August 2014

PBLNY Final Day

Katie Regan, PBLNY, Project Based Learning, social media, Yong Zhao Friday, August 8, 2014

Our third and final day ended with another amazing Keynote Speaker,
Yong Zhao.

Wow! I know I keep saying this, but these speakers have blown me away. I have learned so much from every single one of them.

PBLNY Day 2

Chris Sperry, critical thinking, PBLNY, Ron Berger Thursday, August 7, 2014

Our Keynote Speaker was Ron Berger.
I was so lucky. I was able to listen to him twice. Once as the Keynote Speaker and then in a breakout session called "Looking at Student Work".

I kept looking at him and listening…wondering where I have seen him before. It took me until he showed a video I have seen several times.

PBL NY

authentic learning, Dayna Laur, PBLNY, Project Based Learning, Sam Chaltain Wednesday, August 6, 2014

I am blown away with all the information I got yesterday from PBLNY. AND…there are two more days!!! WOW!
Yesterday began with our Keynote Speaker, Sam Chaltain.
He talked to us about some exceptional schools and what they look like.
Is it more technology that we need? In these schools that was not the main focus. It was about community, belonging, feeling, talking, singing, caring, etc..
What a way to start! He got us so ready for the rest of the conference.
Check him out. If you ever get a chance to see him, I highly recommend it!

FarFaria

Far Faria, review Sunday, August 3, 2014

I had the opportunity to review the app FarFaria.
It is so cute and there are many different stories for your students to read.

There are levels for the students. They have choices of several "places" to go and read tons of books.

FarFaria - Children’s Books for the iPad and Android Devices

FarFaria is an app that provides the perfect story time experience. With more than 700 amazing children’s stories—and five new ones added each week—story time has never been easier.

Created for children ages 2-9, FarFaria helps children develop a passion for reading and encourages families to spend quality time reading together. FarFaria’s engaging story-discovery experience encourages children to stumble into new stories they’ll love forever.

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