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Sir Ken Robinson

Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift -- creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish

Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses

Dalton Sherman

"I believe in me, do you believe in me?" Inspiring speech from a young student

Tim Brown

Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play

Education

Galileo Educational Network

Galileo Educational Network is an independent, charitable organization that consists of thought-leading educators and a high profile Board of Directors. The Galileo Educational Network creates, promotes and disseminates innovative teaching and learning practices through research, professional learning and fostering external collaborations. Galileo works with students, teachers and policy makers across Canada both onsite and online

Canadian Education Association

The Canadian Education Association (CEA) is a cross-Canada network with a strong membership base of leaders in the education, research and policy, not for profit and business sectors. We are committed to education that leads to greater student engagement; teaching that inspires students and teachers and that causes all students to learn; and schools that ensure both equity and excellence in pursuit of the optimal development of all students.

Fires in the Mind

Fires in the Mind came about from a nationwide collaboration among youth and adults to investigate the question “What does it take to get really good at something? It is an initiative of the nonprofit What Kids Can Do (WKCD), supported by MetLife Foundation and directed by WKCD writer and researcher Kathleen Cushman. For ten years, WKCD has brought to the widest audience possible the ideas, voices, and vision of our nation’s adolescents.

Alberta Initiative for School Improvement

Since 1999, the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) has been at the forefront of encouraging and promoting creativity and innovation in Alberta schools. AISI supports projects that focus on literacy, numeracy, student engagement, inquiry, assessment, 21st century learning, critical thinking, inquiry, and much more.

Reclaiming Youth International

Reclaiming Youth International (RYI) is dedicated to helping adults better serve children and youth who are in emotional pain from conflict in the family, school, community, or with self. The Circle of Courage® provides the philosophical foundation for the work of RYI. It suggests that children and youth do well when their needs of belonging, mastery, independence and generosity are met.

The National Center for the Universal Design for Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) helps educators by providing a framework for understanding how to create curricula that meets the needs of all learners from the start. The UDL Guidelines, an articulation of the UDL framework, can assist anyone who plans lessons/units of study or develops curricula (goals, methods, materials, and assessments) to reduce barriers, as well as optimize levels of challenge and support, to meet the needs of all learners from the start.

Anne Davies

Valuable tips and information on assessment for learning, brought to you by Anne Davies, Ph.D.

Technology and Education: Box of Tricks

A collection of online resources for education.

Video

Steven Johnson

Where do good ideas come from? Author Steven Johnson shows how we generate the great ideas that advance our lives, culture and society

Dan Pink

Adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, [this video] illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace

Other

Arts Based Research Studio Blog

The Arts-Based Research Studio, at the University of Alberta, is an initiative started by Dr. Diane Conrad. It is a place where researchers from diverse faculties come and part-take in conversation, presentation and performance on a breadth of topics.

Google Art Project

Tour museums around the world and see works of art in close, personal detail.

Bjork/Biophilia

Biophilia is an extraordinary and innovative multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by the musician Björk. Comprising a suite of original music and interactive, educational artworks and musical artifacts, Biophilia is released as ten in-app experiences that are accessed as you fly through a three-dimensional galaxy that accompanies all of the album’s songs which are available inside Biophilia as interactive experiences.

Newsmap

Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the Google News aggregator.

RSA

The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce): an enlightenment organization committed to finding innovative practical solutions to today’s social challenges.

Brown Bagging For Calgary's Kids Society (BB4CK)

BB4CK works in partnership with the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Separate School District to combat increasing numbers of students attending Calgary schools without a lunch. BB4CK is delivering 1,500+ lunches each day to over 60 schools in 2011.

Smithsonian

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world's largest museum and research complex, consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities.

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