UPCOMING EVENTS
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PETE&C: Animated Art - Robotics and Paper Prototyping
Create 2-D and 3-D designs with FabMaker Studio then bring your art to life programming lights, motors, and sensors with Birdbrain Technologies Hummingbird robotics. Experience how easy it is to incorporate art, computer science and engineering into your elementary or middle school classroom.
Speaker(s): Lorraine Shaffer (Kid's Innovation Playground), Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning)
View full PETE&C Program here.
What: Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference 2024
When: February 6, 2024 3:10 - 4:00PM EDT
Where: Tea House, Hershey Hotel 100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033
PETE&C: Using Storytelling to Support STEM Learning
Hands-on, STEAM-powered SEL workshop will focus on the power of storytelling/picture books to develop 21st century skills and growth mindset required in STEM learning and innovative/inventive thinking. Session also offers hands-on, extension activities related to the books’ themes, featuring easy, digital engineering design & fabrication.
Speaker(s): Paul Reynolds (FableVision/Reynolds TLC), Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning), Eric Yoder (Coordinator of Educational Technology, Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11)
View the full PETE&C Program here.
What: Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference 2024
When: February 6, 2024 2:10 - 3:00PM EDT
Where: Castilian, Hershey Hotel 100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033
PETE&C: Zoombinis to Practice Computational Thinking
Don’t just learn Computational Thinking, have fun with it! Zoombinis challenges students to use logic skills to bring the little blue creatures to safety through a series of online logic puzzles. Zoombinis Club takes the learning offline as collaborative teams use CT to solve logic puzzles featured in the game.
Speaker(s): Elizabeth Rowe (TERC), Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning), Jigar Patel (Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11)
View the full PETE&C Program here.
What: Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference 2024
When: February 6, 2024 9:30 - 11:30AM EDT
Where: Aztec, Hershey Lodge 325 University Drive Hershey, PA, 17033
PETE&C: Paper Prototyping Bootcamp
What do you get when you pair paper-prototyping with robotics? Young engineers! Discover how programs across PA have used low cost software tools, paper, and robotics to spark creativity and STEAM-powered learning. This session provides instruction for getting comfortable with the tools and ideas for the classroom and beyond.
Speaker(s): Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning), Lorraine Shaffer (Kid's Innovation Playground)
View the full PETE&C Program here.
What: Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference 2024
When: February 5, 2024 10:30 - 11:20AM EDT
Where: Magnolia B, Hershey Lodge 325 University Drive Hershey, PA, 17033
FETC 2024 Session: Zoombinis Club
Using Zoombinis in Informal Learning Spaces to Practice Computational Thinking
Join Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning), Elizabeth Rowe (Senior Researcher, TERC), and David Smith (Instructional Technology Specialist, Orange County Library System) at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM EST.
The future workforce needs computational thinkers. The best computational thinking learning experiences help participants learn and practice these strategies while building creative skills like persistence, embracing ambiguity, and curiosity. Piloted in informal learning spaces across Massachusetts, Zoombinis Club uses offline, collaborative activities to introduce computational thinking skills and gameplay before participants hop online to play the award-winning and research-based Zoombinis game. Workshop participants will actively engage in two Zoombinis Club activities–Make Your Own Zoombini and Acting out Allergic Cliffs–as well as play the online game . Presenters will share ideas and resources for implementing Zoombinis Club in libraries and other informal programs. One presenter, an instructional technology specialist for Florida’s Orange County Library System, will share his and his staff’s experiences implementing these Zoombinis activities in his library system. During this hands-on workshop, participants will engage in Zoombinis Club activities as they discover how Computational Thinking can, and should be, fun and engaging. We can’t guarantee you won’t get stuck on the path to a solution- but we can promise you will have fun!
Date: Tuesday, January 23
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EST
Room: S320BC
MassCue 2023 Session: Start with a Story Workshop
Start With A Story: Tools to Introduce STEAM/SEL Concepts Through Picture Books
Join Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning/Reynolds Center) at the MassCue Fall Conference in Foxborough, MA on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 1:30 PM – 2:25 PM EST.
Join Andrea Calvin from the Reynolds Center for a collaborative, hands-on, STEAM-powered SEL session. This workshop will focus on the power of picture books to build the head and heart connection as we explore Start With A Story, a unique program that ties the works of New York Times best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds to hands-on and technology-based activities/projects. Participants will receive a one year personal account of the web-based tools used during the workshop and lessons to use in the classroom/library space.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 19
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:25 PM EST
MassCue 2023 Session: Future Quest Island Workshop
Ignite Big Dreams! Empowering Career Exploration and Possible Selves with Future Quest Island-Explorations in Elementary School
Join Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning/Reynolds Center), Lori Cooney (ICI, UMass Boston), and Kristina Ierardi (Digital Literacy Teacher, Bourne Intermediate School) at the MassCue Fall Conference in Foxborough, MA on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 10:15 AM – 11:10 AM EST.
Ignite future readiness using an accessible online standards-based gaming curriculum for grades 3-5. Participants will discover the power of the evidenced-based "Possible Selves" framework, STEAMS careers, and UDL principles. Explore implementation, research, and pilot opportunities this year!
Date: Thursday, Oct. 19
Time: 10:15 AM – 11:10 AM EST
MassCue 2023 Session: Zoombinis Club Workshop
Make Me A Pizza: Using Zoombinis in Informal Learning Spaces to practice Computational Thinking
Join Andrea Calvin (Vice President, FableVision Learning/Reynolds Center), Elizabeth Rowe (Senior Researcher, TERC) at the MassCue Fall Conference in Foxborough, MA on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM EST.
Don’t just learn Computational Thinking, have fun with it! Zoombinis challenges students to use logic skills to bring the little blue creatures to safety through a series of online logic puzzles. Zoombinis Club takes the learning offline as teams use CT to solve logic puzzles featured in the game.
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18
Time: 11:30 AM – 12:25 PM EST