Dear MindShare Community Innovator, 

As we approach the summer season, the pace of innovation in Canadian and global EdTech shows no signs of slowing down, especially in the age of AI. This week’s Can/Am Report is packed with timely insights, tools, and opportunities designed to help you stay ahead of the curve as we collectively reimagine the future of teaching and learning.

1. CoSN 2025 EdTech Leadership Report Highlights
   Catch my conversation with Dr. Stacy Hawthorne and Keith Krueger as we unpack findings from the CoSN 2025 State of EdTech Leadership Report—AI, cybersecurity, and the evolving role of K–12 tech leaders take centre stage. 

2. News-O-Matic Product Review + Free Trial
   Explore how News-O-Matic is empowering young learners through real-world, age-appropriate journalism. Check out the professional review and access an exclusive 30-day free trial for Canadian educators. Help students avoid the summer reading loss!

3. AI Tool of the Week: Twee
   An essential toolkit for ESL teachers—create, share, and assess language lessons in minutes using AI. Discover over 30 tools to bring your classroom to life.

4. Student Innovation on Display Winning Big!
   Celebrate the $1.3M awarded to Canada’s top youth scientists at the 2025 Canada-Wide Science Fair, featuring projects in mental health and AI-powered environmental robotics.

5. UCalgary Students Reach for the Stars
   Post-secondary innovation in action: a team of undergraduate students prepares to launch Calgary’s first student-built satellite—FrontierSat—proving the sky’s not the limit!

6. MindShare Learning is thrilled to officially launch our Sponsorship Drive for the 16th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit, taking place October 29–30, 2025 at the University of Toronto Mississauga – Innovation Complex! SAVE the DATE!
7. Newly Released! | C21 Canada Dell Technologies AI Use Case Project – Phase 2
   We’re proud to spotlight one of our latest featured use cases from Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Education, titled: AIME: Advancing Ethical, Inclusive AI Integration in Teacher Education. Join us for an AI for Back to School Webinar on how C21 & Dell Use Case Project Showcase, Helping Upskill Teachers & Leaders, June 26, 1pm ET. Register here. 

As always, we invite you to share your innovations, success stories, and insights for future editions.

Special thanks to our team, partners & sponsors and our board of advisors for inspiring us to lead innovation in education.

Until next time, keep the digital learning curve steep!

Commissioner Kerry Hatfield today announced that the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner would be commencing an investigation into the PowerSchool breach. That breach, which affected PowerSchool customers worldwide, impacted thousands of current and former students and teachers in this Province.

Fredericton, June 5, 2025 – From groundbreaking schizophrenia treatment research to innovative sea turtle robots, Canada’s top young scientists showcased world-class research and innovation this week at the 63rd Canada-Wide Science Fair. At an awards ceremony this evening at the University of New Brunswick, 219 finalists were recognized with nearly $1.3 million in scholarships and awards at the country’s premier youth science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) event. The fair’s Best Project Award in Discovery went to Sara Waqas from Calgary for her project, “Neurobiologically Informed Targeted Schizophrenia Treatment: A Multi-Omic, fMRI Approach”, while the Best Project in Innovation went to Evan Budz from Burlington, Ontario, for his project “Development of an Autonomous Bionic Sea Turtle Robot for Ecological Monitoring using AI”.

The K12 Education Technology Market Report by The Business Research Company delivers a detailed market assessment, covering size projections from 2025 to 2034. This report explores crucial market trends, major drivers and market segmentation by [key segment categories].

LOS ANGELES, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market, today announced that Nelson, Canada's leading education content provider, has been selected as winner of the “Digital Learning Platform of the Year” award in the 7th annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program.

6. UCalgary team prepares to launch city’s first student-built satellite

The CalgaryToSpace team was created in 2020 with the purpose of giving undergraduate students experience in the space sector, which can often be seen as an intimidating field.  Since then, team members have been working to build FrontierSat, a tiny satellite (known as a CubeSat) about the same size as a loaf of bread. 

Ray Lee, Program Head in BCIT’s Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) programs, was looking for a simulator that could help his students get practice with the MRI exam procedure, without having to travel to a hospital at night, or wait for a time slot in the mock unit on campus.

A camera network that gives first responders information to support wildfire response, emergency management and public awareness is being expanded through a partnership between the Province and the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus (UBCO).

9. How this education technology company is reshaping after-school learning

Robert Martellacci, president of MindShare Learning, an education technology consultancy in Mississauga, says it’s no surprise that Brain Power has seen its intake grow

OTTAWA, ON (May 27, 2025) – Today, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario, announced the establishment of the AI Accelerator Hub (AAH) to provide companies and community organizations with targeted service offerings to accelerate adoption of Cloud and AI technologies. The AI Accelerator Hub at Algonquin College brings together existing Applied Research programs at the institution, but layers in industry-leading cloud computing resources and training to impact productivity for local organizations. The Hub, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), will augment collaborative research projects for industry and community clients across a range of disciplines.