Susan Clayton

Susan Clayton received her Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, her M. Ed. from the University of Victoria and her Ed. D. from Nova Southeastern University. Susan is an experienced educator in all levels of education. She was a high school PE teacher and an elementary school counselor. She also worked for 12 years coordinating and providing staff development for a variety of education initiatives in Western Canada. Susan taught for Simon Fraser University (British Columbia) in the Teacher Education Program and was a sessional instructor for the University of Northern British Columbia in their graduate program.

In addition to consulting through Authentic Education, Susan is a member of the ASCD cadre for "Understanding by Design." She also facilitates groups in a variety of projects, provides workshops on communication skills for professional learning communities.

Susan has presented at the National Staff Development Council's annual conference since 1999, as well as the Annual ASCD Conference.

Areas of expertise:

• Vision and goal setting for teachers, schools, and districts
• Action planning
• Building effective learning communities
• Brain-based learning
• Developing effective classroom relationships
• Assessment and evaluation of student learning
• Understanding by Design

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