Sue Dunlop Consulting

student learning

  • 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…

  • Teachers, Don’t Worry About It

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    Sue Dunlop

    I like to spend time in classrooms with students.  I work with sixteen schools and try to be in each school at least once a month. And when I’m there talking with principals and vice principals, one of my favourite things to do is go into classrooms. It gives me an opportunity to meet school…

  • “Why Would I Want to Learn from Someone Who Doesn’t Want to Learn from Me?”

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    Sue Dunlop

    This is a powerful quote from an Ontario student on the Minister’s Student Advisory Council. It challenges every educator to think about what students have to teach us. It uncovers the power differential inherent in today’s schooling model.  It points the way to a real interaction between teacher and student where ideas are respected and where…

  • Don’t Look Away

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    Sue Dunlop

      I spent last Saturday at edcamp (@edcampblo) in Buffalo, New York. Naturally, it was filled with New York educators: teachers, technology leaders, consultants, and a handful of principals. These are teachers and principals who are dedicated to students and to their own learning enough to show up at Canisius College on a weekend. Edcamp Buffalo…