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C21 Canada Board Member Krista Jones Featured in the Financial Post – What millennials really want from employers

Krista Jones C21 Canada board member Leads the Work & Learning Div. at MaRSDD

In her recent Financial Post article, Krista Jones, Lead Executive for the Work and Learning Cluster at MaRs offers valuable insights to emerging trends among millennials and their attitude towards work. Skills and training programs are deemed highly desirable when seeking employment. We face a potential skills and generation gap that can be filled through the use of tech and just in time training suggests Jones. Boomers in management positions need to be especially mindful of the the unique values and expectations that millennials share.  How is your organization adapting to new millennial worker? The following is a link to the full story.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Robert Martellacci, VP & Co-Founder, C21 Canada

 

 

 

 

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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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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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Is There a Future for Computers in Schools? Exclusive Podcast with Andreas Schleicher on the recent OECD Education Report on ICT

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Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.
Before joining the OECD, Mr. Schleicher was Director for Analysis at the International Association for Educational Ahievement (IEA).

He studied Physics in Germany and received a degree in Mathematics and Statistics in Australia. He is the recipient of numerous honours and awards, including the “Theodor Heuss” prize, awarded in the name of the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany for “exemplary democratic engagement”.  He holds an honorary Professorship at the University of Heidelberg.

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C21 Canada is thrilled to welcome new board members

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Dr. Gina Cherkowski
Co-Founder & Director of Learning
Stem Learning Labs

Dr. Gina Cherkowski has a Masters in Teaching At-Risk Youth, with a double cognate Ph. D. in Mathematics Education and Culture Studies.

Dr. Cherkowski is a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary in STEM Education for preservice secondary teachers equipping them with the skills, tools and mindsets they need to inspire and educate the problems solvers, creative thinkers, and innovators of tomorrow. Gina’s specialty is teaching future teachers how to use robotics and technology in the classroom to create rich, meaningful learning experiences across the STEM disciplines.

Dr. Cherkowski has co-created and teaches a graduate level course called “Creativity Across the Disciplines” where she works with practicing educators and leaders in developing their creative capacity to design, explore and put into practice innovative new ways to teach STEM and Enterprise in the 21st Century.

Dr. Cherkowski’s passion is to ensure that ALL kids have the opportunity to experience opportunities for high level learning and success on their learning journeys. In her research with MIND Research Institute from California, Dr. Cherkowski examines the impact of using digital technology to teach math visually for students who traditionally struggle  in the math classroom. Dr. Cherkowski is a member of STEM Alberta, The Global STEM States, and is the founder and CEO of STEM Learning Lab where she shares her passion for ensuring all kids are aptly positioned for success in today’s fast paced, technology driven, data rich world.

 

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Thom Leiper
Thom is the VP of Sales and Learning Solutions at Nelson Education Ltd. He has twenty years of seniorsales leadership experience within the North American technology industry including the last eight years in national sales roles at Apple Canada and Nelson Education. A passionate leader committed to delivering innovative hardware and software solutions within the K12 learning environment, Thom provides a unique perspective on the creation of engaging content within the ever-changing world of education technology.

 

 

 

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Krista is the senior advisor & lead of the EdTech cluster at MaRS. She has been a passionate innovator and builder of technology-based businesses since 1988. As an engineer, entrepreneur, mentor, she is known for her comprehensive knowledge of existing and emerging ICE technologies and architectures. To date, Krista has personally advised over 350 startups and worked with 1,300 ventures in the ICE industries. Krista and her husband owned a children’s technology educational franchise that fostered early innovation and creativity in robotics, animation, digital art and video game design.

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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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