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Top 10 Issue #261, September 3, 2020
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How four Canadian School District Leaders are Preparing for Back to School 2020
Launching C21 Playbook for Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times
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Dear Education Thought Leader,
In these challenging times as many of you return back to school our positive thoughts are with you for a safe and successful return.
I'm pleased to share our end of summer MindShare Report Top 10 news stories infused with insight and inspiration to help you navigate the complexities teaching in a pandemic.
I was honoured to be part of hosting the recent C21 Canada CEO Academy national webinar featuring four courageous leaders sharing their back to school plans. Be sure to have a listen as part of the recently launched C21 Canada Back to School Playbook for Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times.
Another timely and interesting This Week in Canadian EdTech MindShareTV podcast features, Roopa Segu-Virk, Director of Workplace Strategy and Ergonomics, Global Furniture Group, who shares here expertise around classroom design and the importance of teacher & students well-being moving.
We value your contribution to the Mindshare learning community and welcome your latest news stories and upcoming events!
Here's wishing you a safe return back to school as teachers, administrators and EdTech industry partners,
Until next time, stay healthy, stay safe, and keep the digital learning curve steep! |
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P.S. Join us for our 11th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit, The Future of Learning in Crisis and Beyond, October 28-29 Onlne and f2f at the MindShare Workspace. Early Bird registration ends September 15!
Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech
President, MindShare Learning Technology™
Chief Digital Publisher, The MindShare Learning Report™
Founder, MindShare Workspace
CEO & Co-founder, C21 Canada™
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robert@mindsharelearning.com
https://mindsharelearning.ca/
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MindShareTV Spotlight
Classroom Design and the impact on student learning & well-being with Roopa Segu-Virk, Director of Workplace Strategy and Ergonomics, Global Furniture Group
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1. Ottawa to give provinces $2 billion to help reopen schools
cbc.ca: August 25, 2020 |
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The federal government will transfer $2 billion to provinces and territories to help them with the safe reopening of schools, CBC News has confirmed.
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2. C21 Canada Launches CEO Academy BacktoSchool Playbook-Survining and Thriving in Challenging Times, Inspired by the Canadian Coalitioin for Learning at Home (CCFLH)
C21 Canada: August 27, 2020
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3. As parents scramble for options this fall, some are leaving conventional school out of the equation
cbc.ca: August 26, 2020
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Six years ago, when, as a young mom, Twyla McDougall started thinking about home-schooling her children, she wasn't sure she could pull it off.
McDougall, a former dental hygienist, thought parents who taught their own children at home had to be "ridiculously smart," extremely organized, financially well-off, and familiar with school curriculums.
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4. Centralized virtual schools and synchronous delivery: How remote learning is shaping up for fall
cbc.ca: August 24, 2020 |
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Teachers must adapt methods 'so that the kids can get involved,' says e-learning expert.
Myriad Canadians got a rough introduction to online education when the pandemic closed classrooms this spring and forced educators into rapid implementation of "emergency learning at home."
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5. CANeLearn Remote Teaching & Learning Report
CaneLearn: September 1, 2020 |
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Post Secondary News Stories |
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6. Nunavut Joins Canada’s National Research and Education Network to Enhance Nunavummiut Access to Colleagues, Data, and Scientific Facilities
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CANARIE announced today that Nunavut has joined Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN), initiating the process to connect Nunavut to the CANARIE backbone network that links provincial and territorial networks to each other and to the rest of the world. Nunavut will connect to the CANARIE network through its host organization, Nunavut Arctic College. The participation of Nunavut represents the ‟last spike” of inclusion for Canada’s NREN. This exciting development was celebrated on August 28 at the College through a signing ceremony. Nunavut makes Canada’s NREN whole, now comprising all thirteen provincial and territorial partners, and fulfills the Federal mandate to have a pan-Canadian research and education network. |
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7. Top Hat continues pursuit to take Traditional Publishers Digital with Bluedoor Acquisition
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betakit.com: August 25, 2020 |
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| Toronto-based EdTech startup Top Hat has acquired another education publishing company, recently closing a deal to purchase United States-based Bluedoor. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. |
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8. Trent University providing more than 500 free laptop computers for students’ online learning
globalnews.ca: August 21, 2020
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9. International students concerned about fee increases, future in Canada during coronavirus pandemic
citynews.ca: August 27, 2020
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With the fall semester just days away, international students enrolled in Canadian universities are raising concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on their studies, their wallets, and their futures. |
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10. UBC's Master of Educational Technology program offers grads deep insights into online learning approaches
Straight.com: August 13, 2020 |
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This spring, public postsecondary institutions across Canada delivered most of their schooling online.They had no alternative in the wake of the global outbreak of COVID-19.
But virtual learning is not a novel development—not by any means.
As far back in 2002, UBC's Faculty of Education pioneered the first fully online graduate program in Canada. The Master of Education Technology Program website states that it "educates professionals in the use and impact of digital learning technologies".
What is the biggest misconception about this approach? |
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Robert Martellacci, M.A. Ed Tech., Chief Digital Publisher
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Timothy Gard, B.Ed., OCT, M.A, Chief Learning Strategist
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Kevin Custer, Founding Principal, Arc Capital Development
Chip Fesko, Principal, Chip Fesko & Associates
Ian Fogarty, Educator, Riverview High School | MindShare National Video Challenge Award Winner
Dr. GuyTetrault, Award Winning Sun West School Division, Director & CEO (Retired)
Michael Furdyk, Co-Founder, TakingItGlobal
Dr. Eric Hamilton, Associate Dean of Education, Pepperdine University, Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Maxim Jean-Louis, CEO, Contact North/Contact Nord,
Gary Kern, Principal, St. George's School
Dr. Susanne Lajoie, Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University
David Marsi, Senior Manager Training Initiatives, ScotiaMcLeod
Mirella Rossi, Principal, Toronto Catholic District School Board
Sandra Chow, Award Winning Teacher, Toronto District School Board (On Leave serving as a Director of Technology & Instruction at a School in China
Ron Sedran, MD, Equity Capital Markets, Canaccord Adams
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