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The Future Skills podcast series explores the impact of technology, new business models, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors on workforce trends and emerging in-demand skills. Hear Future Skills Council members and invited guests share ways to take action to help Canadians get training and develop the skills they need to succeed and to support business growth now and in the future. Discussions include priorities and action areas to help build a skilled, agile, and inclusive workforce.
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Episode 1: What is Future Skills
Part 1: Why Future Skills is important
Part 2: Canada: A Learning Nation, a report by the Future Skills Council
"Bring science, technology and innovation experts into the learning environment to spark curiosity and strengthen STEM connections to post-secondary pathways and career opportunities."
Opportunities include:
Career exploration
STEM Club (Gr. 4-6)
STEM Storytime (K-3) many opportunities
Design & Build Series (K-12) many opportunities
Indigenous STEM Speaker Series
Live professional learning
On-demand professional learning webinars
Explore career options to support one's desired lifestyle goals.
Teacher Guide included.
2-3 hours
Evaluate the viability of one’s chosen career to support one’s desired future lifestyle.
Teacher Guide included.
3-5 hours
This lesson originated to educate students in the safe handling of chemicals in a photographic "Film" laboratory and darkroom but can be applied to any environment where potentially dangerous chemicals are used.
Mac OS X Lion is Apple's 2011 operating system for Mac desktop and laptop computers. Learn how Lion transformed the way users interact with their computer with features like multi-touch gestures, Launchpad, Mission Control and more.
Explore Mountain Lion, Apple's newest OS X operating system for Mac computers and laptops.
TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections 逖 supplemented by rich educational materials 逖 for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Leading Wisely, speakers share powerful insights about leaders across a wide range of fields and domains who inspire great results from their teams. Great management in a turbulent global economy has never been so important. Relevant areas of interest, study and coursework include:迨
Run by the University of Regina in Canada, this site offers free resources for math teachers and their students, including a database where users can search for the answers to math questions.
Their Mathematics with a Human Face page includes information about careers in mathematics as well as profiles of mathematicians.
Media School is an introductory workshop on media production guided by filmmaker and mentor Paul Tom. Students will navigate through hundreds of videos and interactive activities related to the different stages of film production. They will acquire the tools to create their own digital stories, dynamic videos composed of photos, narration and music, using accessible equipment such as their smartphones and widely available software.
Meteor is an educational tool kit created by Doctors Without Borders to teach students about humanitarian work and the situations Doctors Without Borders’ aid workers face. Students can use role play to put themselves in the shoes of a team member of Doctors Without Borders (doctor, nurse, logistician, etc.) and respond to different emergency situations such as armed conflict or natural disasters.
With some slight adaptations, this module can be completed without the use of tech.
This kit will be downloaded from the BCTF site.
Understand how to use a Microsoft Access relational database to manage and report large amounts of information.
Learn how to access and manage your Microsoft services from a single, cloud-based account.
Acquire essential skills for producing professional work with the Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more.
Design impressive brochures, business cards, newsletters and more with Microsoft Publisher.
Learn the very basics of managing money as well as strategies for saving, budgeting, retirement and more
"The world of money is one area where many people often feel they lack control. Many, if not most, Canadians never had much in the way of financial education – at school or from parents. We hope to change that for the next generation. [Note to Parents and Teachers – Guides are with each Module.]"
Module 1 - Your Money Decisions: Who's in Control
Module 2 - Your Goals and Values
Module 3 - Your Goals: Some Things to Consider
Module 4 - Decision Making
Module 5 - Sources of Income
Module 6 - Career Under Construction: Investing in You
Module 7 - Are You an Entrepreneur?
Module 8 - Money Basics
Module 9 - Taking Control of your Money
Module 10 - Spending on Major Purchases
Module 11 - Borrowing Money
Module 12 - Getting and Managing Credit
Module 13 - Putting Your Money to Work: Saving and Investing
Module 14 - Protecting Assets - and Planning for Financial Independence
Cette série présente les portraits d'adolescents franco-ontariens fiers de travailler en français. On y aborde aussi, grâce à des capsules dynamiques, des sujets portant sur les normes du travail et les relations avec l'employeur.
This 10-minute video lesson provides part II of the introduction to mortgage-backed securities. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 29 of 184]