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Top 10 Issue #231, June 21, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Welcome to our Summer Solstice19 special Top 10 stories in Canadian EdTech powered by MindShare Learning.
It struck me as I prepare for my trip tomorrow to the International Society for Technology in Education Conference ISTE19 in Philadelphia, this marks the 20th anniversary of The Learning Company (Kevin O'Leary) acquisition by Mattel. Perhaps we'll have a small toast to Reader Rabbit. Looking forward to seeing many of you at the CanAm Celebration of Excellence meetup that is fully subscribed with well over 100 attendees!
As proud ISTE media partners, watch for live updates from ISTE19, the largest International EdTech conference with over 60 countries represented and some 300 Canadians in attendance.
It was an honour to present Laura Elliott, Director of Education, TVDSB and member of the C21 CEO Academy with the C21 Shifting Minds Award for Excellence in Learning, Leadership & Innovation. Be sure to tune into my podcast with Laura as she reflects on her fascinating 39 year career and shares her secrets to success.
With the K12 school year drawing to a close, I want to thank teachers, leaders and EdTech industry colleagues for continuing to raise the bar, through hard work, innovation and collaboration as you successfully strive to prepare our leaders of today and tomorrow. All of you inspire our work on a daily basis through social media and direct comments.
It's been an honour to connect with so many inspiring, passion and dedication people across our Canadian landscape and beyond. I won't say my good byes yet as we have one more 'Schools out' issue to share!
With that, a friendly reminder to send us your comments, tips, research, success stories and upcoming events!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
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P.S. Thanks to Dr. Guy Tetrault, Director and CEO, Sun West School Division, and founding member of the C21 CEO Academy, who shared that a search is on for his replacement as he'll be retiring a year from now.
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Founder, MindShare Workspace
Co-founder & President C21 Canada™
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A MindShare Learning Moment with Laura Elliott, TVDSB Director, Member C21 CEO Academy
Recipient of the Shifting Minds Award for Leadership & Innovation presented by Robert Martellacci, president, C21 Canada, reflects on her 39-year career in education.
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1. Asper student Jared Kozak on finding your niche as an Indigenous programmer
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news.umanitoba.ca, June 19, 2019
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Asper undergraduate student Jared Kozak started working with technology in high school, when he offered to build a system to book tutors for his school district’s peer tutoring program. Kozak started to get a hang of building and the system began to shape up. It was then that Kozak realized he had a real interest for programming.
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2. Explore the Battle of Normandy through VR for D-Day's 75th anniversary
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You're standing at Longues-Sur-Mer, in front of the battery, staring down a 150 mm navy gun German soldiers planned to use to fire at incoming landing craft as part of the Atlantic Wall — the Nazis coastal defense system.
In the distance, you can hear seagulls and waves crashing on the beaches of Normandy. A French-accented voice asks if you want to proceed to the lookout bunker where the artillery was directed.
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3. Students brace for big losses as boards prepare to slash budgets
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thestar.com, June 18, 2019 |
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An environmental leadership program that is “magical.” A music program that fills students with “one of the most amazing feelings.” And a theatre technician who is “vital” to a school.
Those are some of the programs — and staff — on the chopping block as school boards vote on their budgets for the next academic year. Provincial funding cuts by Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives mean that boards, facing multimillion-dollar budget shortfalls, must cut and reduce programs and services. Also, provincial changes to high school class size averages — they will grow from 22 to 28 students over four years — will mean fewer teachers, fewer course selections and less one-on-one time between students and educators.
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4. UW and National Research Council open new collaboration hub
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kitchenertoday.com, June 17,2019
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Business leaders, researchers, and students celebrated the launch of the Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity in Waterloo, Ontario. This innovative hub, established by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of Waterloo (Waterloo), will lead to discoveries and advances including publications, patents, and the commercialization of technology, and will provide training opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. |
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5. Epson to Showcase Advanced Education Technology Solutions at ISTE 2019
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prnewswire.com, June 18, 2019 |
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LONG BEACH, Calif., June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc., a leading provider of imaging and laser display solutions, will be exhibiting its lineup of education technology solutions at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2019 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia in booth #1522. Attendees will have an opportunity to experience how Epson's innovative projection and printing solutions work in a variety of education applications from higher education to K-12 schools. In addition to its range of powerful laser display solutions that can transform classrooms into integrative and collaborative spaces, for the first time at ISTE, Epson will be featuring its business inkjet printers that are leading the charge in bringing low-cost color printing to educational institutions.
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6.Three teams awarded U of T's first-ever sustainability innovation prize
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utoronto.ca, June 18, 2019 |
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In front of a packed room of their peers, 10 groups of students recently had three minutes each to pitch a new sustainability-focused product or startup with the potential to make a signficant impact.
In the end, three were named winners of the first-ever University of Toronto Sustainability Innovation Prize, a $5,000 award created to recognize, reward and accelerate U of T’s most innovative sustainability ideas. The winners included: SoluSave, a startup that seeks to recycle solvents used in undergraduate laboratories; STP Sports, which aims to reduce the environmental footprint of professional sporting events; and Circular Toys, a company that asks families, schools and individuals to subscribe to eco-friendly toy packages.
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EdgeMakers STEM Learning Lab!
2019 Summer Camps
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July 22nd - 26th August 12th - 16th
TORONTO: 3D Animation and Game TORONTO: App Development and
Design (Ages 11-13) 2019 Design (Ages 9-13) 2019
Register now! Register now!
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7. Nelson Education Wins 2019 EdTech Breakthrough Award
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newswire.ca, June 12, 2019 |
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Nelson, Canada's leading educational publisher, today announced that EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market, has selected the Company's Edwin platform as the winner of its "Publishing Software of the Year" and "Best Technology Learning Platform" awards in the inaugural EdTech Breakthrough Awards program.
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k12sotn.ca, June 10, 2019 |
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In March 2019, the Government of Ontario unveiled its vision for education through a policy entitled
Education that Works for You – Modernizing Classrooms. From an e-learning perspective, the proposed policy called for a centralization of e-learning courses and a graduation requirement that students take a minimum of four e-learning courses beginning with the 2020-21 school year. Either as a part of, in conjunction with, or simply at the same time, the Government also engaged in a public consultation around class sizes that would increase the class size limit for face-to-face courses to 28 students and increase the limit for e-learning courses to 35 students. The goal of this report is to examine the literature related to e-learning class size in Canada and internationally.
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9. Ford government shouldn't try to modernize education while cutting funding, new report warns
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A new report from an education advocacy group warns the Ford government against reducing funding while aiming to modernize the school system.
People For Education will release its annual report Monday, the group's first since Premier Doug Ford took office.
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10. Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island announce agreements to help Canadians improve their skills and prepare for the future of work with good-quality jobs
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An estimated 5,000 Prince Edward Island workers to benefit
GATINEAU, QC, June 20, 2019 /CNW/ - As innovation and technology continue to change how we live and work, Canadian workers are met with new challenges and opportunities. That is why it is more important than ever before to ensure Canadians benefit from an innovation-driven economy—and it means ensuring both employed and unemployed individuals have a chance to learn the skills they will need for the jobs of today, as well as the jobs of tomorrow.
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Canada's Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and the Honourable Brad Trivers, Prince Edward Island's Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning, announced that the two governments have signed agreements that will see Canada provide the Prince Edward Island government with approximately $200 million over six years to invest in Prince Edward Island's workers. |
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