s great to read about caring, relationship building, visioning. That is all super important. We know that if students and teachers don’t feel valued at school or if there aren’t good relationships, success for everyone goes waaaay down. But I think there…

  • It’s Summer – Take Some Time Off

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    Sue Dunlop

    Everyone needs vacation. There is no substitute for forcing your mind and body away from work, even if just for a week. (For the record, I believe people need way more than that.) Some folks say they just can’t. I don’t get that. There was a recent exchange on Twitter about the following blog post,…