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Teacher Uses Callysto to Introduce Data Science Skills
Lara Winstone first heard about Callysto at the October 2020 Computer Using Educators of British Columbia conference. Winstone teaches computer science, information technologies (IT), and mathematics at Sentinel Secondary School …
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“Do’s” and “Don’ts” of Sharing Callysto Learning Modules with Students
In a previous blog post we gave tips on how teachers can share our online learning modules with others. These learning modules run off of the Callysto Hub, a free, …
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Get Funds For Your Classroom Activities
If you teach Grades 5-12 students in Canada, Callysto wants to help fund your classroom activities related to computational thinking, data science, and coding. Callysto is a free, online program …
Using design thinking to create a hackathon planning guide
The week I joined Callysto, the team was running an online data science hackathon, “Colonizing Mars” (which ran June 3-5, 2020), for Grades 9-12 students across Canada. Participants were given …
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Online Data Science Hackathons: Re-imagined Learning During COVID-19
How the re-imagining began The COVID-19 pandemic caused a seemingly overnight shift to online learning for many students and teachers across Canada. We also experienced this shift at Callysto. For …
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Students Seek a Sustainable Life on Mars as Part of Callysto hackathon
From August 5-10, 2020, Callysto went “back” to the red planet for another hackathon. Participating Grades 9-12 students from across Canada were challenged with the following mission: Callysto hackathons are …
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Students Explore Mars as Humanity’s New Home During Online Callysto Hackathon
Callysto’s first online student hackathon, held in April 2020, was so well received that we decided to hold another! Our second online hackathon, Colonizing Mars, ran June 3-5, 2020. Hackathon …
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Jupyter Notebooks Bridge a COVID-19 Divide
Last year, Gustaaf Wehnes – a computer science teacher at William Aberhart High School in Calgary, Alberta – heard about a Callysto workshop from a colleague. He attended the session …
Callysto Phase 2 Call for Proposal Recipients
Thanks to everyone who submitted proposals for phase 2 of Callysto’s Call for Proposals. This initiative supports digital literacy learning opportunities for teachers and students across Canada. We’re pleased to award …
Get a First-Hand Look at Callysto’s Data Science Course
The Callysto project is creating ways for Grades 5-12 students and teachers in Canada to learn data science skills – this includes data analysis, visualization, and coding. Data science is …
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Students Solve “Zombie Apocalypse” Problems During Online Callysto Hackathon
Since 2019, Callysto has hosted three in-person student “hackathons” for students in Grades 7-12. “Hacking” in these events refers to students solving data-based challenges using coding and data analysis of …
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Callysto Partner Takes Coding Into Alberta Classrooms
Callysto is a free, online, federally-funded tool which helps Grades 5-12 students and teachers across Canada learn digital literacy skills, including coding and data analysis. One way we do this …
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