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Denise Andre, Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic SB Joins C21 CEO Academy Board

The C21 Canada Secretariat is pleased to announce Denise Andre’s selection to the CEO Academy Board.

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Denise Andre is the Director of Education and Secretary Treasurer of the Ottawa Catholic School Board. She has been with the Ottawa Catholic School Board for over 35 years serving as a teacher, department head, vice-principal, principal, superintendent, and deputy (associate) director.Denise holds a Masters of Education and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University. Denise spent her early days in Cornwall, and has been married for over 30 years.

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What Comes First? Blog by Chris Kennedy Superintendent West Vancouver School District and C21 CEO Academy Member following recent C21 Academy board meetings at the University of Calgary

IMG_3759C21 CEO Academy Members gathered recently for meetings at the University of Calgary.

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Clearly you can’t change one part of the education system in isolation.  This is one of the great challenges we face in British Columbia – we have new curriculum, but does the assessment still match?  We have been given greater permission from the provincial government to think differently, but have we fully engaged our community in what the “different” would look like?

While it is true one cannot do everything at once, we all need entry points for transformation. First with school and district leaders in our district, and then with Superintendents from across Canada I have recently worked through trying to rank and prioritize these six system drivers:  Shifting Curriculum, Shifting Pedagogies, Shifting Learning Environments, Shifting Assessment, Shifting Governance, Shifting Citizen and Stakeholder Engagement. (click on the graphic below to enlarge)

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The six items come from Shifting Minds 3.0 – Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada. I have previously written (Here) about the power and importance of having a national conversation around transformation in education.

I realize it is a bit of a false discussion – you can’t do any of these separate from each other.  In part from being influenced by my local and national colleagues, if we started with one – I would start with pedagogies.

At its core, learning is about the relationship between the teacher and students.  We can have the best curriculum, policies or assessment, but first we need the practices.  As our pedagogies change, our assessment will follow.  And new pedagogies and new assessment will beg for new curriculum and these changes force both shifts in policy and engagement.  And finally our learning environments should reflect our practice so as the practices change the learning environments will follow.

What do you think – if you could start with only one – which one would you select?

Our group of Superintendents from across the country is committed to our own learning starting with shifting pedagogies – it will be interesting to see what we can learn from each others successes and challenges from across the country.

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C21 Podcast with Dr. Dennis Sumara, Dean Werklund Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, reflects on receiving the C21 Canada Shifting Minds Award

 

Dr. Dennis Sumara is currently Professor and Dean of the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Prior to this appointment he held administrative and academic appointments at University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, York University and Simon Fraser University.

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Shifting Minds Award Winners 2015

The Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary & Nancy Knowlton, CEO, Nureva Inc, to Receive Prestigious C21 Canada Shifting Minds Award for 2015

 

 

 

 

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L-R: Robert Martellacci, C21 Canada, Dr. Sharon Friesen, Vice-Dean; Dr. Lynn Taylor Vice-Provost; Karen Yamada, C21 Canada Ambassador; Tim Monds,  CEO Academy of Canada and Superintendent, Parkland School Division (photo credit) Clayton MacGillivray, Werklund School of Education

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(L-R) Robert Martellacci, C21 Canada; David Martin, Nureva;Nancy Knowlton, Nureva; Dr. Gina Cherkowski, C21 Canada board member, STEM Alberta; Maurice Mannyfingers, a member of the CEO Academy of Canada and Deputy Superintendent for Kainai School Board (photo credit)  Clayton MacGillivray, Werklund School of Education

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The Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary & Nancy Knowlton, CEO, Nureva Inc, to Receive Prestigious C21 Canada Shifting Minds Award for 2015

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Calgary, AB, November 2, 2015 — C21 Canada, a leading not­for­profit organization promoting the accelerated change in teaching and learning practices across Canada will be hosting an awards reception on Wednesday, November 4, 12 noon, the Blue Room, adjacent the Hotel Alma at the University of Calgary,169 University Gate Northwest, in honour of the Werklund School of Education and Nancy Knowlton.

The board of C21 Canada­­–Canadians for 21st Century Learning and Innovation, have the great pleasure of announcing National Shifting Minds Award winners for 2015 in the categories of System and Individual. This year’s recipients are:

The Werklund School of Education has been nominated to receive the Shifting Minds National Award from C21 Canada for distinctive achievement in the field of 21st Century learning and innovation in the System Award category. System Awards are presented to recognize the work of enlightened educators working together to advance 21st century models of learning and teaching in Canada. C21 Canada’s awards recognize and celebrate leadership excellence in advancing teaching and learning practices in Canada consistent with our Shifting Minds 1.0 vision and framework document and our Shifting Minds 3.0 Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada.

“We’re very honoured to be selected for this important award,” said Dean Dennis Sumara of the Werklund School of Education. “Our focus is on research into the manner in which we teach and learn, especially as we move more deeply into this new era in education. To be recognized for our leadership in this area is gratifying.”

“We recognize and applaud the Werklund School’s numerous accomplishments and innovative spirit, said David Roberts, President & Co­Founder of C21 Canada.

Nancy Knowlton has been nominated and selected to receive a Shifting Minds National Award from C21 Canada for distinctive achievement in the field of 21st Century learning and innovation.

Her nomination and selection is in the Individual Award category. Individual Awards are  presented to recognize the work of enlightened leaders working together to advance 21st century models of learning in Canada. C21 Canada’s awards recognize and celebrate leadership excellence in advancing teaching and learning practices in Canada consistent with the Shifting Minds vision and framework document.

“Receiving this award from C21 Canada for contributions to 21st­century learning and innovation in Canada is truly an honour,” said Nancy Knowlton. “I would like to recognize the many contributors from committed and creative staff at SMART and Nureva who have worked so hard through the years to make learning fun for so many students.”

“We recognize and applaud what Nancy has accomplished through her excellent work at SMART Technologies and currently as CEO at Nureva, where she has continued to demonstrate her thought leadership and passion for lifelong learning through technological innovations,” said Robert Martellacci, Vice­President & Co­Founder, C21 Canada.

The Shifting Minds Awards coincide with the semi­annual meeting of the C21 Canada CEO Academy of Canada made up of the top CEO’s/Superintendents from across Canada. The C21 Canada CEO Academy established this past year has the participation of the most innovative and progressive CEO’s from public school systems across Canada coming together to share and provide insight, leadership and direction to a 21st century learning, innovation and technology agenda.

About C21 Canada

C21 Canada is a national, not for profit organization that advocates for 21st Century models of learning in education. Their belief is 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.

For more information contact:  Robert Martellacci, VP & Co­Founder Mobile: 416­569­2106 robert.martellacci@c21canada.org   www.c21canada.org.

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C21 Canada and its members provide collaborative vision and support to help Canadian education organizations enhance learning in the foundation areas of literacy, numeracy and science while infusing 21st Century skills (creative problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, personal development, global citizenship and digital competency) into content, and instructional and assessment practices.

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