C21 Canada is a national, not for profit organization that advocates for 21st Century models of learning in education. The goal of C21 Canada is to witness an accelerated pace of 21st competencies, instructional practices, and digital resources and services being integrated into Canada’s learning systems. C21 Canada is a unique blend of national education associations and knowledge sector businesses united in their belief that 21st Century models of learning must be adopted in public education on an urgent basis to position Canadians for economic, social and personal success in the high skills, knowledge and innovation based economy.
The organization was formed in 2011 by 12 founding board members and sponsors representing a unique blend of national education organizations and private-sector companies. These leaders were drawn together because of a shared moral imperative and belief that whole-system scaling of global competencies must be accelerated through Canada’s education systems to position Canadians for economic, social and personal success in the knowledge and digital era.
C21 Canada Founding Board Members
November 15th, 2011 York University, Toronto
L to R: Robert Martellacci, Vice-President, C21 Canada
John Kershaw, President, C21 Canada
Ron Owston, Faculty of Education, York University (meeting host)
David Steele, Oxford University Press
Chris Besse, Nelson Learning
Nancy Gerrish, McGraw Hill Ryerson
Marty Keast, Pearson Education
John Steele, Dell
Joanna Cotton, Education First
David Roberts, Vice-President, C21 Canada
Catherine Fife, Canadian School Boards Association
Mick Adkisson, Smart Technologies
Wendy Graham, Scholastic Education
Shann McGrail, Microsoft Canada
Ron Canuel, Canadian Education Association
Missing: Mike East, IBM Canada
