We want to start with a huge THANK YOU to the 450+ educators who came to us for our annual Back to school conference Last Saturday! With your energy and enthusiasm it became our most visited conference since 2021, in total More than 2,000 PD hours! While we are starting the new school year, this is the perfect time to visit conference sessions again, to review the keynotes and see what PD offers we have.
Your dedication to learning has helped make this event a huge success. On average, each participant joined 4 Sessions during the day. And we could not have done all of this without our all-star facilitators: Amanda, Christian, Tim, & Yanely, who each led 4 sessions. Here is what you said:
- “The interactives were fantastic. Thanks !!!! And Amanda is phenomenal !! Her passion comes through in all the workshops she runs!”
- “Woooow, this Christian man was funny. Favorite NGPF PD where I have been.”
- “Tim does great job to show the material and make it fun !!”
- “Great information and insight from Mellody and Yanely, excellent work as an interviewer !!!”
Visit our sessions and keynotes again
Slides, sources and recordings of our first two keynotes are live on the Back to school conference page. The keynote recording of Mellody Hobson will be released soon. A big thanks to Jelnele Dela (FI) And Dan Otter & Scott Dauenhauer (403B Wijs) To kick off our day with great presentations. Here are some of your reflections on our keynotes:
- Fico: “Jenelle was a great presenter and the breakdown of the difference between Fico scores and the shared updates were great.”
- 403B Wijs: ‘This was something aimed at us, which is really refreshing at this time of the year. Thanks for this! “
- Mellody Hobson: “It’s not the cards you have treated, it’s how you play your hand. This PD was full of wisdom that I can use in my class and in life. Mellody was inspiring when I started the new school year.”
What did teachers of our new arcade game play?
Another highlight of the conference was the testing of our latest game: Shady Sam’s slick wheels. It was a hit with both experienced fans of Shady Sam and first players:
- “This is a fantastic game! I can’t wait to let my children play it if I learn financially enlightened this year!”
- “What an explosion to see the designers behind the games that we love and the chance to play the new game. Love. Love. Love.”
- “Very interesting session to hear more about the process of Arcade game development and how that connects to the NGPF curriculum. Probably my favorite of the day …”
Sessions so great, we run them again
We are already inherit some of your favorite sessions of the conference! View what is coming in September:
Money lessons in high school
Wednesday 10 September 2025 | 16:00 pt
Discover fascinating strategies and resources for teaching topics of personal finances to high school students in development -related and relevant ways.
Reving Up: NGPF’s New Arcade Game, Shady Sam’s Slick Wheels
Monday, September 15, 2025 | 16:00 pt
Go behind the wheel and the latest arcade game from NGPF Test Drive NGPF. Learn how to bring car ownership, hidden costs and smart shopping to your class.
Boost the involvement in digital interactives
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 16:00 pt
Learn how you can use NGPF’s digital interactives to create a more exciting, student -oriented class environment.
Ready for the school year!
We are so grateful for all of you. It is an exciting time and with the conference behind us, let’s keep an eye on the road for a great year.
Just remember: You probably don’t want to buy a car from Shady Sam!
See you soon at PD!
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