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10 Canadian Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Killing It RN
The brightest Canadians are moving home
Toronto LifeOnline
URL: https://torontolife.com/life/brightest-canadians-moving-home/
Inside Peekapak’s empathy-driven, ed tech growth
DMZ HOSTS WOMEN IN STEM PANEL
The EyeopenerOnline
URL: https://theeyeopener.com/2017/10/dmz-hosts-women-in-stem-panel/
Ed tech firms have kids entertainment on the brain
Biography
Ami Shah is the Co-Founder and CEO of Peekapak, an award-winning, social-emotional learning platform that engages elementary students to learn skills like self-regulation, empathy, and teamwork and reaches over 400,000 educators and students. Peekapak does this using stories, evidence-based lessons, and game-based learning. Shah earned an MBA from INSEAD, a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University has previously taught in K-4 classrooms and advised and volunteered at education-related non-profit organizations. She has been featured on Toronto Life, Flare, TechVibes, CBC, and numerous other outlets. She has spoken on topics such as social-emotional learning, student well-being, and mental health and education technology at conferences such as SXSWedu, Future of Education Technology Conference, LearnLaunch, ASU GSV, and many more.