Category Archives: Education
Behind the TO2015 Games: Cisco I CAN Learn STEM & I CAN Develop Programs
This post is second in a series taking readers behind-the-scenes of how Cisco technology is powering the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Although Cisco technology is powering the TO2015 Games, it is our people that are truly the driving … Continue reading
How Durham College, Cisco and the Whitby Abilities Centre are Training Tomorrow’s IT Professionals
By Laura Franks, Computer Science Professor, Durham College The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games are huge, including some 30 venues scattered throughout basically the whole Golden Horseshoe area of Lake Ontario, and will take place over 24 … Continue reading
Countdown to the TORONTO 2015 Parapan Am Games: 100 Days Out
We’re on countdown! In just 100 days Toronto will host the fifth ParaPan Am Games! From August 7-15, T02015 will host over 1600 para-athletes, representing 28 countries competing in 15 sports categories; making this the largest ParaPan Am Games ever … Continue reading
How We are Moving Towards an Amazing Classroom Experience
Improving learning outcomes and the experience in the classroom is top of mind for educators. As professionals, we’re also constantly on the lookout for new approaches that will save of time, effort, money, headaches … This is what innovation is … Continue reading
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Rare and Cherished
By Mike Druiven, Craig Kielburger Secondary School I’ve been a high school technological studies teacher in Ontario for 27 years. Very early in my career I learned that what students enjoy and remember is the extraordinary. Students tackle thousands of … Continue reading
Cisco Canada and TORONTO 2015 Games: What’s Been Happening Lately?
A lot of exciting stuff! From the recently held Youth Summit in March, themed around building community through sport and culture; the official 100-day countdown to the TORONTO 2015 Games, on April 01; to Cisco Canada’s I Can Learn STEM … Continue reading
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How Cisco’s Networking Academy meets High School Students’ Needs
By: Susan Monachino, OCT, B.Sc., Computer Technology Teacher and Technology Department Head What critical component is pervasive across all careers, from A (Architect) to Z (Zoologist) and everything in between? What specific knowledge and skills are necessary and valued in … Continue reading
Governor General Addresses the Qikiqtani Regional Teachers’ Conference via Virtual Keynote
Over 400 Teachers across Nunavut Connect for the First Time at Inuksuk High School through TelePresence I don’t know if many of you have had the great privilege of meeting His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of … Continue reading
How Cisco Canada’s I CAN Learn Program is Connecting Students to the Science of Sport, Virtually
Do sport wheelchairs have breaks? How long does it take to make a sport wheelchair from design to manufacturing? What do you have to study to become a sports scientist? And how long have you been training for the upcoming … Continue reading
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Cisco Canada’s Networking Academy Volunteers Shine at the I CAN Develop Kick-Off!
What do you call an event venue teeming with enthusiastic students, despite a snowy Saturday morning? A grand success! On February 7 Cisco Canada, together with Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee, kicked off the I CAN Develop … Continue reading
