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Top 10 Issue #237, September 30, 2019
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Dear Thought Leader,
Today marks a somber Monday with #OrangeShirtDay, a day to reflect on the impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities. Don't forget to wear your orange shirt to honour survivors, students who perished and their families.
Welcome to our Top 10 Canadian EdTech News Stories of this past week. Today, I'm experimenting with a Monday morning distribution. I welcome your feedback as to your preferred day and timing of the week to receive our report.
Last week I attended the Agile Classroom design conference in Toronto which was a fascinating exploration of flexible learning spaces, classroom furniture, technology and deep learning. I plan to blog about this topic further in our October monthly issue as it's of great interest to me.
It's also a good segue to our 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit -The Future of Education and Skills 2030, December 5-6, Vancouver, where we'll take a deep dive into school and classroom design thinking. Important to note, today marks the end of our Early Bird Special offer to SAVE $100 on registration! Limited sponsorships and exhibitor spaces are still available!
It's time to cast your vote for Canada's 4th Canadian EdTech Awards to be presented at the Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit. We're recognizing outstanding leaders in the classroom, both at the K12 and Post-secondary institutions and EdTech Industry leaders.
I was recently honoured to be invited to serve on the McGill University Faculty of Education Advisory Board. This past week there were several alumni events, including Jane Goodall's talk as a recipient of an honourary doctorate degree. Thanks in part to the highly successful climate change march in Montreal I leveraged technology to participate virtually!
This week's MindShare Moment exclusive podcast features, Shawn Young, Co-Founder & CEO, Classcraft, one of Canada's most innovative educators, turned entrepreneur was inspired to engage students through game-based learning with his highly successful startup. I highly recommend tuning into his inspiring story where they recently received a $10 million investment to expand their offering.
Be sure to tune into our VoicEd radio show, This Week in Canadian EdTech where Stephen Hurley and I host Lucy Grey, a global education thought leader, Director of EdTech at NSCDS, co-founder of the recent Global Education Collaboration Week.
Kudos to Richmond BC's W. D. Ferris Elementary, recent recipients of Canada's Greenest School Competition.
I hope you enjoy our special Top 10 stories in Canadian EdTech powered by MindShare Learning.
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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A MindShare Learning Moment Podcast with Shawn Young |
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65 Days to Go! 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit. Early Bird Ends September 30! |
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This Week in Canadian EdTech |
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1. UNB Partners With Siemens To Train Smart Grid And Cybersecurity Employees Of The Future.
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huddle.today September 23, 2019 |
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UNB signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Canada to become an official partner in the company’s Dual Education Program under Siemens Canada Engineering and Technology Academy (SCETA). |
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2. MADD Canada using VR to teach kids the dangers of impaired driving |
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paherald.sk.ca September 24, 2019 |
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MADD Canada is moving its message beyond the lecture hall. While presentations at school for kids to teach them the importance of not driving impaired or getting in the car with someone who is used to look like a person standing at the front of a packed gym, maybe with the help of a video or two, today’s mobile MADD classroom is a little more high tech. MADD’s new SmartWheels mobile classroom rolled into Prince Albert this week to bring its new experience to students in grades 4-6.
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3. The 2019 Greenest School in Canada is Richmond BC's W. D. Ferris Elementary
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Canada's Green Building Foundationn, September 26, 2019
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As part of World Green Building Week, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and the Canada Coalition for Green Schools are happy to announce the winner of the annual Greenest School in Canada competition is Ferris Elementary School in Richmond, BC.
Now in its sixth year, the CaGBC Greenest School brings together a jury comprised of green building industry experts from different sectors, to review applications from across the country. Schools are judged on: how environmental education is emphasized; their conservation programs and efforts; how school facilities benefit the health of occupants; and the schools’ community initiatives.
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4. York University launches classes in Markham via IBM partnership
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yorkregion.com September 25, 2019 |
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While the city expects to know whether York University’s satellite campus is a go by the end of this year, the university recently expanded its academic footprint in the area by offering programming for the first time at IBM Canada’s headquarters in Markham.
“York and IBM have a long history of supporting innovation, research and development and we are excited to have the opportunity to expand experiential learning for our students through this new initiative,” said York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton during the official launch in Markham on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Work integrated learning opportunities make the grade for students such as Astrid Almeida, a fourth-year commerce student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies who spoke at the event.
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5. Introducing 'Little Medical School': STEM-based workshop teaches kids about medicine
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cbc.ca September 23, 2019 |
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An after-school program in Calgary called Little Medical School is gathering kids from the ages of four to 12 and igniting their passion for medicine.
"I wanted to give kids the opportunity to experience what it is like to be a doctor and have a mini medical school experience," said Ann Roque, the owner and director of operations of Little Medical School.
Roque said the school is a STEM-based and medical-themed workshop for kids and features hands-on interactive instruction, role play, crafts and games.
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6. NELSON and Peekapak partner to support Canadian students’ social and emotional well-being
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nelsonpress.wpengine.com: September 24, 2019 |
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Canada’s leading education solutions provider announced today a partnership with Peekapak. Together they are teaming up to deliver educational resources to support social emotional learning in Canadian schools.
Peekapak is an engaging series of levelled readers that integrate with literacy, reading, writing, and health outcomes. The series explores 10 social and emotional learning themes at four reading levels, making it flexible and accessible for any pre-kindergarten to Grade 3 classrooms.
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7.Step into MindWorks at the Ontario Science Centre for an up-close look at your mind Psychology exhibition explores the whys behind how people think, feel and act
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newswire.ca September 25, 2019 |
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"Every day, each one of us makes decisions without giving them much thought. Would we make better choices if we became more aware of the mental processes leading to those decisions?" said Maurice Bitran, PhD, CEO and Chief Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre. "Through interactive experiences based on cognitive psychology,
MindWorks will encourage visitors to step into their own mind and explore how they think, feel and react in a playful and exciting new way."
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8. Using virtual reality to help students with disabilities
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hechingerreport.org August 29, 2019 |
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Danvers, a town about 20 miles north of Boston, has five small elementary schools. The switch to the town’s bigger middle school – where, for the first time, students walk the halls on their own between classes – can be a little scary.
It’s even more daunting for students with disabilities.
That’s one reason the district’s technology director, Jeff Liberman, purchased a 360-degree camera and recruited student videographers to help with a project: This year, students taking a video production class will create a virtual tour of the middle school. The goal is to give new students a chance to explore their future school in advance, in a low-stress environment. Last year, a student intern created a similar tour of the town’s high school, and it was so popular that Liberman wants one for every school.
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9. Canadian school counsellors are stretched thin — and it’s our students that suffer
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globalnews.ca, Septermber 24, 2019 |
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This is the second story in a four-part series about the transition between high school and “the real world” — whether that’s college, university, the workforce or something completely different. Failure To Launch examines the gaps in Canada’s education system. Read Part 1 here. |
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10. TakingITGlobal Launch “The Futurists: Young Canada Transforms Tomorrow” - an exhibit at the Design Exchange featuring our Connected North and #RisingYouth programs til November 1
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TakingITGlobal September 20,2019 |
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