Your Digital Ecosystem

As the world changes, we change.
We're constantly adding new stories, analyzing the latest news and posting new interviews.

QUICK START: Begin with Chapter One → Explore the Story → Complete an Activity → Build Toward Your Final Project

By the end of this course, students will:

Tell more effective visual stories | Analyze media critically | Communicate ideas visually | Build portfolios | Apply design thinking | Connect storytelling to real-world issues

Chapter One

The System of Things

Chapter Five

Here’s How

Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

Chapter Two

The Context of It All

Chapter Six

Your Turn

Chapter Ten

Keep Going

Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Chapter Eight

Be Better

Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)

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First Weeks Back?

We've got it covered.

The first days of school is busy enough without scrambling to put together a lesson. That's why we've created Predicting Our Year Ahead - a ready-to-go activity that gets students thinking, discussing, and connecting with the world around them from the moment they walk through the door.

This lesson invites students to explore the biggest stories, trends, and issues shaping Canada and the world before making thoughtful predictions about what the year ahead might bring. Along the way, they'll practice critical thinking, recognize patterns, consider multiple perspectives, and revisit their predictions throughout the year to see how their thinking evolves as events unfold.

It's the perfect way to kick off a new school year with curiosity, conversation, and real-world learning.

Your Class and Your World: TODAY

Canada at a Crossroads: Sovereignty, Economic Investment and Global Partnerships

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Leadership and Skill Building

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Your Project

Goats were used to restore the wetlands in Mississauga🐐

Bias: none Source: City of Mississauga File Type: Video Overview: Goats were used to restore the wetlands in Mississauga Web Link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C90AVvIubBm/?igsh=cHdod2Y2bm1udjBi

Ethan Mollick On The Four Rules Of Co-Intelligence With AI

Bias: none Source: Forbes File Type: Book Overview: Ethan Mollick On The Four Rules Of Co-Intelligence With AI Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2024/05/07/ethan-mollick-on-the-four-rules-of-co-intelligence-with-ai/

‘I think it’s awesome’: Hundreds of bats move into historic Nanaimo area schoolhouse

Bias: none Source: Chek News File Type: Article Overview: ‘I think it’s awesome’: Hundreds of bats move into historic Nanaimo area schoolhouse Web Link: https://www.cheknews.ca/i-think-its-awesome-hundreds-of-bats-move-into-historic-nanaimo-area-schoolhouse-1210818/?amp

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The stories behind the stories

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