SESSION TYPE: Featured Speaker (Panel) SESSION TITLE: Going Virtual Makes It Real: Teaching with Technology STRAND: Instructional Technology DAY: Friday TIME: 2:30 - 3:45pm LOCATION: Sutton Parlor South, 2nd floor

Join three great teachers and 15 exceptional students to see a dynamic demonstration of best practices in integrating technology in instruction and learning. Teachers from JFK Magnet School - a Blue Ribbon-nominated school - use Verizon Thinkfinity for interactive resources that excite and engage students in key subject areas. Come experience teaching with technology in real time, as the teachers take their students through actual lessons in 5th grade Mathematics, 3rd grade Social Studies and 3rd grade English Language Arts, using Verizon Thinkfinity.

BIOGRAPHY

Harold O. Levy served as New York City School Chancellor from 2000 to 2002, overhauling recruitment to attract more and better-qualified teachers and starting the Teaching Fellows program. Later he was executive vice president and general counsel at Kaplan Inc. He is a trustee of Pace University and an advisory to Teachers College.

Kristin Favale teaches a third grade bilingual class at the John F. Kennedy Magnet School. During her five years there, she has taught second, third and fourth grades. Kristin has a M.S. in special education from Pace University with a bilingual extension. She is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in literacy.

Enrique Tovar teaches a fifth grade bilingual class at the John F. Kennedy Magnet School. Prior to his six-year tenure, he taught in the Bronx and New Rochelle, as well as serving as co-math coach for the Port Chester school district. Enrique has a M.S. in education from Manhattanville College and a J.D. from New York Law School.

Diana Vitetta teaches third grade at the John F. Kennedy Magnet School. Certified in general education, special education and English as a second language, Diana has taught Kindergarten, first and second grades. She holds a B. S. from The College of New Rochelle and a M.S. in TESOL from Manhattanville College.