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  • #HWDSBaccelerate – Adele Stanfield

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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.  Adele Stanfield is…

  • How to Avoid Your Reptile Brain

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    Sue Dunlop

    Imagine this scenario: you are in a workshop. The facilitator asks for ideas or suggestions. You bravely put up your hand or speak out to offer something. The facilitator says, “Well, but…” What happens to you? Or this one: you are in a conversation with your boss, who is a great person. She asks a…

  • 3 Reasons I Go to Edcamp

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    Sue Dunlop

    I attended Edcamp Leadership this week: my fifth time at an Edcamp and a great day! Let me tell you why. 1) The Unconference Model:  Educators want choice and autonomy when it comes to their professional learning. They want to decide what they need to learn to meet student and staff needs better. They want to…

  • #Nerdlution Comments

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    Sue Dunlop

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  • Listen More Than You Talk

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    Sue Dunlop

    “One thing is certain about the role of a school leader – it is people intensive!” (in Coaching Conversations: Transforming Your School Culture One Conversation at a Time, by Linda Gross Cheliotes and Marceta A. Reilly). Not only that, but every day as a principal or vice principal is filled with all kinds of conversations…

  • Commenting is Connecting

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    Sue Dunlop

    ETMOOC Post #1 When I blog, I do it for me.  The act of writing provokes more focussed reflection. It takes my thoughts about a topic or issue and forces me to bring them to order.  Every time I blog, I learn about what is really important to me and how to communicate it. I…