Callysto Blog

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 …

Jupyter Notebooks Bridge a COVID-19 Divide Read More »

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 …

Callysto Phase 2 Call for Proposal Recipients Read More »

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 …

Get a First-Hand Look at Callysto’s Data Science Course Read More »

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 …

Students Solve “Zombie Apocalypse” Problems During Online Callysto Hackathon Read More »

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 …

Callysto Partner Takes Coding Into Alberta Classrooms Read More »

Callysto learning modules are Jupyter notebooks stored on GitHub, which is an online code-sharing site. A Jupyter notebook is a type of document that can include formatted text, live code, …

Callysto Tech Tips: Sharing Our Online Notebooks Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PICTURE BUTTE, AB: February 25, 2020: Today, Grade 7-12 students will learn in-demand digital literacy skills – including data analysis and coding – at the Southwest Alberta …

Students Learn to “Hack” Open Data to Gain In-Demand Data Science Skills Read More »

The Callysto Call for Proposals funds activities supporting coding and computational thinking skills among Grades 5-12 students and teachers across Canada. Meet one of our phase 1 recipients, HighTechU! They’re …

Callysto Supports Quantum Computing Workshop for High School Students Read More »

Student engagement is a top priority for the Callysto team. It’s a good way for us to improve our curricula-based models and understand how students are interacting with them. One …

Callysto Student Spotlight: Ewan Brinkman Read More »

Thanks to everyone who submitted proposals for phase 1 of Callysto’s Call for Proposals. This initiative supports digital literacy learning opportunities for teachers and students. We’re pleased to award funding to …

Callysto Call for Proposals Recipients Read More »

From all of us at Callysto: happy holidays! Thank you for continuing to support what we do. We’re passionate about helping teachers use Callysto to provide their students with the …

Happy Holidays! Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STRATHCONA COUNTY, AB: December 17, 2019: Over 150 students from Elk Island Public Schools and Elk Island Catholic Schools will learn in-demand digital workforce skills – including …

Over 150 Alberta Students to Learn Digital Workforce Skills at Hackathon Read More »