Ashley Chiu, the grand prize winner is a 6th grade student at The Quad Prep School. Her passion is sewing- especially historically-inspired work. Ashley’s love of sewing began with a sewing class at her local fabric store. She started thinking about historical costumes after seeing a “Colonial Girl Dress Up” game on Google. Ashley plans to use her $5,000.00 award money in three ways: (1) a better sewing machine (2) more materials such as fabric, thread, boning, etc., (3) classes offered by other historical costume designers.
Leo Lorge is a 7th grade student at The Computer School, who has a passion for interviewing bands and other interesting people. He became interested in interviewing because his parents hosted a show called Kidrockers. Leo is inspired by the interview style of Jimmy Kimmel, who he says “just talks to people in a normal way and is very funny”. Leo intends to use the $3,500.00 award money to pay for interview expenses, including filming and editing. He will attend classes and private coaching sessions to build his skills, and buy a camera. http://vimeo.com/140856126
Rowan Walter is a 6th grade student at The Speyer Legacy School with a passion for drawing, cartooning and animating. Rowan likes to make people happy and to make them think – he believes the world needs more humor and that comics make people happy, helps them think in a different way and creates positive conversations. Rowan will use his $3,500.00 award to pay for formal training to advance to the next level, which includes a comic book club and animation workshops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Ee_8Yh4j4&feature=youtu.be
Emma Yang, a 7th grade student at the Brearley School, has a strong passion for computer science, programming and using technology to solve problems, especially healthcare. Emma created a prototype for an app called ConcussionChecker, which can quickly and easily evaluate a concussion by looking for certain symptoms and performing a variety of tests. Her ultimate goal is to create an iPhone iOS app that helps patients with Alzheimer’s live their daily lives better. With her $3,500.00award, Emma will be taking classes such as Introduction to Software Engineering and iOS Mobile Development, which will provide her with a good foundation for computer programming and training for mobile development for iOS devices, such as iPhone and iPad. The funding will also be used to purchase a one year subscription to tools (e.g. graphics tools, user interface and photo libraries) and services (e.g. app hosting and analytics) which will help her develop a professional grade app. https://vimeo.com/124749621
Declan Keegan is a 6th grade student at The Computer School, with a passion for playing piano. He inherited his great-grandmothers’ upright piano when he was 7 and began taking lessons at the age of 9. Declan says he that he tried the guitar and trumpet, but chose the piano because it “spoke to him”. Declan will use his $1,500.00 award money to purchase a new piano and music lessons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwNiBFapuUo
Alexander Kempe is a 3rd grade student at Success Academy Union Square and his passion is chess. He has been playing chess since the age of 4 and competing in tournaments at 5. A few of Alexander’s goals are to become a chess champion like Bobby Fischer, a great chess teacher like Bruce Pandolfini and to teach blind people how to play chess. He will use his $1,500.00 award to pay for chess lessons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2mkM-NaeUI&feature=youtu.be
Azriel and Azelia McCall are a brother and sister from Brooklyn, who attend PS 11, and are in grades 5 and 3, respectively. Both have a passion for the violin. They started playing violin 14 months ago at the Noel Pointer Foundation summer camp and fell in love with the instrument. According to Azriel, the quote “Music is the universal language of mankind”, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, represents his and his sister’s passion. Azriel and Azelia will use their $1,500.00 award money for music books, private lessons, and violin rentals. https://youtu.be/4IHNzT5VxMk
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Join us for a lively discussion on how we as parents and educators can best support the passion, talent and interests of our children and students, as well as be aware of their learning styles and social and emotional needs that drive them to reach their potential.
Dan Chang of Thrively, an organization that measure 23 strength factors to provide children, their parents and educators a roadmap for finding purpose and fulfillment in life and Anny Yang of Child Mind Institute bring their expertise to this informative panel to help parents and educators develop a framework and vocabulary for understanding gifted and talented children.
What is the nature of intelligence? How is it measured? Is raising an advanced early learner a gift, a problem or both? What strategies at home facilitate learning? How do you negotiate the school applications maze?
12:10-30/40 PRE K + ES - Ed Tech Showcase
12:10- INTRO
12:15 Company A- Gifted & Talented.com
12:20 Company B- Thrively
12:25 Company C- Tutorlist
12:30 Company D- Buncee
We are thrilled to have you join The Literacy & Critical Thinking Showcase: A showcase of NYC’s most unique sampling of programs to support literacy and critical thinking skills. From in-person writing programs, to ed tech resources and coding– the language of the 21st century, parents and educators alike will undoubtedly find new ideas and tools to support the literacy skills of their kids.
Moderator, Blackboard Award winner and Speyer Legacy middle school English teacher Rodrigo Alonzo brings his perspective as a classroom teacher (from K through middle school) to a lively discussion with Carol Barash of Story2, Eli Kariv of The Coding Space, Kate Reuther of Uptown Stories and Rebecca Wallace-Segall of Writopia.
1:10-30/40 MS + PD - Ed Tech Showcase
1:10- INTRO
1:15 Company A- Gifted & Talented.com
1:20 Company B- Thrively
1:25 Company C- Story 2
1:30 Company D- Upperline Code
During this session, a set of problems will be presented covering some topics from pre-algebra and basic geometry for advanced middle school learners.
How much does parent engagement or lack thereof determine the educational outcome of our children? What can we as parents do better to be involved, despite the challenges and obstacles that arise? How do cultural norms, economics, race, and educational DNA get in the way, and how do we break down the barriers to be more engaged and a facilitator of our children’s educational path and potentially prosperous future?
Taking risks is an important part of life, and most certainly a hallmark of the transition from childhood to adulthood. If one never take risks they never learn about their capacities and we are deprived of the joy of new experiences. Risks can be healthy and they can be unhealthy. Avoidance of risk is only one piece of the puzzle. Part of an adult’s role in nurturing middle schoolers is to encourage risks in safe environments and equip them to avoid taking risks in situations where they could endanger themselves or others. Join us for a facilitated conversation about talking with your middle school student about risk and decision making, and helping them learn how to evaluate risks and anticipate the consequences of their choices.
The changing landscape of education offers students an unprecedented opportunity to learn on their own terms. This session will explore the implications, the programs and the tools that are changing the way kids learn, educators teach and parents engage with schools and support their child’s educational path.
Matthew Mugo Fields of GiftedandTalented.com, Shire Leibowitz and Babur Habib from The Portfolio School, and Ian Pearson with Pixel Academy share thoughts on Learning In & Beyond the 21st Century Classroom.
