HOT OFF THE PRESS! Mindset Moments
Getting through the school year can be challenging. Let Mindset Moments be your guide! In Mindset Moments, educator Andrew J. Canlé shares his strategies for overcoming the difficulties of your day to...
View ArticleCoding A Micro:Bit Social Distancing App
Well this blog post is a long time coming. I’ve been on the hunt since COVID started for a class to try this project. I finally sat down to tinker with it myself. Before we get started, let us explore...
View ArticleCode Breaker Inc. Summer Camp!
About this event Summer provides a unique opportunity to make space to consider exciting and innovative aspects of our practice. Summer holds many opportunities for professional development for...
View ArticleTeacher Couple’s Pandemic Pivot Reaps $1-Million Real Estate Profit
I’ve started writing again about the importance of passion projects as a result of our pandemic pivot. Stay tuned for more about that! I am really really excited to share my 4th book with the world....
View ArticleWhen Passion Meets Project
For all the kids who grow up in a small town and think they don’t stand a chance. You do.I was once that kid. What is the one thing you have always wanted to try? Why haven’t you done it? Surround...
View ArticleAlice Aspinall: The Love of Math can be Contagious
Prime Minister’s Award For Teaching Excellence in STEM – Certificate of Achievement Recipient “Every student deserves to have that feeling of looking back at their school years and remembering that...
View ArticleWhat The Data Doesn’t Tell Us
When we meet young learners for the first time, there are key questions we have. Can they recognize letters and numbers? Can they count? Can they spell their name? We also want to know if they can...
View ArticleThe Importance of Authentic Relationships
By Brandon Perry Building positive relationships with those in a school community is essential as an educator. It is vital to foster connections with your students, parents, and colleagues. The more...
View ArticleLeadership & The Value of Synergy
I first learned the value of teamwork when I was tasked to lead a Province wide initiative to write Computer Science curriculum here in Ontario. Sure, I had been a part of school staffs, a teammate on...
View ArticleFeel Good! Learn BETTER! School Day is a HOT NEW SERVICE!
“School Day, founded in 2017, is a Helsinki-based start-up specialized in EdTech. We combine kindness with unique AI to deliver pedagogical support that improves social-emotional learning and...
View ArticleDisrupting the Status Quo in Education – Code Breaker
The original interview can be found here. Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Brian Aspinall, Founder of Code Breaker...
View ArticleBut I Just Want The Checkmarks!
By Daphne McMenemy The last period of almost every day ends the same in our classroom. We have a snack, tidy up, pack up, and gather on the carpet to read a story together. It’s the same scene every...
View ArticleComputational Thinking: The Next C
“Even the classic acts of solving puzzles or sorting and stacking blocks systematically builds CT skills and agency in solving problems with independence.” By Jed Stefanowicz Computational thinking...
View ArticleMinute 61: What Happens After the Hour of Code?
By Jed Stefanowicz The Hour of Code and CSEd Week have come and gone. Now what? Part of the danger of such a spotlight is the shadow it casts on the rest of the year. Teachers have tweeted, students...
View ArticlePM Award Winner Joins Fastest Growing Indie Publisher & Consulting Company
“It is our responsibility to give our learners opportunities to step outside their comfort zone & take risks that allow them to discover their passion.” Daphne McMenemy is joining the ranks of...
View ArticleFormer Teacher Takes The Globe By Storm With His Inspiring Keynotes
Originally Posted: KRON4, FOX59, FOX8, KHON2, FOX2, NEWS8, 12WBOY Brian Aspinall is an educator and best selling author and is considered one of the brightest STEM innovators in education. The key...
View ArticleHarrow Educator Shares Love of Coding Worldwide
By Adam Gault | Harrow News | January 24, 2023 Vol. 87; Page 16 Brian Aspinall has travelled the world sharing his love of coding and computational thinking as an educator and a keynote speaker. But...
View ArticleDIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: It’s More Than What You Think
By: Daphne McMenemy If you Google Digital Citizenship, the results are endless. There are a number of sites and resources dedicated to what it means to be responsible online. Two of my favourites...
View ArticleEdTech Supergroup Code Breaker Inc. Launches New AI Space for Education
In 2009, Code Breaker Inc. CEO and founder, Brian Aspinall sought out to find a means to bring social networking into classrooms. A seventh and eighth grade teacher at the time, Aspinall built...
View ArticleBreaking ALL The Rules!
Code Breaker Founder Brian Aspinall Empowering Students to Learn By: Jen Brignall-Strong For more than a decade, former elementary school teacher Brian Aspinall has traveled the globe, working with...
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