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Happy Holidays! 

Dear C21 Canada Colleagues,

 

As we pause to reflect and recharge during the holidays season, we wanted to express our sincere gratitude for your valued participation in C21 Canada this past year. 

 

Our year in review exemplifies the true spirit of community, collaboration and a growth mindset as courageous leaders in moving education systems forward no matter what challenges where faced in the best interest of your stakeholders.

 

You succeeded and thrived through innovative problem solving strategies to support student learning and well-being in what was the most challenging year in our modern history. We are extremely proud of the fine work you do as board of advisors, CEOs and district CIOs. 

 

As 2021 marks C21 Canada's 10th anniversary, we look forward to engaging with you in new and innovative ways through our year-long initiatives with the hope of re-covening this fall for a face-to-face celebratory C21 Summit. Below is a draft of our focus themes and priorities in 2021. 

 

Be sure to save the date! Wednesday, January 13, 2:30pm ET. C21 Canada Webinar Series kickoff Event with Founding CEO Academy Members. "Future Proofing Education -- The Past is Prologue."  Details below. 

 

C21 Canada Presents: 

“The Past is Prologue ~ Future Proofing Education” Theme

 

GUIDING CONSTRUCTS/INSTRUCTS

Pandemic Priorities of Focus

Seven Competencies for Future Learning - It’s not just kids - adults especially

Transformative System Drivers

Spiral of Inquiry - A Mindset of equity and reconciliation

CEO Academy Feedback and Foresight

CIO Alliance Feedback and Foresight

C21 Canada Board Feedback and Foresight

Academic Partners

 

PRIMARY CONTENT COMPONENTS

National Leadership Frameworks 

Partnerships and Networks for Sharing, Spreading and Scaling

Collaboration, Connectivity and Decolonization.  

Future Proofing Models for Sustainability and Well Being

Equity, Inclusion and Access 

Digital Leverage of Educational Technologies

Essential Skills 

Finance and Investment

 

As always we welcome your valued feedback and insights to enhance our programming for members.

 

In closing, it's never been a more exciting time to be in education, with the opportunity for innovation and systemic change. Canada was recently again ranked as one of the most desirable countries to live and learn. Kudos to you and your teams for embracing the pathway forward.

 

From our team to yours, wishing you and yours a safe and healthy holiday season. Looking forward to new and exciting adventures for 2021.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Robert Martellacci             Karen Yamada                                David Roberts

Board Chair & CEO          Chief Learning Officer & CFO          President 

 
Save the Date!
Celebrating 10 Years of 21st Century Learning and Innovation in 2021
 
We are delighted to ring in the new year with an Anniversary Webinar featuring CEO Academy Founding members and hosted by David Roberts, C21 Canada President. 
 
These prominent CEOs have led the decade in change leadership. While the pandemic has amplified the empathy, insight and understanding that Canadian school district leaders bring to communities in crisis, systemic weaknesses have also moved into the spotlight.
 
CEO Academy founding members will share cross-country perspectives on the future of education in Canada and what is needed next. Save the date, join the webinar.
2020| A Year in Review 
National summit of education leaders meeting
in Whitehorse, Yukon February 23-25
 
Feburary 23th, 2020
Education leaders from across Canada are in Whitehorse for the C21 Canadians for 21st Century Learning & Innovation CEO Academy Winter Summit. This is the first time this summit has taken place in Yukon.
C21 Canada was pleased to present the 
SHIFTING MINDS LEARNING AND INNOVATION ACKNOWLEGEMENT for 2020 to recognize the Yukon First Nations Programs and Partnerships in Education Received by Tracy McPhee, the Honourable Minister of Education for the Yukon on February 23, 2020.
 
C21 Canada CIO K12 Leadership Alliance in Whitehorse
 
February 24th, 2020
 
“I am deeply honoured to be nominated for the “C21 Canada CIO K-12 Leadership Alliance”. Taking the lead to create a national forum for Canada’s most progressive thinking K-12 CIO’s to focus on transforming, influencing, accelerating and leading 21st century is quite a honour,“ say Dr. Mario Chaisson, Director of Research, Innovations and Change Management, District scolaire francophone Sud and founding Chair.
 
Canadian Learning @Home Coalition Formed
 
April 23rd, 2020
K-12 CIO National Webinar on Adapting to Remote Learning During Covid-19
 
May 20th, 2020
CEO Academy Recorded Webinar
 
August 25th, 2020
Announcing the Shifting Minds Learning Innovation Award 2020
 
October 28th, 2020
October 26th, 2020
New C21 Members Joined in 2020 

About C21 Canada


C21 Canada and its members provide a collaborative vision and advocacy support for Canadian education organizations to deepen the development of 21st Century skills (creative problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, personal development, global citizenship and digital competency) and accelerate innovative learning practices.

 

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