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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 1h

Creepy little rats!

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 1d

Hands-on learning with a spooky twist! 👻🎃

We had a blast at @penngse.bsky.social Makerspace Open House, experimenting, creating, and celebrating Halloween with STEM-inspired fun.

Nothing like a little glow, gadgets, and giggles to spark imagination! ⚡️✨

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 1d

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 1d

🎃 Spooky STEM Fun at Catalyst @ Penn GSE!
Here at the Penn Graduate School of Education Makerspace Open House, we got hands-on with a fun, classroom-ready Halloween circuit project:
🦇 “Light-Up Bat” Circuit Project

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 4d

It was such a beautiful day celebrating the wedding Andrew Grujin & Taylor. I’ve had the privilege of watching Andrew grow from a boy into a kind, thoughtful, and remarkable man. My heart is full of pride and love seeing him find his perfect match in Taylor. Here’s to a lifetime of love and joy! ❤️

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 5d

Wonderful catching up with my friends Monica Cougan & Freebird McKinney from Participate Learning at the Council of the Great City Schools’ Fall Conference, hosted by the The School District of Philadelphia! 💙 @the-dols.bsky.social

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 7d

💫 Connecting with friends at Council of the Great City Schools Conference hosted by School District of Philadelphia — in the City of Brotherly Love! ❤️🏙️

A big congratulations to hosts for creating space for meaningful conversations and partnerships that move our schools. @the-dols.bsky.social

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 8d

🎓 Wrapped up EdTech Week 2025 at Teachers College, Columbia University!

From meaningful conversations to new collaborations— innovation in learning drives impact in every community. 🌍✨

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 8d

🎓 @penngse.bsky.social Represented at EdTech Week 2025!

Please to have our Education Entrepreneurship Program at Penn GSE students, faculty, and alumni came together!

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 9d

🌟 Grateful to attend the StartEd CEO Social during EdTech Week 2025 at Teachers College, Columbia University — an invite-only evening bringing together founders, investors, and senior executives shaping the future of education and workforce innovation.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 10d

✨ @the-dols.bsky.social connections at EdTech Week 2025!
Our DOLS community came together — to share stories, laughs & a few adult beverages!💡💬

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 10d

📚 Excited to be at EDTECH WEEK 2025 at Teachers College, Columbia University in NYC!

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 12d

🐋 Inspiring Science Education at the Natural History Museum, London 🌍

Standing beneath the magnificent Blue Whale in Hintze Hall — is a reminder of why science education matters. At 82 feet long and weighing over 25 tons, these whales were hunted nearly to extinction.

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 13d

❤️ LOVE All Around the World 🌍
Stopped by the LOVE sculpture at the Tate Modern Museum in London, a joyful reminder that some messages truly transcend borders.

Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE design has become a universal symbol — with more than 50 sculptures around the world

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 14d

📚 A visit to the legendary Reading Room at the British Museum
This magnificent circular hall has been a gathering place for the world’s great thinkers since 1857.

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 15d

It was a pleasure catching up over coffee with Martín Serrano, founder of 1Mentor, now part of Quacquarelli Symonds.

1Mentor is tackling one of higher education’s most pressing challenges — aligning academic programs with the rapidly evolving needs of the global workforce.

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 17d

📍 London Business School — one of the world’s leading institutions for developing global business leaders.

It’s always inspiring to be on a campus so deeply connected to innovation, entrepreneurship, and international collaboration.

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 18d

🎓 A beautiful day exploring University of Oxford — each college feels like its own little world, with unique courtyards, chapels, and gardens — all connected by centuries of tradition and scholarship. The architecture is simply breathtaking, from the spires to the stone archways.

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 18d

🎓 A beautiful day exploring University of Oxford — each college feels like its own little world, with unique courtyards, chapels, and gardens — all connected by centuries of tradition and scholarship. The architecture is simply breathtaking, from the spires to the stone archways.

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · 18d

✨ Pleased to visit with Caitlyn Sanderson, Senior Development Executive at the University of Oxford.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27d

Reminder that most of our political rules & institutions are purely extra-constitutional norms, held together by shared beliefs in democracy & a lot of duct tape, & we’re all out of shared norms & have shredded our last rolls of tape.

“Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections”

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · Sep 21

🏈🍂 What a perfect fall day to cheer on Wyomissing Area School District Football! Blue skies, and a big win over ELCO EASTERN LEBANON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 42 to 7! 💙💛

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · Sep 21

🍂🎉 Nothing says Fall Festival quite like a stroll down Penn Avenue in West Reading—and yes, I fully embraced the spirit of the season with the most gloriously unhealthy treat imaginable: Bacon on a Stick! 🥓😂

Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · Sep 18

🚨 Proposed federal budget cuts could have a direct impact on your schools.

The Education Law Center has created an interactive tool that shows exactly what’s at risk — by state and by district.

🔗 See how your district is affected: edlawcenter.org/research/tru...

Trump 2.0: Proposed FY2026 Budget Cuts to K-12 Education - Education Law Center

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Rita Ferrandino @ritaferrandino.bsky.social · Sep 17

🍎✨ Back-to-School Happy Hour Philly EdTech Meetup! ✨🍎
With our @penngse.bsky.social EdEnt Alumni & current Cohort! 🚀📚