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Dear Thought Leader,
What an inspiring, busy and fun final week it’s been for K12 educators. Thanks for sharing the excitement on social media as we’re still settling back in from ISTE18 Chicago and processing our learning, news and new product insights! Watch for more highlights in our July/August Summer issue!
With some 25,000 education & technology leaders converging into one conference, ISTE18 can officially lay claim to North America’s largest EdTech conference. However, it’s a double edged sword when it comes to access to sessions and services with long lineups. Patience paid off with amazing presenters and plenty of informal learning chats and connecting with new friends and twitter colleagues. Check out my twitter handle @mindsharelearn to see highlights from ISTE18.
Our 14th CanAm Celebration of Excellence meetup was one of ISTE’s highlights attracting the largest Canadian contingent ever in attendance with almost half of the 400 Canadian education and technology partners in attendance. One of the highlights of the night was a surprise appearance by Grammy award winning Buddy Guy, who belted out a few legendary blues tunes. Special thanks to our sponsors and guests for helping make our ISTE CanAm our best ever!
Don’t miss your chance to save $100 on your registration to the 9th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit--Reimaging Sustainable Learning Environments, which ends Friday, July 13th! We’re thrilled to announce our 3rd Annual Canadian EdTech Awards. Voting is now open!
I hope you enjoy this week’s Top 10 new stories. We’ll be resuming our Top10 in September. In the meantime, you can follow our latest updates on twitter and instagram.
Have a fantastic summer! Until next time keep the learning curve steep!
Best,
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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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"We're proud to sponsor the @mindsharelearn #ISTE18 #CanAm Celebration of Excellence! It's one of our favorite events at the @ISTE conference each year. We love connecting with our friends from Canada."
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1. ISTE Launches ISTE U to Help Teachers, Leaders Build Essential Digital Competencies
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Chicago – June 25, 2018 – The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is beginning enrollment today for ISTE U, an online professional learning hub for teachers and leaders to build critical skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. |
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2. How to attract continuous learners and keep them engaged |
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The Globe and Mail - June 21, 2018 |
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When it comes to recruiting talent, the most progressive and high-growth companies today place their highest premium on hiring continuous learners: the kind of people who are adept at picking up new skills and new technologies, can think strategically as well as tactically, and make a habit of adding to their knowledge base.
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3. Top Hat Co-founder and CEO Named One of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 |
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BusinessWire - June 27, 2018 |
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Top Hat, provider of the leading cloud-based teaching platform for higher education, today announced that Mike Silagadze, co-founder and CEO, has been named a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® for 2018. |
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4. This Week in Canadian EdTech with Robert Martellacci |
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Robert Martellacci has a MindShare Learning Moment with Kevin Hogan, Director of Content at Tech&Learning Magazine, at the annual ISTE Conference in Chicago. |
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5. It's time to improve post-secondary education in Canada
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Toronto Sun - June 22, 2018 |
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Hundreds of thousands of Canadian students will graduate high school this month and embark on a hopeful and exciting, yet uncertain future.
The world of work is changing rapidly; jobs that promised steady incomes for people with little education beyond high school are vanishing due to automation, and even for many with more advanced degrees, the transition to full-time, well-paid and stable work is getting more difficult, and progression into adulthood more elusive.
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6. 4 Key Takeaways from "What School Could be"
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teacherthought - June 25, 2018 |
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I first met Ted Dintersmith a few years ago in a meeting in downtown Louisville, KY (TeachThought is located in Louisville) to which I was invited to discuss innovation in Kentucky’s schools. I don’t think I’d yet seen his documentary, Most Likely To Succeed, but I was struck by his approachable but focused demeanor and later became impressed by the work he had done and would go on to do. Fast forward to the present and I think even Ted has been surprised at his trajectory and remarkable journey since then. |
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7. 50 students awarded Canada's largest undergraduate scholarship for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) |
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Education News Canada - June 21, 2018 |
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We are pleased to announce the seventh cohort of
Schulich Leader Scholarship recipients.
Out of a pool of 350,000 potential candidates, 1,400 students were nominated, of which 50 received this celebrated award.
Of the 50 recipients, 25 are pursuing an engineering degree and 25 are pursuing a science, technology or mathematics degree at our 20 Canadian partner universities.
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8. Principals spending too much time as managers, new report on Ontario education finds |
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Principals are spending too much time doing menial managerial tasks and school boards are struggling to adequately support students' mental health, according to a sweeping new report on education in Ontario released Monday.
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9. Mark Wagner announces the releases his new book "More Now: A message from the Future for the Educators of Today" |
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10. Government of Canada supports innovative practices in early learning and child care
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Every child deserves to get the best start in life and a real and fair chance to succeed. The Government of Canada is making significant investments in early learning and child care so that each and every child can reach their full potential. |
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