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Dear FableFriend,
Ready to recharge? This issue is packed with information to spark and energize you and your classroom!
Read on to learn about our expanded professional development program, the release of the Stationery Studio®
Oceans Add-On Pack, and a helpful Quick Start Guide for Animation-ish™. We also updated our teacher grant guide to help you find some fuel for your mission.
We hope you can join us at some upcoming events to explore innovative ways to create the most wonderful classroom. Let us know how your year is going - and how we can help!
Your friend on the journey,
Peter
Peter H. Reynolds
Founder, FableVision Learning
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"Make Your Mark" Professional Development Series
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 Our "Make Your Mark" Professional Development Series is growing! These inspirational workshops help teachers explore how to engage learners of all abilities and learning styles, inspire students to master content, and help students develop essential 21st Century skills.
We now offer the following workshops:
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The Live Wire School - Integrating Writing, Creativity,
and Self-Expression Across the Curriculum
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Digital Storytelling Using Animation
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Engaging Lessons Using an Interactive Whiteboard
- Universal Design and the Writing Process
- Writing Across the Curriculum
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Refining Your Web 2.0 Digital Toolkit
To customize a workshop or on-site mentoring for your school or district, please contact Lori Collins, Director of Professional Development, at 888-240-3734 x3009 or Lori@FableVisionLearning.com.
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Lori Collins Joins FableVision Learning
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 Please join us in welcoming Lori Collins as our new Director of Professional Development! Her passion is coaching teachers on how to effectively integrate technology into the classroom to enhance teaching and learning. Lori has worked in education for over 15 years and has training certifications in Smart Technologies, Thinkfinity, Intel Thinking with Technology, PBWorks, and Independent Investigation Research Methods. She is also a facilitator for PBS Teacherline. Lori joins us from the Greater Manchester Professional Development Center where she served as Director. For information on customizing a program for your school or district, contact Lori at 888-240-3734 x3009 or Lori@FableVisionLearning.com.
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The new Stationery Studio Oceans Add-On Pack is now available!
Intriguing designs and activities encourage students to explore the seas and discover fascinating creatures. Before long, they'll be ready to dive into any writing project.
Also, in case you missed it, we recently released a Fairy Tales & Folktales Add-On Pack. For more information on all of our Stationery Studio add-on packs, click here.
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Creativity Retreat with Peter H. Reynolds
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 Explore ways to infuse creativity into your classroom. NY Times best-selling author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds will lead this MassCUE pre-conference session, along with highly skilled educators who share the mission of making the classroom a more wonderful place. Where most workshops inform, our commitment is to inform AND inspire.
Date: Tuesday, October 27th
Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Includes: Lunch and software
Registration Fee: $55
Location: Sharon, MA
Please join us! Come ready to create with your laptop, your ideas, and an open mind!
For more details on the event, click here.
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Classroom 2.0 Seminar
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Meet Peter H. Reynolds at the upcoming Classroom 2.0 Seminar sponsored by Troxell Communications and FableVision Learning.
Peter H. Reynolds and the FableVision Learning team join forces with Troxell Communications and Eduscape Learning to discuss how teachers can integrate 21st Century technology - interactive whiteboards, document cameras, student responders, and countless other tools - into a seamless learning and teaching environment.
Please be our guest for this informative session and breakfast.
Date: November 19, 2009
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Marshfield Country Club, Marshfield, MA
Click here to register, or email troxell@myeduscape.com.
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New Grants for Teachers
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 We've gathered new information
on upcoming grant opportunities. We encourage you to consider applying for a grant this year. You never know what your innovative ideas may lead to.
To download a newly updated Grant Opportunities document, click here. (We recommend saving the PDF to your desktop and opening it from there.)
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New Animation-ish Quick Start Guide
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Check out our new Animation-ish Quick Start Guide! Master all three levels of Animation-ish quickly. You'll be animating across the curriculum in no time.
Think green! We recommend printing this reference tool double-sided, so you'll have one sheet to refer to.
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Upcoming Conferences & Events
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Read on to see where the FableVision Learning team will present or attend in the upcoming months!
Clark County School District's 21st Century Instructional Technology Conference
October 23-24, 2009
Las Vegas, NV
CECA 2009
Visit Troxell Communications Booth#A208 to meet FableVision Mission Sales Specialist Ryan Galloway.
October 26, 2009
Hartford, CT
MassCUE "Make Your Mark" Pre-conference
October 27, 2009 at 8:30 am
Sharon, MA
MassCUE Conference
Visit FableVision Learning at Booth#6.
October 28-29, 2009
Foxborough, MA
Schlechty Center Visits FableVision
October 29, 2009 at 9:00 am
Boston, MA
SETDA: Leadership Summit and Education Forum
November 1-4, 2009
Washington, DC
NJEA: New Jersey Education Association Convention
November 5-6, 2009
Atlantic City, NJ
Classroom 2.0 Seminar
Sponsored by FableVision Learning and Troxell Communications
November 19, 2009 at 8:00 am
Marshfield, MA
NYSCATE Conference: Making Connections, Opportunities Through Collaboration
November 22 - 24, 2009
Rochester, NY
2009 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference
December 1-3, 2009
Nashua, NH
LACUE Conference: Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators
December 2-4, 2009
Baton Rouge, LA
For details on conferences and events, click here.
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Poster by Peter H. Reynolds - download for free!
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Click here to download this poster by Peter H. Reynolds.
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Until next time. . .
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Keep
the creativity flowing and keep your batteries charged! Together we can
make a difference!
Peter and your friends at FableVision Learning
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