Peter Beens - Beens Consulting
I help educators and organizations create useful resources, workshops, and classroom AI tools. I also offer small business consulting and project support, with an initial focus in Niagara and remote work available more broadly.
My career began in experimental flight test instrumentation, first in the Air Force (including F-18 work), then in the helicopter industry. I worked with onboard instrumentation and real-time telemetry for experimental flight testing.
I later taught computer science and computer technology, using purposeful, project-first teaching to build students' practical computing skills. I adopted online tools when they offered a clear benefit, not simply because they were new. As an Education Officer at the Ontario Ministry of Education, I was responsible for the Technological Education and Computer Studies curricula.
Today I develop Data Dunkers resources and workshops, advise on ICT and AI in education, and create custom GPTs and Gemini Gems for curriculum planning, assessment, special education, computer studies, and classroom work. I also take on subject-association writing, project management for writing projects and webinars, and small business consulting. Education work is often online; small business work starts in Niagara, with remote support available.
Education support and small business/project support, shaped around the work you need to do.
I develop teaching and learning resources related to data analysis as part of the Data Dunkers team, a partnership between Dell and PS43. The focus is building student and teacher capacity, not analyzing board or system data for organizations.
Guidance on information and communications technology that supports teaching and learning, rather than technology for its own sake.
I help organizations use AI in the classroom and build tools that fit real teaching work. This includes custom GPTs and Gemini Gems for Ontario curriculum subjects, instructional planning, assessment, computer studies, and adapting assignments for an AI-aware classroom. I have also been consulted to write a chapter for a subject association on the use of AI in the classroom.
I have started offering small business consulting, initially with a focus in the Niagara region and with remote support available as well. I provide practical, plain-language support for entrepreneurs and organizations. I also provide project management for writing projects and webinars.
Good consulting starts with listening and ends with something you can actually use, whether you teach, lead a program, or run a small business.
I am a teacher first. My goal is to give people the understanding and confidence to continue on their own. If I have taught you enough that you no longer need to rely on me, then I will have done my job well.
Every classroom, school, and organization has different constraints. Work begins with your goals, learners, and realities, not a generic template.
Whether it is a Data Dunkers workshop, a curriculum resource, or a custom GPT, the aim is something people can pick up and use with confidence.
Resources and advice draw on classroom teaching, curriculum development, and provincial-level work, so they stay practical and credible.
Whether the topic is data, ICT, or AI, materials should be clear to educators and students without unnecessary jargon.
Tell me a little about your context, what you need, and what you hope to achieve. Work can be online, remote, or in person.
Include your organization or classroom context, the support you need, and any useful timeline.
Email peter@beens.ca