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Top Hat and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society Announce 2026 Shannen’s Dream Scholarship Recipients
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Three First Nations students have been named 2026 Shannen's Dream Scholarship recipients, receiving $20,000 in total support from the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society and lead sponsor Top Hat. Recipients Natasha Big Smoke Woitte (pharmacy, UBC), April Quill (statistics, University of Manitoba), and Drea Sinclair (social work, Lakehead University) were recognized for academic achievement and community leadership. The scholarship honors activist Shannen Koostachin's legacy of advocating for equitable First Nations education.
25 Effective Instructional Strategies For Educators
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Instructional strategies are techniques teachers use to engage students and support learning goals. Categories include active learning methods like flipped classrooms, think-pair-share, exit tickets, and reflective journals; assessment tools like quizzes, cubing, and homework; group approaches like debates and case studies; advanced strategies like independent projects; organizational tools like agendas and portfolios; and tiered activities tailored to varying student readiness levels.
Top Hat Earns Spot on TIME’s World’s Top EdTech Companies 2026 List
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Top Hat has been named to TIME Magazine's World's Top EdTech Companies 2026 list, marking the second consecutive recognition for the Toronto-based higher education platform. Selected from roughly 6,500 companies worldwide, Top Hat was recognized for its student engagement tools and AI-powered product Top Hat Ace, which converts course materials into interactive content and provides students with personalized, course-specific study support.
Exit Ticket Ideas To End Class With Impact and Insight
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Exit tickets are brief, low-stakes written responses students complete before leaving class, helping instructors gauge understanding and adjust future lessons. Common formats include the Minute Paper (key takeaways plus lingering questions), Muddiest Point (what was least understood), and the 3-2-1 Reflection (three things learned, two interesting ideas, one question). Digital tools like Google Forms streamline collection and analysis. The resulting data helps teachers identify knowledge gaps and differentiate instruction.
Top Hat and Wiley Partner to Enhance Student Engagement in Psychology and Anatomy & Physiology
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Top Hat and Wiley have announced a partnership integrating select Wiley Psychology and Anatomy & Physiology textbooks into Top Hat's student engagement platform. Educators can customize content, use interactive tools, and access real-time student performance data. Top Hat's AI assistant, Ace, can generate discussion prompts and practice questions tied to readings. Both companies aim to make course materials more flexible and personalized for higher education.
UW–Madison Saves Students $1M Annually While Scaling Active Learning with Top Hat
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UW–Madison's enterprise license agreement with student engagement platform Top Hat has saved students over $1 million annually by eliminating usage costs. Since the 2022 deal, platform adoption has more than doubled, with course usage up 30% in the past year. Surveys show 94% of students want instructors to use Top Hat again, and 85% report feeling more engaged. The university credits removed cost barriers and faculty support for driving rapid expansion of active learning practices.
A Guide to Accessibility (for Educators)
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With a DOJ deadline of April 24, 2026 requiring accessible digital tools, Top Hat has published a plain-language accessibility guide for educators. It emphasizes that while accessibility requires effort, the basics are manageable. The guide focuses on WCAG 2.1 Level AA — the dominant US and Canadian standard — and covers both software platforms and course content like slides, documents, and images.
21 Interactive Classroom Activities for College Students
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Two college instructors share strategies for boosting student engagement through interactive classroom activities. Suggestions include open-ended questions, peer critique exercises, student-led review sessions using a passed "microphone," YouTube video discussions, and close reading. Additional techniques cover brainwriting, concept mapping, debates, flipped classrooms, moral dilemmas, Socratic seminars, and project-based learning. The instructors emphasize that greater student participation builds ownership and improves outcomes.
Top Hat Unveils AI-Powered Content Enhancer to Accelerate Title II Accessibility Compliance in Higher Ed
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Top Hat launched Ace Content Enhancer, an AI tool helping college educators meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards required under the DOJ's 2024 Title II ruling, with compliance deadlines starting April 2026. The tool scans course materials, flags issues, generates alt-text, and suggests improvements. Top Hat says thousands of faculty at over 1,500 North American institutions use its platform.
Top Hat and the First Nations Caring Society Award 2025 Shannen’s Dream Scholarships
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Top Hat and the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society have announced the 2025 Shannen's Dream Scholarship recipients. Top Hat funded two $10,000 and two $5,500 scholarships for First Nations post-secondary students demonstrating academic excellence and community leadership. The four recipients are Zoe Quill, Mercedes Stemm, Syndel Thomas Kozar, and Ruby O'Tennadzahe. Each recipient must complete a "pay-it-forward" contribution to a First Nations education initiative.