National STEM Day – Thursday, November 8 – is a day to inspire students to explore interests related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, the number of STEM-related jobs grew by 10.5% between 2009 and 2015 whereas non-STEM jobs only grew by 5.2%. This trend is expected to […]
Author: Ami Shah
Getting Started with Peekapak.com
Hi everyone! We are excited for you to use our units to teach students important social-emotional skills. We’ve been implementing many changes to the platform based on all of your valued feedback, and wanted to make sure you have a resource for finding your way around Peekapak! Using Units To use any of our […]
EdTechTO: Education and Social Impact Investing
On October 16th, Peekapak hosted an EdTechTO Meetup for EdTech leaders in the Toronto area. Ami Shah, CEO and Co-founder of Peekapak, led a panel discussion with industry leaders Shayn Diamond (Partner, Whitecap Venture Partners), Kevin Taylor (Associate Director, SVX), and Kathryn Wortsman (Fund Manager, MaRS Catalyst Fund). Through an informative discussion about how social […]
Getting Parental Consent for myPeekaville
We’re excited for your students to start playing myPeekaville! In order for students to play, we need to ensure their parents provide consent. To easily secure parental consent for myPeekaville from parents, all you need to do is follow a few simple steps: Collect your students’ parent’s email address. If you want a letter to […]
How to use myPeekaville
Hi everyone! We can’t wait for you to get started with myPeekaville – Peekapak’s new game world that supports the lessons found on www.peekapak.com. We’ve created this guide to go over how to use some of myPeekaville’s features so that you can teach your students how to navigate Peekapak’s new world. Avatars To customize their avatars, […]
EdTechTO: Fireside Chat with John Carbrey, Founder of SharpSchool
On September 19, Peekapak hosted an EdTechTO Meet Up for EdTech leaders in the Toronto area. John Carbrey (Founder and CEO) and Joshua Auslander (CFO) shared the story of SharpSchool’s growth and acquisition by SchoolMessenger. Carbrey and Auslander discussed what they did to set up SharpSchool for growth and success and how they navigated the selling […]
EdTechTO: Are EdTech Tools Providing Real Value to Students?
On August 8th, Peekapak hosted an EdTechTO meetup for EdTech leaders in the Toronto area. The focus of this month’s discussion was on private schools and international schools. We were joined by special guests Lavish Bangia of MaRS Discovery District and Andrea Fanjoy of Kingsway College School. We had an insightful conversation around what EdTech tools […]
Fund Your SEL Initiatives: 3 Places to Start
At Peekapak, we know district and school budgets are tight and finding the funds to meet demands throughout the school year can be difficult, especially when it comes to funding social-emotional learning (SEL) programs. There are many options to fund your SEL initiatives. A reminder that this list is not exhaustive and if you need […]
District Leaders’ Reception at ISTE 18
This past week at ISTE, we teamed up with Classcraft to host a District Leaders’ reception and panel discussion on social-emotional learning (SEL) and technology. It was a great evening full of discussion and insight. We would also like to thank everyone who attended, and a special thank you to our panelists Greg Wolcott, Michael […]
Teaching Empathy with Video Games: Webinar Recap
On June 5, we were joined by Dr. Matthew Farber in a discussion on teaching empathy with video games. In case you were unable to attend, here is a recording of the webinar along with some of the key takeaways, as well as some helpful resources. Click here to view a recording of our webinar Teaching Empathy […]
