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
FableVision/Reynolds Center to join ScIC13: Science is Cool 13- Live from D.C. with the Department of Education
FableVision/Reynolds Center Paul Reynolds and Andrea Calvin are excited to join ScIC13: Science is Cool 13- Live from D.C. with the Department of Education on Thursday, Sept. 21 starting at 12 (ET). Broadcast live from the EdGames Expo in Washington D.C., this event is a dynamic showcase of cutting-edge educational technology and captivating games.
Speakers will include renowned developers and STEM education experts who will share their incredible classroom technologies and how they use art and design in creating them. Discover how to leverage the immersive nature of games to foster a deep understanding of scientific principles and learn how to successfully incorporate new technology into the classroom to teach students the 21st -century skills they need to succeed.
Whether you're a seasoned science teacher seeking to revitalize your instructional approach or an aspiring educator eager to explore the frontiers of educational technology, this event is tailor-made for you.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to expand your horizons, connect with fellow educators, and gain invaluable insights into the ever-evolving world of ed tech and games.
What: 9th Annual ED Games Expo
When: Wednesday, September 20th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Virtual Event
About the ED Games Expo
The ED Games Expo is a public showcase of game-changing education technology innovations developed through programs at the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, and across government. With morning events organized for area schools and evening public engagements, the 9th annual expo hosted John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH in DC on Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Thursday, Sept. 21, promises to be a packed experience. More info can be found here
FableVision/Reynolds Center to Highlight Maker Tools at ED Games Expo Public Showcase
FableVision/Reynolds Center is excited to join the 9th Annual ED Games Expo in D.C. for a public showcase of “game-changing” EdTech innovations on Wednesday, September 20 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH in DC.
This event will include an opportunity to get hands-on with FabMaker Studio, a digital design and fabrication program that focuses on paper prototyping, and Zoombinis Club, a collection of collaborative activities to introduce computational thinking skills before participants hop online to play the award-winning and research-based Zoombinis game.
During the evening, stop by the Justice Forum Theater at 6 p.m. to hear from FableVision/Reynolds Center CEO Paul Reynolds as he connects the dots between literacy, collaboration and STEAM.
We are excited to see you there! RSVP here
What: 9th Annual ED Games Expo
When: Wednesday, September 20th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts REACH, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20037
About the ED Games Expo
The ED Games Expo is a public showcase of game-changing education technology innovations developed through programs at the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, and across government. With morning events organized for area schools and evening public engagements, the 9th annual expo hosted John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH in DC on Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Thursday, Sept. 21, promises to be a packed experience. More info can be found here
ED Games Expo: FabMaker Studio & Zoombinis Club School Showcase on Wednesday
FableVision/Reynolds Center is excited to join the 9th Annual ED Games Expo Student Showcase on Wednesday, September 20 at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH in DC.
This event will include an opportunity to get hands-on with FabMaker Studio, a digital design and fabrication program that focuses on paper prototyping, and Zoombinis Club, a collection of collaborative activities to introduce computational thinking skills before participants hop online to play the award-winning and research-based Zoombinis game.
The morning session is designed for elementary school students (grades 1-5) and the afternoon session is designed for middle and high school students (grades 6-12).
Space is limited, but DC-area schools are encouraged to register here.
We are excited to see you there! RSVP here
What: 9th Annual ED Games Expo
When: Wednesday, September 20th, 10:00a.m-2:30 p.m.
Where: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts REACH, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20037
More information here
About the ED Games Expo
The ED Games Expo is a public showcase of game-changing education technology innovations developed through programs at the Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, and across government. With morning events organized for area schools and evening public engagements, the 9th annual expo hosted John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts REACH in DC on Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Thursday, Sept. 21, promises to be a packed experience. More info can be found here.
Carly & Adam's Joy of STEM: Virtual Teacher Summit July 14-16
We are once again excited to partner with Carly & Adam for the Joy of STEM Teacher Summit on July 14-16, 2022
The Joy of STEM is all about the power of PLAY in the classroom and in our lives. Through PLAY we learn, express our creativity, solve problems, and learn vital SEL and soft skills.️
Keynotes include Yolonda Tyler, Paul Reynolds, and Jed Dearbury and sessions featuring Andrea Calvin and Sara Smith. Check out the details:
Keynote - Paul A. Reynolds: Don’t Squish My Ish: Protecting the Joy of Teaching & Learning
Educational media developer, children’s book author, and university educator, Paul A. Reynolds will provide an inspiration-filled session that reminds us all of why we must protect teachers' creative, playful spirits - especially as they navigate through the hard-bitten realities of today’s world of education - and exacerbated by the lingering pandemic. Reynolds will read his brother Peter H. Reynolds' book Ish - part of the classic Creatrilogy series (The Dot, Ish, Sky Color,) and share examples of how an ish-ful approach to teaching and learning - can be healing, energizing and transformational.
Session - Sara Smith: Great Problem Solvers Play
Creativity comes from recognizing interesting problems and then finding novel ways to solve them. The world’s best problem solvers aren’t just brilliant thinkers, though, they know how to PLAY with a problem at every stage along the way. A good STEM lesson helps students practice scientific skills; a great STEM lesson sets the stage for students to play with problems, just like the greats. Let’s talk about how!
Session - Andrea Calvin: Ready, Set, Create: Transform your Classroom into a Space of Wonder Through Maker Tools and Game-based learning
From simple animation tools, to paper fabrication to game-based learning, discover how programs/classrooms across the globe are using FableVision Learning tools to transform their classroom into a space of WONDER. This session provides instruction for getting comfortable with our web-based maker programs, Animation-ish, FabMaker Studio and math games Zoombinis, and Fractions Quest including a month demo. Come create bravely!
Creativity to Careers: Hands-on Exploration of Engineering & Animation with Jane Reynolds, Andrea Calvin and Sara Smith
Attendees will get hands-on during this CTE workshop as they explore careers in animation and engineering with Jane Reynolds, Andrea Calvin and Sara Smith.
Our Creativity to Careers programs are designed to engage students in creative career explorations at the middle school level to increase high school graduation rates and most importantly, jobs. With stories from professionals - engineers connected to the National Academy of Engineering and Animators with backgrounds that include Nickelodeon and Disney - students discover the different aspects of these fields as they tackle projects.
During the workshop, attendees will assume the role of an animator or engineer, work on a project, and share with the class. Both courses Exploration in Animation and Engineering & Production are approved Florida’s Department of Education Digital Tools. All workshops are BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Participants are responsible for bringing a wifi enabled device with all workshop software/apps downloaded before attending.
What: FableVision Learning CTE Creativity to Careers Workshop
When: Tuesday, January 25, 2022: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Where: FETC, Orange County Convention Center Room: SOUTH 322 Session Number: W213$
Heart of STEM Summit June 21- 23, 20201
We are once again excited to partner with Carly & Adam for the Heart of STEM Teacher Summit on June 21-23, 2021.
Join Carly and Adam, Peter H. Reynolds, Susan Verde, Georgie Badiel, Chris Woods, Jorge Valenzuela, Dr. John Spencer, Dr. Jacie Maslyk, and more for an amazing 3-Day Conference as we explore the Heart of STEM. Discover fascinating connections between STEAM, Real World Problems, Kindness, and Social Emotional Learning.
Andrea Calvin to Hold Workshop at Texas Library Association 2021 Conference
Andrea Calvin from FableVision Learning/Reynolds Center is excited to host a Creativity Bootcamp for STEAM-Powered Learning using FabMaker Studio and Animation-ish creativity tools during the TLA 2021 Conference on Thursday, April 22 from 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. EST.
The Texas Library Association’s 2021 Conference is now fully virtual for everyone to enjoy as they host networking opportunities, interactive author events, and highlight their roster of featured speakers - including Andrea Calvin of FableVision and the Reynolds Center.
During Andrea’s session, you will discover how schools, libraries, and programs across the country have used FabMaker Studio and Animation-ish to create practical, affordable makerspaces and inspire creativity. This session provides instruction for getting comfortable with two web-based programs including a one month demo of each of the tools.
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Paul Reynolds and Andrea Calvin to Keynote KySTE Spring Event 2021
Paul Reynolds and Andrea Calvin are excited to join the KySTE Spring Event 2021 for a presentation around Story-Powered STEM for a K-J Journey on March 18, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
Through KySTE’s Spring 2021 Event, speakers will be enhancing KySTE’s mission of dedication to education. Members of KySTE will soar to virtual heights on this online-only, one-of-a-kind sessions hosted by featured speakers and vendors on educating in the digital age!
Paul and Andrea will be connecting with educators to explore web programs, tools, and research exemplified through engaging examples and strategies intended to help young learners embrace meaningful practices and engineering design thinking. The team will also highlight their unique use of storytelling that can catalyze mindset growth development, which is so critical in realizing the kind of sustained engagement required to pursue STEM studies and enter into the STEM workforce.
For more details click here.
In order to attend this event, you must become a KySTE member using this link here, and proceed to register for the session here!
Story-Powered STEM for a K-J Journey: From Kindergarten to Jobs; Fostering Early Growth Mindset with Paul Reynolds and Andrea Calvin at V-PETE 2021
Join Paul Reynolds , CEO , FableVision / Reynolds Center TLC and Andrea Calvin for their ‘Story-Powered STEM for a K-J Journey: From Kindergarten to Jobs; Fostering Early Growth Mindset’ session at The Pennsylvania Education Technology Expo and Conference (V-PETE 2021) on February 10 at 10:30 a.m. (ET).
About the session: The world’s future in many ways relies on early educators’ comfort level around teaching STEM. Their efforts will help determine if we are going to have the future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians needed to tackle the existential problems facing our planet. The urgency is compounded by research that shows that students’ STEM self-identity (or lack thereof) is forming as early as 10 to 12 years of age. To that end, we need to support our early/elementary educators in more effective ways so they can start meaningful STEM learning earlier on a student’s learning pathway. If successful, these educators will play a critical role in cultivating larger, more engaged cohorts of students interested in STEM studies and careers.
About V-PETE 2021: The Pennsylvania Education Technology Expo and Conference brings like-minded technology administrators and educators from all over Pennsylvania and surrounding areas to learn from leading experts in the education and technology fields. While this event is usually held in person, this year, PETE&C is changing into V-PETE2021!
V-PETE2021 is not your typical virtual meeting. You’ll be able to choose from 100 different educational sessions, choosing those that are most relevant to your learning environment, some in the daytime and some presented in the evening for your convenience. Not only that, but sessions will be recorded so that you can catch up with ‘On Demand’ viewing, seeing sessions you might have missed through August 2021.
Paul Reynolds to Keynote Online STEM Summit for Elementary Teachers
Join FableVision/Reynolds Center CEO Paul Reynolds for the 2020 Online STEM Summit for Teachers hosted by Carly and Adam.
As our planet faces increasingly daunting challenges, there is one human superpower that Paul Reynolds is confident will come to the rescue: creativity. Human ingenuity, persistence, and creative problem solving are needed to tackle a host of global problems - environmental, economic, and social. To that end, Paul and his team at FableVision/Reynolds Center are dedicated to inspiring creativity and bravery in the next generation of creative problem-solvers around the globe.
Paul will share how some very special teachers helped him and his brother, Peter H. Reynolds, not only develop the courage to navigate their own unique creative work, but led them to make it their life's mission to encourage others to do the same with a host of digital tools they have developed that support creativity and self-expression, as well as STEAM/maker education.
Paul will spotlight and celebrate creative educators who understand the critical mission of developing and protecting creativity. In the innovation economy, creativity is not a nice-to-have – it is absolutely essential. By wiring creativity as an overlay to the entire curriculum, we support the development of next-generation innovators – who will take the lead in helping solve a myriad of local, national and global challenges in the decades to come.
Andrea Calvin, vice president of the Reynolds Center will join Paul. She has been on the forefront of the product launch and classroom-implementation of Fab@School Maker Studio, the first digital fabrication software tool developed specifically for use in the classroom. It is an easy-to-use, web-based tool that invites students to experience STEM and STEAM learning in an engaging, personally meaningful way. She will offer a demonstration of Fab@School Maker Studio and will connect with those attending after the presentation who would like to learn more.
The Summit includes:
15 STEM Expert Lessons
Access to Exclusive Summit Facebook Community
1 Year Access to All Content
12 Credit Hour PD Certificate
Bonus STEM Activities
Content will go live each day at 8am
Register here
FETC Workshop: Make to Learn: An Easy, Affordable Onramp to STEAM
Explore FableVision Learning’s Fab@School Maker Studio, the design and fabrication program accessible and affordable to all schools and libraries in a hands on workshop. Create your own design to take away.
iSTEAM Conference: FableVision Learning CEO Paul Reynolds Keynotes
FableVision Learning CEO Paul Reynolds will keynote the conference.
There will also be a break out session to explore FableVision Learning’s Fab@School Maker Studio, the design and fabrication program accessible and affordable to all schools and libraries.
ED Games Expo 2019 Showcases Fab@School Maker Studio
EdGames showcases successful ed tech products given a kick start with government small business grants through the ED/IES Small Business Innovation Research program. Learn about the innovative technology and unique features of Fab@School Maker Studio in making design and fabrication accessible and affordable to all schools and libraries.