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  • EXPLORE – #oneword for 2018

    EXPLORE – #oneword for 2018

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    Sue Dunlop

    January 1 is a “let’s get to it” day. Last week, I set my reading goal for the year. I created my January bullet journal pages. I also did laundry, but don’t worry, that’s not just a new year’s thing. Now it’s time for my #oneword which has become a yearly tradition (see my last…

  • Top Three Posts of 2017

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    Sue Dunlop

    I like to do a little roundup of which posts generated the most traffic each year. It’s always interesting, a little like my #bestnine on Instagram.  What others like best is not always what I thought. Here are the top three of 2017. My Leadership Inquiry: the new Problem of Practice  Thanks to the work…

  • How Much Can You Care?

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    Sue Dunlop

    Education is a caring profession. Educators I know chose it because they care about others, and especially about kids. If we only go into teaching because we are fascinated by the subject, then burn out happens. It’s great to be inspired by the content of what you’re teaching; we also have to be inspired by…

  • Let’s Have Classrooms Full of Books!

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    Sue Dunlop

    Creative, inquisitive classrooms are wonderful. But no matter how great the classroom looks, or how many provocations are employed, a classroom must have books. I love to read. I’ve talked about it in this space before here.  Frederick Douglass said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”  It’s the freedom to go anywhere…

  • A Simple and Powerful Leadership Truth

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    Sue Dunlop

    We love to ask grand questions. What was your best day ever? What was the worst part of your vacation? What is your favourite book of all time? These kinds of questions can be great conversation starters, but I always have trouble answering them. How can I choose one book of the hundreds I’ve read?…

  • GRACE – #Oneword for 2017

    GRACE – #Oneword for 2017

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    Sue Dunlop

    I’m ready to start the new year. In 2016, I chose essential as my one word. It proved to be the perfect choice as I reflected throughout the year about how to pare down what I spend my time on to that which I consider most important. I also successfully experimented with various ways to use…