UPCOMING EVENTS
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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