Dear Thought Leader, 

1. In Honour of Orange Shirt Day this Saturday U of A releases report outlining progress on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.  
2. NFLD Provincial Government to Introduce New Model of Assessment and Evaluation for High School Students
3. MindShareTV Podcast featuring Dr. Bonnie Schmidt, Founder & President, Lets Talk Science on Celebrating 30 Years of Impact on Science & STEM Learning in Schools, What's Next? Dr. Schmidt will be presenting at the 14th Canadian EdTech Summit Nov 2-3.
4. Students and Technology Report: Flexibility, Choice, and Equity in the Student Experience released by Educause podcast.
5. This Week in Canadian EdTech MindShare TV Podcast with Maynor Barrientos, Organizing team member, ICDE World Conference, November 6-10,Costa Rica. 
6. Special Fall Canadian EdTech Industry Bootcamp MindShareTV Podcast with Aman Sahota, Co-Founder, Ei Amplified.
7. Edtech integration, student engagement are top goals for new school year (Report).
8. The University of Waterloo and Rogers Communications are joining forces to revolutionize NHL hockey analytics using 5G technology. 

As conference season is upon us, I'm looking forward to augmenting my professional learning next week at EdTech Week NYC. Do reach out to me if you are going to be attending! 

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This week we honour Orange Shirt Day Commemorating the residential school experience, witnessing and honouring the healing journey of the survivors and their families. Every child matters.

Until next time, stay healthy, stay safe, and keep the digital learning curve steep! 

As part of the ongoing work to modernize the K-12 education system, the Provincial Government will be engaging with its partners in education to introduce a new evaluation framework for high school students. This step marks the elimination of public exams from the public education system.

A consultation process will launch this fall with parents/guardians and educators on proposed options for assessing high school students as the development process continues. It is anticipated that a new model of assessment and evaluation will be implemented for the 2025-26 school year.

Educators conveyed excitement about leveraging increased engagement, reconnecting with their students, and using new technologies and strategies

Educators are optimistic about implementing new education technology tools, including AI and gamified learning, and are prioritizing student engagement as the new school year gets underway, according to a new survey from GoGuardian.

Edwin Educators help you achieve your classroom goals, answer your pressing questions, and bring interactive learning to life. Make the most of Edwin in the way that's right for you!

Ottawa, September 19, 2023 – Youth Science Canada celebrates the outstanding performance of Elizabeth Chen from Edmonton and Arushi Nath of Toronto, who earned top awards at the 34th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) held in Brussels, Belgium, September 12-17.

Chen was awarded first prize for her project, Optimization of CAR-T Cell Therapy using RNA-Sequencing Analysis for Biomarker Identification, which earned her the Best Project (Discovery) Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in May of this year. Nath won second prize for her project, Developing algorithms to determine asteroid’s physical properties and success of deflection missions, which earned her Best Project (Innovation) Award at CWSF 2023.

TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2023 /CNW/ - Xello, the award-winning K-12 college and career readiness program, was recognized as the recipient of two 2023 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence in the Best for Back to School Primary and Best for Back to School Secondary categories.

The Awards of Excellence are based on evaluations by educators using education technology every day to support effective teaching and learning practices. It is Xello's second straight year to be honored in the Primary category and its first in the Secondary category.

York University is testing a new tool – Discover York Academics – that will help faculty members centralize and showcase their academic and professional work online.  
Discover York Academics is an electronic curriculum vitae tool that acts as a searchable, online database for faculty to document and share their research, publications, scholarly and creative works, and related teaching and professional activities. Faculty can also display their availability for graduate student supervision, academic and industry collaborations and more.  

The Brock University Assistant Professor of Computer Science has a long-standing interest in using his software expertise to educate the public, particularly young people, about the past.

“ As a professor, it’s very important for me to give back to the community,” he says.

With a little help from Professor of Computer Science Beatrice Ombuki-Berman, Ezzati-Jivan approached the Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL) Museum, connecting with Managing Director and Curator Sarah Kaufman.

Together, Ezzati-Jivan and Kaufman created the “ Innovating an Interactive Experience Software for the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum” project.

“ This collaboration allowed us to extend the educational impact beyond the classroom, engage with local history and create meaningful connections within the community,” says Ezzati-Jivan.

Today, the Agora of Red River College Polytechnic’s (RRC Polytech) Manitou a bi Bii daziigae building will transform into an action-packed racetrack. It’s no Formula 1 – more like Formula 1/18 – as the vehicles in question are 1/18th scale, fully autonomous race cars with all-wheel drive, monster truck tires, an HD video camera, and on-board computer.

It’s all part of the Winnipeg DeepRacer Competition, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) – a race that invites anyone aspiring to gain machine learning skills to compete. Eight student teams from RRC Polytech are in the running to achieve AI greatness, all while deepening their learning and building on skills they’ve built in the classroom.