Fall 2022: Content and Competition Updates

Creative, fun content and competitions are coming your way!

Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed a relaxing and fun summer vacation. With school just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about how to motivate and engage students. We know it takes time for you to prepare engaging and fun activities for your classes. So, to help lighten the load, we’ve been working hard to develop more creative and engaging content for your classroom. 

TL; DR

• Whether you’re looking to boost students’ financial literacy or help them explore post-secondary and career pathways, there’s new content for you and your students on ChatterHigh.
• Discover how you can engage your students with upcoming competitions this fall. 
• Stay up to date and don’t miss any news or announcements by following us on our socials.

We're excited to announce more motivating modules, engaging competitions, and reliable resources to help you engage your students and spark excitement in the classroom. Furthermore, our team has added some new features to the platform to make things easier and more accessible for you and your students. Now that we're all ready to kick off this school year with excitement and motivation, it's your turn to check out these updates and add the content to your class schedule! 

New content, New possibilities! 

We are working with partners to bring new content to the platform this fall. These new courses and modules will help students broaden their career exploration and make informed decisions. Here is the list of new content to complement your curriculum and increase student engagement:

Gamified Tax Literacy Courses by CRA

We are excited to announce that we’re working with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to offer Canadian students and teachers five gamified courses designed to boost tax literacy and confidence.

Students will answer questions by exploring information in the CRA's online learning tool "Learn about your taxes." The goal is to empower students to feel comfortable doing their own taxes by offering real-life examples of tax returns and tax slips and offering the appropriate digital resources and supports. 

In these courses students will: 

• Learn what documents they need to do their taxes
• See examples of tax slips and tax returns
• Discover the different ways to do their taxes
• Walk through the steps of completing a basic tax return
• Find out what to do if they make a mistake on their tax return
• Learn why taxes matter
  
  

To celebrate their achievement, students will earn a personalized, digital certificate from ChatterHigh upon finishing the Completing a Basic Tax Return course. 

These courses will also be featured in the Learn About Your Taxes competition that will be running from September 14 to October 12, 2022. The course booklet will be available by September 14th.

The Canadian Women in History course by WAGE 

Every year, we have special days, weeks, and even an entire month dedicated to honouring the history and achievements of women and girls in Canada, and the importance of gender equality. One way we honour women’s history is by learning more about it!

Women and Gender Equality Canada works to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada’s economic, social, and political life. The Canadian Women in History course is a special initiative by Women and Gender Equality Canada to encourage learning and exploring among youth in grades 6-12.

In this gamified, online learning activity, students will learn about key figures, events, and gender equality milestones in Canadian women’s history. They’ll be introduced to resources like the Women of Impact in Canada gallery, which highlights women who have made significant contributions to human rights, politics, arts, science, and more, and who represent Canada’s diversity. Learn more about the course here. 

International Travel Module by Global Affairs 

International Travel Module will be added to the Travel Smart course by Global Affairs Canada to help students travel safely. This important new module covers safe travel and sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).

Digital Guidance Office Course by St. Francis Xavier University 

Thanks to a new Digital Guidance Office Course, high school students in B.C. can discover the post-secondary pathways that exist at St. Francis Xavier University. They’ll learn what distinguishes StFX from other schools, how to apply, how to finance their education and more!

Careers Pathways Course by The Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (Ontario CLRI)  

Thanks to the new Discover Career Pathways in Long-Term Care course, Ontario high school students can learn about the variety of career possibilities in the long-term care sector. Not only will students explore career pathways in fields such as health care, social care, recreation, food services, but they’ll also discover resources that will teach them how to care for adults living with dementia through their words and actions. With various video interviews, students can hear first-hand from professionals in the field why they entered long-term care and what they enjoy about their career. 

Post-Secondary Pathways Course by The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) 

Ontario students in Grades 8 to 12 can learn about college diploma programs that will prepare them to become engineering technicians or technologists in all kinds of fields, such as bioscience, computer, environmental, mechanical and more!

Check out all the courses available on ChatterHigh by visiting our Educator Resources page. Download the course booklets and review the content to incorporate it into your lesson planning!

Get in the competitive spirit with these upcoming competitions!

Competitions are a great way to boost engagement and motivation among students. Check out these upcoming competitions; 

Learn About Your Taxes 

September 14 to October 12, 2022

Canadian middle and high school students can build confidence in their ability to do their own taxes while competing for a piece of the $5,000 prize pot for their school! The competition will be based on the Learn About Your Taxes courses by CRA. Students will also earn a personalized, digital certificate from the CRA and ChatterHigh upon finishing the Completing a Basic Tax Return course.

Let’s Talk Careers: Canada’s Most Informed School and Student 

October 17 to November 25, 2022

Canadian middle and high school students can discover post-secondary pathways and career possibilities through the 10-question Daily Quiz and compete for school-wide prizes and student bursaries! Students explore STEM, trades and many more career and post-secondary resources. There is a total of $30,000 in cash prizes to be won by students and schools. Students earn up to a $200 bursary by achieving a threshold of correct answers until the $20,000 prize pot is depleted. 

Saskatchewan’s Most Informed School and Student

October 17 to November 25, 2022

All middle and high school students in Saskatchewan can participate in a province-specific Most Informed School and Student competition that allows students to win even more as they explore career and post-secondary resources through the  Daily Quiz. Schools and students can win a total of $9,640 in cash prizes. Students can earn a $100 bursary by achieving a threshold of correct answers until the $6,140 prize pot is depleted. 

NB ChatterHigh Competition

October 3 to December 2, 2022

All public high school students in New Brunswick can participate in a province-specific competition that allows students to win even more as they explore career and post-secondary resources through the 10-question Daily Quiz. A total of 22 top-ranking schools on four leaderboards will receive a piece of the $12,000 prize pot. 

BONUS: Stay tuned for news about a new teacher competition to kick off the New Brunswick Competition!

To learn more about the details (including prize pots and bursaries), check out our Competitions Page. 

Stay updated! 

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