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Top 10 Issue #236, September 21, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Happy Saturday! With fall season soon upon us, we are in full swing and back in the groove (or the grind as some call it) of school and family activities. A time of year I also really enjoy as I'm back on the ice playing hockey three days a week! I find it a great coping mechanism to balance our daily pressures!
This week's Top 10 very much reflects the intensity, diversity and excitement given all the fascinating stories that emerged this past week across our Canadian landscapte and beyond. I'm also experimenting in releasing our eMag on a Saturday morning as it allows for us to better reflect on the week and you to read on a more relaxed day.
Our MindShare Moment exclusive podcast features Canada's very own extraordinary tech savvy educator, author, Tanya Avrith, formerly of the Lester B. Pearson School Board (Montreal), now in a newly created role as Adobe's North American Education Evangelist.
Be sure to tune into our VoicEd radio show, This Week in Canadian EdTech where Stephen Hurley and I host Dr. Bill Hogarth, former Director of Education, YRDSB and Dr. Michael Fullan collaborator, on one the greatest challenges in education, "Digital Distraction."
74 Days to Go! 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit, December 5-6? Join us to envision "
The Future of Education & Skills 2030." We are thrilled to announce, STEM expert, Dr. Gina Cherkowski, STEM Learning Lab will be keynoting!
I hope you enjoy our special Top 10 stories in Canadian EdTech powered by MindShare Learning. Be sure to checkout our #1 Top news story on Women in Cyber Security, a topic we'll be covering at our EdTech Summit.
We are honoured to be presenting (
Designing Sustainable Learning Communities in a SMART City context) and partnering with the Global Sustainability conference, October 16-18 at the University of Toronto Mississauga. It's not too late to register!
We love hearing from our readership! With that, a friendly reminder to send us your comments, news releases, research and upcoming events! We're also happy to highlight career opportunities!
Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!
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Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Founder, MindShare Workspace
Co-founder & President C21 Canada™
Follow us on Twitter @MindShareLearn
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Quote of the Week
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There is a massive shortage of cybersecurity professionals,” Saad said. “The only way to overcome this shortage is by reducing the gender gap. Women do not lack any skills to be successful cybersecurity professionals. To help in filling this shortage and reducing the gender gap, we decided to establish the WiCyS chapter at the University of Windsor.”
--Windsor Star, Read our #1 Top 10 News Story below
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A MindShare Learning Moment Podcast with Tanya Avrith |
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74 Days to Go! 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit. Early Bird Extended to September 30! |
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This Week in Canadian EdTech |
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1. UW students start first Canadian chapter of Women in CyberSecurity
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In an effort to encourage more females into the emerging field of cybersecurity, a group from the University of Windsor formed Canada’s first student chapter of a large U.S. support network.
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) has student chapters in universities across the U.S. as well as professional and industry affiliates.
There’s an industry affiliate for Ontario based in Toronto but University of Windsor is the first in Canada to organize a student chapter. Since they organized, the University of Victoria established Canada’s second chapter.
Sherif Saad, an UWindsor assistant professor in computer science, suggested a WiCyS chapter to PhD candidate Ikjot Saini last spring. |
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Windsor Star: September 18, 2019 |
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2. Cuts to TDSB enriched music programs leave parents bereft |
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thestar.com September 16, 2019 |
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Etobicoke parent Syma Saleem says she’s incredibly disappointed and frustrated that her son Hussain, who just started Grade 6 at his middle school, is facing a one-third reduction in enriched music instruction there.
Saleem and other Toronto District School Board parents knew in the spring that a $1.4-million cut was coming to the $5-million itinerant music instructor program — which includes instruction on steel pan, band and string instruments for students in Grades 5 to 8 — but the specifics weren’t made known until late last week.
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3. CLASS CRAFT RAISES $10 MILLION TO USE VIDEO GAMES IN EDUCATION
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betakit.com: September 17, 2019
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Sherbrooke, Que.-based Classcraft, which uses video games to help kindergarten to grade 12 students be more engaged at school, has closed a $10 million Series A.
The round was led by Investissement Quebec. Classcraft’s existing investors, including Whitecap Venture Partners, Brightspark Ventures, and MaRS Catalyst Fund, also participated in the round.
Classcraft said it plans to use the funding to scale on its past success; in 2019, the company surpassed 6 million users by pursuing partnerships with schools and districts on more large-scale implementations of its product.
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4. Digital DASH 2.0 – ICTC Expands The Learning Opportunities For Canada’s Youth To Enter STEM Careers
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ictc-ctic.ca September 16, 2019 |
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Today, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) announced its Digital Development and Acceleration of Skills Hub 2.0 Initiative (Digital DASH 2.0 Initiative) as part of the federal government’s CanCode extension. ICTC’s Digital DASH 2.0 Initiative is a 21-month program for grades K to 12 that will equip students with digital skills for tomorrow’s digital-based economy. The program will equip Canadian youth, including underrepresented groups, with coding, data analytics, and digital content development skills to prepare them for growth in STEM careers.
The Digital DASH 2.0 Initiative will:
- Engage around 10,000 students and underrepresented groups across Canada.
- Empower students with real-world business skills including problem-solving and critical thinking.
- Leverage ICTC’s Focus on Information Technology (FIT) and Middle Years FIT (MYFIT) to expand the certification programs in schools across Canada.
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5. Prodigy Education (formerly Prodigy Game) Recognized as one of Canada's Top 3 Fastest-Growing Companies
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newswire.ca: September 16, 2019 |
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Canadian Business unveils annual list of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies –
TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2019 /CNW/ - Prodigy Education, an award-winning educational technology company, earned a third place ranking on the annual Growth 500 list of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies – deeming it one of the top 3 Fastest-Growing Companies in the country.
This year's ranking also established Prodigy Education as Canada's fastest-growing software company for the second year in a row.
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6. Super Mario at school? Calgary junior high offers video games in the classroom
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globalnews.ca: September 16, 2019 |
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A Calgary junior high school is offering a class that uses video games to teach important lessons.
The learning commons at St. Ambrose school in the community of Arbour Lake is filled with Nintendo Switch consoles, LABO kits and other software.
In a first for the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD), students can take a class that involves playing Super Mario and Minecraft, and the school says they are great tools for learning. |
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7.Bow Valley College Selects TerraHub Technologies for Blockchain and Biometric Enabled Digital Credentials
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newswire.ca September 18, 2019 |
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CALGARY, Sept. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Bow Valley College is pleased to announce its partnership with TerraHub Technologies to launch the very first mobile digital credential wallet, powered by private blockchain and artificial intelligence. TerraHub's primary product, Sync, is a universal platform for improving vendor compliance and certification, accounting audit and human decision making. As most enterprises already have core systems that process key business information, Sync is simply a "last mile" product that intelligently connects those systems and their users, using blockchain and artificial intelligence. |
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8. Join Global Educators & Organizations Online Between September 23 and September 27
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Eventbrite: September 21, 2019 |
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9. Media Literacy Week -- Break the Fake
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MediaSmarts, Septermber 21, 2019 |
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Media Literacy Week is an annual national campaign hosted by MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers Federation to promote digital and media literacy, with activities and events taking place in classrooms, libraries, museums and community groups from coast to coast to coast.
Whether you’re a community organizer, educator or simply an engaged online citizen, join us from October 7-11, 2019 to Break the Fake and remind Canadians to check before sharing news and info online. |
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10. 100 things we’ve learned from PISA
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oecdedutoday.com September 17,2019 |
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Today, we released the 100th installment in our PISA in Focus series of briefs. First launched in February 2011, this series of reader-friendly briefs highlight important findings from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) – the world’s most comprehensive student assessment.
In honor of the 100th edition of PISA in Focus (or PiF, as it’s affectionately abbreviated here at the OECD), we’ve compiled a list of 100 things we’ve learned from PISA over the past eight years. Scroll through the full list below, test your knowledge on our new PISA quiz, and be sure to join us on 3 December for the release of brand new PISA results!
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