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Gary Goldberger to attend Hands-on Financial Capabilities Workshop at Federal Reserve Bank
When: Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Where: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA
This invite-only event will explore promising educational technologies for increasing financial knowledge, skills and understanding in order to help young people better manage their financial resources. Leaders in the edtech and financial education fields will discuss the role technology play can help underserved people advance their financial capabilities.
The objectives of the workshop are to:
Capture best practices from the field of educational technology that have been shown to increase student knowledge and skills.
Explore the application of promising technology strategies to enhance both the delivery and relevance of widely disseminated financial education content [curricula].
Produce tangible recommendations that can guide future financial capability technology efforts.
More information can be found on the event page website.
Paul Reynolds Keynoting at EdLeader21 Summit
When: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Where: Atlanta, GA
Paul will be offering the Wednesday evening keynote featuring his latest collaboration with his twin brother, Peter H. Reynolds, called Going Places. A book signing will follow. Going Places has been embraced as a call for creative approaches to STEM education. As the maker movement sweeps across the nation, the Reynolds brothers hope this book gives educators and administrators the encouragement and support needed to advocate for a more innovative, constructivist curriculum.
"Kids with the maker-mindset, who are producers of their own knowledge, will have an infinitely more productive, successful and satisfying journey ahead of them," Paul said. Read more about the book on our blog.
Spotlight on Stories that Matter
FableVision president Gary Goldberger shares the ingredients in our secret storytelling sauce. Spoiler alert: he finds it all personal. Read the full Kidscreen article here.
Creative Juices Art Show Open House
Our creative juices are flowing -- or should we say glowing?
When: Friday, August 15, 5-9 p.m.
Where: FableVision Studios, 308 Congress St., Boston, MA
Details and RSVP: Eventbrite
Join us at FableVision Studios for our annual Creative Juices Art Show Open House. This year's theme will feature all things blinding and bright – that's right, Glow-in-the-Dark! We will be transforming the Studio into a glowing world of art, all created by our own staff. Check out these photos from past Creative Juices Art Show's for a taste of things to come.
Tone Thyne Named Vice President of Creative
at FableVision Studios
In newly created position, Thyne to oversee
production of original IP.
Significantly underscoring its commitment to original, home-grown intellectual properties, content, and characters, Boston-based media and interactive studio FableVision is accelerating its expansion of new content development for multiple platforms. Tone Thyne has been named to the newly created position of Vice President of Creative and will spearhead the company’s development of original animated properties, including television, games, apps and other digital content, primarily for pre-K and youth markets. The announcement was made by FableVision Studios’ President Gary Goldberger.
Pictured from left, Gary Goldberger, president of FableVision, Peter H. Reynolds, co-founder of FableVision and New York Times best selling author/illustrator, Paul Reynolds, CEO of FableVision, welcome Tone Thyne, to FableVision Studios.
“Joining FableVision is the kind of opportunity that most creative professionals can only dream of,” Thyne said. “There is a singular spirit at FableVision that I’ve long admired. The company’s status as a center for excellence in content development and production is long-standing and well-earned. I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with the team to channel our collective creative energies and ideas.”
Thyne was the supervising producer for Little Airplane’s hit The Wonder Pets! for Nick Jr., Go Baby! for Disney Junior, and Laurie Berkner’s co-creation Sing It, Laurie! for Sprout. He has written and directed episodes of 3rd & Bird, Sing It, Laurie!, Tobi, Small Potatoes, and The Wonder Pets! Thyne was an 11-year veteran of Walt Disney Feature Animation where he had a hand in classic animated films ranging from The Lion King through Fantasia Continued and everything in-between. He is currently the co-creator, designer, and executive producer of the new animated series The Adventures of Napkin Man!, airing on Canada’s CBC.
“FableVision has built a solid reputation for quality media, storytelling and interactives working with the best of the best in educational media,” Goldberger said. “Now it’s the time for us to take advantage of our increasing momentum, and take the next step to accelerate and expand the development of our own original IP.”
Since its founding in 1996 by New York Times best-selling children's book author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds (Judy Moody, The Dot, Ish, Sky Color, The North Star) FableVision has earned national and global recognition for its award-winning work with educational publishers, broadcasters, nonprofits, museums, researchers, and institutions including Scholastic, Sesame Workshop, PBS Kids, and the Jim Henson Company. Based in Boston’s Innovation District and co-located at the Boston Children’s Museum, FableVision’s transmedia offerings include educational software, mobile apps, animation, websites, games, interactive graphic novels, museum kiosks, live-action, and digital storybooks.
FableVision’s Founder Peter H. Reynolds shares, "Right from day one, our strategy has been to find mission-driven talent who really care about using media, storytelling and technology to move the world to a better place. With his boundless talent and impressive industry experience, Tone is a perfect addition to the FableVision team. The next chapter of FableVision will be quite a story."
For FableVision’s CEO Paul Reynolds, Thyne’s addition is all about seizing opportunity.
“In a world where smart devices are proliferating around the globe, quality content is more valuable than ever,” Paul Reynolds said. “Tone’s leadership will help hasten FableVision’s emergence as a major original media development partner for global distributors who know they’ll need to keep feeding those billions of screens with fresh, quality content in the months and years to come.”
February 2019
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December 2018
Boston Globe: Lockhart and the Pops have holiday cheer to spare
October 2018
Georgia Public Broadcasting Education: GPB Education, the Georgia Council on Economic Education, and FableVision Studios Launch Lights, Camera, Budget!
September 2018
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office: AG Healey, GE Foundation Unveil New Online App, Announce $450,000 to Middle Schools for Substance Use Prevention Education
July 2018
Library of Congress: Library of Congress Announces Application-Development Winners to Receive Over $1 Million in Grants
May 2018
Animation Magazine: AardBoiled Series "Don’t Mix Us Up" Prevents Commonplace Catastrophes
Kidscreen: Aardman bolsters YouTube content output
February 2018
PR Newswire: "The Paper Girls Show” Wins Best Original Web Series at the 2018 Kidscreen Awards
November 2017
Boston Voyager: Meet Leigh Hallisey of FableVision Studios in Fort Point Channel
October 2017
Arts Hub:
Gristmill, ACTF See Little Lunch Turn into a Big Feast
September 2017
PR Newswire:
Westchester Publishing Services And FableVision Studios Sign Agreement
June 2017
District Administration, June 2017: Game On
September 2016
REVERE Awards Profile: Zoombinis Combines Computational Thinking with Engaging Game Play
June 2016
The Players' Tribune: Game Break: Martellus Bennett
May 2016
Good Morning America: 11-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Creates and Directs Animated Film
NewBostonPost: An unlikely media mogul: FableVision founder Peter H. Reynolds
March 2016
Los Angeles Times: Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! Students celebrate Read Across America Day
January 2016
Boston Globe: A focus on creativity at Belmont World Film’s family festival
December 2015
Huffington Post: Neshama: 10-Year-Old Battling Cancer and Directing Animated Film
September 2015
VideoInk: Marriott and Believe Entertainment Open Hot Shoppe Animated Series
STEMConnector: New Smithsonian Web Series Helps Teachers Get in Back-to-School Spirit
August 2015
USA Today: The long, strange journey of 'Zoombinis'
Lab Out Loud: Good Thinking! from Smithsonian Science Education Center
July 2015
Kidscreen: 1990s Zoombinis revived for touchscreen generation
Entertainment Weekly: ‘90s computer game Zoombinis to return this summer
June 2015
U.S. News & World Report: 7 Apps to Teach Your Kids Personal Finance Skills
March 2015
Dig-It! Games: Q&A With Paul Reynolds, CEO Of FableVision, Inc.
Examiner.com: Lightning strikes twice for puzzle game Zoombinis
February 2015
BetaBoston: Zoombinis’ relaunch will target the iOS and Android markets
PR Newswire: Beloved Educational Classic Game, Zoombinis, Journeys to Homes and Classrooms on iPad and Android Tablets This Summer
EdTech Times: Zoombinis: Bringing a beloved ’90s game back for tablets
January 2015
Lesley University:
Renee Kurilla and Keith Zulawnik:
Living and Working Happily Ever After
September 2014
Parka Blogs: 5 Questions for Renee Kurilla
August 2014
Kidscreen: Stories that Matter
June 2014
The Huffington Post: Peter Reynolds, Picture Book Master, Talks to The Book Doctors about Books, Kids, Writing, Twins and How to Get Published Successfully
Kidscreen: Headlines from Games, Learning, and Society 2014
Gloucester Times: A Think Tank for the fisheries game
Maritime Gloucester: Opening for "Think Tank" Interactive Fisheries Exhibit on World Oceans Day
May 2014
Let's Get Busy Podcast: Renee Kurilla (Ep. 54)
March 2014
Animation World Network: FableVision Adds Tone Thyne as VP, Creative
CynopsisKids!:
FableVision Studios is opening the book on original production
Kidscreen: FableVision steps up original IP output with Tone Thyne as creative VP
iKids: Marketing, monetization, and makers among top kid themes at GDC 2014
Jetpens.com: Pen Pals Interview: Cartoonist, Art Director, and Bravest Warriors Character Designer Bob Flynn
February 2014
Naplesnews.com: Discovery Day Academy "Lighting the Way" with New Animated Video