 ABC CREATE 2nd Annual school2school STEAM Showcase 2025!The idea of a traveling STEAM Showcase was first launched in 2024 as a creative response to the challenges of substitute teacher shortages. It provided an opportunity for ABC CREATE educators to both showcase and observe best practices in STEAM-based teaching and learning. Based on the positive feedback from last year’s participants—like, "There was truly something special about seeing the lessons live in action, with students and materials, on the premises in the different spaces of different classrooms and districts."—we are thrilled to host a second traveling showcase this year. This year’s school2school STEAM Showcase will take place during the weeks of April 7-10 and May 5-8; it will involve K-8 educators from ABC CREATE partner districts visiting one another’s classrooms to observe STEAM-integrated lessons in action with students. We’re especially looking forward to seeing inquiry-based and discovery learning activities—perhaps even STEELS-aligned lessons! If you're interested in hosting a lesson(s), please keep in mind the following:
If you have a STEAM-integrated lesson you’re proud to share and would like to host a session (or two!) during the showcase, please complete an interest form by Monday, March 10th. Remake Learning Days 2025
Google Teachable Machine + ROBOTS Webinar for Teachers
PD Opportunities from the Pennsylvania Association for Environmental Education
2025 STEM Summit: Forge the Future
Remake Learning Pulse Checks
Outdoor Learning At the first session, attendees will gain a snapshot of current regional efforts, assets, and opportunities and challenges. We will begin to identify unique opportunities for collective action. At the second session, attendees will focus on making sense of what we know about what’s happening, what’s needed, and what’s hoped for in Outdoor Learning in the Pittsburgh region. We should end with an outline of actionable goals for Remake Learning Network Strategy Development. Artificial Intelligence and Education AI is reshaping education in ways that are still unfolding. Rather than rushing to answers, these Pulse Checks are an opportunity to pause together, reflect, and make sense of these shifts as a community. This is a space for dialogue and shared learning with the goal of our time together being the surfacing of needs, possibilities, and ways we might accelerate knowledge growth in this area. We hope you'll join us to explore how AI is showing up in classrooms, how it’s shaping teaching and learning, and what values we want to center in this moment of change. Free CodeJoy Student Session
Assistive Technology Making - Solder, Switches, & Stuffing
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to assistive technology (AT) making skills to create usable access products. Participants will learn basic soldering to join wire segments and assemble mono and stereo components for use in a variety of assistive technology applications. No previous knowledge or needed! Where: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 East Waterfront Dr., Homestead, PA 15120 When: Thursday, March 6 · 8:30am - 3:30pm EST STEAM Leadership Conference 2025
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When: Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2025 Where: Virtual Penn State Future Readiness Academy Summer Discovery
Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Go to Program Details to learn more. When: June 23–July 24, 2025 (Monday–Thursday, 9:00am–3:30pm) Application Deadline: March 31, 2025 Opportunity for High School Teachers to Review Data Science Curricula | LabXchange
2025 Education Vanguard Conference Proposal Submission
Remake Learning Days 2025 Ambassador Program
Origametria Workshop for Math Educators
PD Opportunities from the Pennsylvania Association for Environmental Education
Experiencing Hydroponics: How Indoor Agriculture is Paving the Way for a Better Future Join Fluxspace Pittsburgh to learn more about how schools and community organizations turn to hydroponics to teach environmental literacy and sustainability. Where: Fluxspace, 401 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 When: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Free for PAEE Members, $5 for NonMembers AI Literacy & Ethics for Educators
FREE CodeJoy Student Session
Assistive Technology Making - Solder, Switches, & Stuffing
This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to assistive technology (AT) making skills to create usable access products. Participants will learn basic soldering to join wire segments and assemble mono and stereo components for use in a variety of assistive technology applications. No previous knowledge or needed! Where: Allegheny Intermediate Unit, 475 East Waterfront Dr., Homestead, PA 15120 When: Thursday, March 6 · 8:30am - 3:30pm EST STEAM Leadership Conference 2025
Conference attendees can expect to:
When: Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2025 Where: Virtual Penn State Future Readiness Academy Summer Discovery
Where: Participants will take part in a mix of onsite, offsite, and virtual programming in Pittsburgh and Central Pennsylvania. Go to Program Details to learn more. When: June 23–July 24, 2025 (Monday–Thursday, 9:00am–3:30pm) Application Deadline: March 31, 2025 Receive a FREE Classroom Kit of Materials: Learn about MICROCHIPS!
Receive funding as a Remake Learning Days Host! $$ Chip Kids will be distributing these kits in time to use during Remake Learning Days. As a Remake Learning Host you will be eligible to apply for a mini grant (options of $100/$250 awards) to extend this program. Use additional funds to bring in a special guest, add in supplemental materials, have a pizza party…you decide! When you request your classroom kit more information will be provided on how to apply. Other Resources and Opportunities
FREE AI Video Course from CodeJoyCodeJoy has been working with the Infosys Foundation USA to produce an asynchronous (recorded) video series called Practical AI for Educators. Discover how AI can be more than just a productivity tool — it's a powerful instrument for creative thinking and educational innovation. Title: Practical AI for Educators Length: 3 hours 21 minutes Audience: K-12 educators, admin, and anyone else seeking meaningful experiences with AI Cost: FREE! micro:bit CreateAI Teacher Webinar
Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC)
Walking Softer Education: Empower Youth, Activate Change (virtual)
2025 PETE&C
STEAM Leadership Conference 2025
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When: Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2025 Where: Virtual Conference registration opens January 31, 2025. Design Lives Here
PDE K-12 Computer Science Survey
Who is conducting this survey? This survey is being conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a non-profit and non-partisan research and evaluation organization. AIR is working with PDE and the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) to administer this survey. AIR will independently analyze survey responses. What is the purpose of this survey? The following survey is intended to understand your experience as a K-12 CS teacher in Pennsylvania and understand your professional needs. Survey results will be used to provide recommendations to PDE on future CS initiatives and funding opportunities. How will my responses to this survey be protected? The survey will take approximately 35 to 45 minutes to complete. Your responses to this survey will be kept confidential; individual responses and identifying information will not be shared with anyone outside of the PAsmart Evaluation project team. All findings from this survey will be reported in aggregate with no personally identifying information. The responses in this survey will not be used to evaluate teachers or their schools. Are there any benefits to participating in this survey? As a token of our appreciation, PDE will be distributing $50 e-gift cards to the first 1,000 respondents. Additionally, all other survey respondents will be entered into a raffle to receive one of 10, $100 e-gift cards. The first 400 respondents will also be eligible to receive an annual CSTA membership; all other survey respondents will be eligible to be entered into a raffle to receive one of 100 CSTA annual memberships. The responses to this survey will help inform PDE about future initiatives in CS education. What if I have questions about this survey? For any questions, please contact the PAsmart Evaluation team ([email protected]). By submitting the survey form, you consent to participate in this survey and agree to allow your responses to be used for evaluation purposes. Thank you for your time! FREE CodeJoy Student Sessions CodeJoy is offering FREE student sessions!
Making for the Holidays at Fluxspace
Regional STEELS In-Service Day Calling ALL STEELS educators K-12! ARIN IU28, WIU7, and AIU3 are very excited to offer a regional opportunity to gather and learn together across districts and IU boundaries. Join other educators to experience immersive, grade-banded and content specific sessions and networking opportunities. ALL STEELS K-12 educators are welcome! When: Monday, March 17, 2025 from 8:00am-3:00pm Where: Franklin Regional Intermediate School Session Topics Include:
Facilitators are coming from all over the Western and Central Pennsylvania region. Led by teachers, IU staff, PDE content advisors, and educational partners, we are collaborating to bring a unique learning experience to all participants. Registration for this event will close on January 3rd, 2025 at 5:00pm. 2025 International Fab Educators Summit
2024 CSforAllPA Summit
PDE 2024 SAS Institute
2025 PETE&C
STEAM Leadership Conference 2025
Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC)
Design Lives Here
 Practical AI for EducatorsABC CREATE is excited to bring a Practical AI for Educators professional development session to our educators! CodeJoy professional development is fully virtual and interactive to help guide teachers toward high-quality pedagogy. In this course, you’ll use AI as a creative co-pilot, fueling innovative lessons and deeper student engagement. This hands-on PD session takes you beyond the hype, equipping you with practical AI tools and real-world applications for educators.
Who: All educators in ABC CREATE partner districts When: Wednesday, November 13 from 4:30 - 7:30 PM ET Where: Online; you’ll receive a Zoom link for the session when you register What to Bring: Computer/Chromebook/iPad/Kindle with internet connection Important! After clicking on this registration button, please make sure to also click on the November 13th date and 4:30pm time slot to fully complete the registration process. Society for Science STEM Research Grants
Spooktacular STEM Extravaganza!
Game Design with Scratch
Design Lives Here
FREE CodeJoy Student Sessions!
 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator AwardThe NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Educator Award identifies and celebrates exemplary formal and informal educators who play a pivotal role in encouraging 9th-12th grade women, genderqueer, or non-binary students to explore their interest in computing and technology. The award recognizes these educators for their efforts to promote gender equity in computing. NCWIT Aspirations in Computing High School AwardThe NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) High School Award honors 9th - 12th grade women, genderqueer, and non-binary students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and future plans. 2024 CSforAllPA Summit
In conjunction with the 2024 CSforAllPA Summit the CSinPA team would like to recognize outstanding K-12 computer science (CS) educators for their efforts to expand CS learning for all with the CS Exemplary Educator Award. SUBMISSIONS DEADLINES: November 12, 2024: Nominate someone for the CS Exemplary Educator Award November 7, 2024: Apply for the CS Exemplary Educator Award PDE 2024 SAS Institute
2025 PETE & C
STEAM Leadership Conference: Call for Proposals
Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC)
When: January 20, 2025, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM Where: Sewickley Academy | 315 Academy Avenue, Sewickley, PA 15143 Act 48 hours will be administered at the end of the event. Group Discounts Are Available (10+ teachers), Email [email protected] Administrators can bring one staff member for free upon registration. Registration Opens Soon! For more information, please visit: https://www.pghtech.org/events/TRETC_2025
The Future Readiness Academy at Penn State New Kensington is proud to announce its inaugural regional conference: Education Vanguard: Building the Education of the Future Together. Educators, academics and industry leaders from across the region are invited to a conference that will feature presentations by leading technologists, innovators and faculty experts discussing the latest in technology and the expected impact on workplace, workforce and academia. WHO: K-12 educators, Higher Education Faculty, and Business, Industry, Non-Profits and Think-Tanks WHERE: Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Twp. WHEN: Thursday, October 12 - Saturday, October, 14, 2023
Cultural Connections with Hummingbird Cohort 1: October 14 – December 4 Cohort 2: December 9 – February 5 Python with Finch Robot Cohort 1: October 7 – November 18 Cohort 2: December 2 – January 20
KidWind is a free workshop open to all educators. As a participant, you will engage in activities that will introduce you to the science behind wind energy while putting easy-to-use tools in your hands to prepare students to compete in the KidWind Challenge. WHO: Teachers of students in grades 4-12 WHERE: Rm 223, Frable Building, Penn State Greater Allegheny WHEN: October 7, 2023, 9 A.M. - 3 P.M.
JV Manufacturing is excited to announce its 2nd annual Manufacturing Day. Their goal is to expose the community to what manufacturing companies look like in their own backyard. JV Manufacturing will be offering tours, activities, food, and happy hour. Please extend this invite to your colleagues in the community. WHO: Educators and families WHERE: 1603 Burtner Road, Natrona Heights, PA 15065 WHEN: Thursday, October 19th, 3:00-6:00 PM
WHO: Educators and administrators who participated in any of the following 2022-23 CPE PD:
WHEN: Wednesday, November 15 - 8:30am - 2:30pm Participating educators will receive more information via email soon.
This award honors those who work inside and/or outside of classroom spaces to advocate for gender equity in computing by providing educational opportunities that are inclusive to--and supportive of-- women, genderqueer, and non-binary students. The award recognizes these educators for their efforts to promote gender equity in computing. Applications are now open through December 4, 2023.
On January 15, 2024 our region’s leading change makers will be coming together to support this year’s theme of Transformative EdTech: Revolutionizing Learning and Work. Through the integration of educational technology, students have before them the opportunity to experience the pathway to “what is next” while in the classroom. These pathways, using new and equitable learning models, lead to networks that design a strong foundation and momentum in future careers. Evening Innovation in Education Award & Networking Event Date: January 14, 2024 Time: 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Location: TBA TRETC 2024 Conference Date: January 15, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM Location: South Fayette High School | McDonald, PA 15057 Please visit the TRETC event site to:
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Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and future plans. Applications are now open through November 6, 2023.
WHO: 3rd – 8th grade classes WHERE: Online. You’ll be sent the link to connect after you register WHEN: Sessions begin in late November 2023 More information about registration will be shared later this fall. LEARN MORE: Head to CodeJoy Virtual Student Sessions to learn more about the sessions and read testimonials from teachers.
Middle school students are invited to enter this hands on, real world, exciting robotics competition. Teams can choose their challenge:
WHO: Middle school students WHERE: Competition will be held at the Franklin Regional Middle School in Murrysville, PA WHEN: April/May 2024 For Everyone
WHO: Everyone is welcome!
WHERE: Downtown New Kensington WHEN: Activities on October 12, 14, 15, and 18 (see flier for more information)
Educator in the Workforce Training will immerse educators in workplaces to learn about the region's key industries and employers. What: Free, in-person site visits to a variety of industry locations When: Range of dates from mid- to late-June 2023, approximate time 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM (lunch included) Paid: Thanks to PDE for our PAsmart funding, ABC CREATE educators from partner districts can earn $40/hour stipends for attendance. Project-Based Learning Training will equip teachers with practical instructional strategies for implementing PBL. What: Free, 2-day, in-person training at Penn State New Kensington When: Wednesday, June 14 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM and Wednesday, June 21 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Paid: Thanks to PDE for our PAsmart funding, ABC CREATE educators from partner districts can earn $40/hour stipends for attendance.
BirdBrain Offering – Coding with Finch is a Snap! *You must have a Pathfinders account to register for this course. Creating a Pathfinders account is free and easy. To register:
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 Digital Foundry Educator Fellowship – STEAM EducationExcited for this Summer 2023 opportunity!
This summer, in partnership with ABC CREATE, the Digital Foundry at New Kensington will be working with educators with experience in designing and delivering meaningful, hands-on, engaging, joyful STEAM learning experiences to support, adapt, and assist in development and delivery of STEAM content for summer programming at the Digital Foundry at New Kensington. Educators will leverage their experience with BirdBrain technologies, ed tech tools, coding, robotics, 3D printing, and pedagogical approaches that support student agency in co-creating activities and content aimed predominantly for MS, HS, and young adult learners. Although the application deadline has passed, feel free to check out the posting to learn more (similar opportunities may occur in the future).  CodeJoy FREE interactive virtual field trip sessions for students!Join Kelsey and Matt the Robot from CodeJoy for an interactive virtual field trip session for STUDENTS - scheduled at YOUR convenience! Student participants watch as their code controls real robots in the CodeJoy studio - LIVE! WHO: 3rd – 8th grade classes WHAT: CodeJoy Student Sessions
WHEN: January 2023 LEARN MORE: Head to CodeJoy Virtual Student Sessions to learn more about the sessions and read testimonials from teachers. REGISTER: Click HERE to view available Robot Rovers sessions and learn how to register. CodeJoy Teacher PDVirtual PD with Hummingbird, Finch, and Micro:bit Looking for some entry-level teacher PD (no prior coding experience needed) to learn some basic computer science, coding and robotics? Join Kelsey and Matt the Robot from CodeJoy for this FREE, online professional development opportunity! WHO: ABC CREATE and ARIN IU 3rd – 12th grade educators WHAT: CodeJoy is offering a variety of 3-hour, entry-level PD sessions for teachers who are new to CS, coding or robotics WHEN: Sessions available January - March 2023! WHERE: Online on Zoom WOW: Stipend and free Robot for ABC CREATE and ARIN IU educators who participate! Using Hummingbird Bit Inputs Have you already introduced your students to Hummingbird Bit and basic programming of LED’s and servos? Are you interested in learning more about Hummingbird Bit inputs like light sensors, distance sensors and accelerometers? Join Kelsey and Matt from CodeJoy for this FREE, 3-hour, online professional development! WHO: ABC CREATE and ARIN IU 3rd – 12th grade educators who have already been introduced to Hummingbird outputs, such as LED’s and Servos, and want to further explore using Hummingbird inputs, such as light sensors, distance sensors and accelerometers WHAT: CodeJoy, 3-hour, online professional development WHEN:
WOW: Stipend for ABC CREATE and ARIN IU educators who participate! BOTLUCKS: ROBOT POTLUCKS Please join us for this FREE, 2-hour professional development to meet up, in-person, with other teachers who are using micro:bits, Hummingbirds and/or Finch robots in their classrooms. Share your ideas, ask questions and learn more about coding and using these resources in your instruction. You’ll be glad you came! WHO: ABC CREATE and ARIN IU educators (any grade level) who who are using or planning to use micro:bits, Hummingbird Bits and/or Finch robots in their classroom instruction WHAT: 2-hour, in-person “meet-up” WHEN: There are 5 sessions available; 3 at PSNK and 2 at ARIN IU. All sessions are scheduled for February, March and April 2023. WHERE: You choose the location that works best for you: Penn State New Kensington or ARIN IU WOW: Stipend for ABC CREATE and ARIN IU educators who participate!
Upon completion of the course, educators are issued a certificate indicating 16 contact hours. XR Foundations for Educators can be completed at your own pace over the 2022-2023 school year and into the summer. Live support is available as you continue to work on projects you can share with your students. Discover how XR positively impacts education, learn how to create Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for students, and begin incorporating new technologies into classrooms. This course is for you
XR Terra, in partnership with the Verizon Foundation, is excited to bring this professional development opportunity to educators at no cost. We invite you to learn about XR (Extended Reality) and how it fits into our classrooms.  Empowered Educators 2023 - Save the Dates! Carnegie Museum of Art is excited to announce the 2023 Empowered Educators series. Empowered Educators is a forum where educators discuss issues of race, equality, and bias through visual art, literature, and personal writing and reflection. The primary objective of Empowered Educators is to build a community of informed teachers as learners who benefit from resources and an exchange of ideas with guest experts and each other to better serve Western Pennsylvania's students. Carnegie Museum of Art is pleased to partner with the Western Pennsylvania Writing Center, the Center for Urban Education at Pitt, and the PittEd Justice Collective to make this program possible. All Empowered Educators sessions are free. Registration information for January will be coming soon. Teachers who attend are eligible to earn Act 48 hours. SAVE THE DATES: Thursday, January 19, 2023 Thursday, February 16, 2023 Thursday, March 16, 2023 Thursday, April 20, 2023 Thursday, May 18, 2023 TIME: 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm PLACE: Carnegie Museum of Art
OpenAI and ChatGPT are having an impact in education with their uses for generating essays, writing code, and so much more. Rachelle has been testing it out and recently co-authored a blog post for Getting Smart "Education is about to radically change: AI for the masses" and also recorded a quick podcast episode about ChatGPT that explains it and its implications for education and work. You can also check out Rachelle’s Learning as I go this Thursday for the upcoming guest blog post by Dr. Torrey Trust, an Associate Professor of Learning Technology in the Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The guest blog post will focus on Teaching History/Social Studies in the Era of AI Writing Tools. Rachelle’s Recently Recommended Resources AI Coach from Edthena is great to work with for personal observations and learning; it’s definitely an awesome way to interact and get support for teaching. It allows you to see how the chatbot works and how it pulls your reflections together. I also really like how it helps us to better understand the capabilities of AI as far as collaborative learning and coaching. Here is the link for a free trial access to AI Coach: edthena.com/try/aicoach/rachelle. Please share it with your colleagues and also any student/pre-service teachers. Another great resource is Marty the Robot, a humanoid that can be coded screen-free with color cards but also using the app with text-based and block-based coding. This is another great opportunity to bring in STEM, PBL, SEL and better understand how AI is programmed. You can also request to try Marty out too! I have Marty and absolutely love it! I just did a few sessions in TN this past week and everyone loved seeing the AI Coach and also Marty's moves!
ENGINE 3D STEELS Educator Community of Practice ENGINE of Central PA is leading a STEELS Community of Practice to support 3-dimensional teaching and learning for K-12 teachers. We’d love to have someone from ABC CREATE join in - especially if you’re able to share back your learnings with ABC CREATE educators. Feel free to mention ABC CREATE in your application! * Are you excited to learn about the new PA STEELS standards? * Are you eager to engage your students in STEM research-based learning? * Are you looking to build and test phenomenon-based lessons? * Are you ready to be a trailblazer in shifting K-12 science instruction? Then, we encourage you to apply to join the ENGINE 3-D STEELS CoP.  Logo Foundation Upcoming Saturday Morning Workshops Creative computing workshops. Small fee to attend. ABC CREATE district teachers, email [email protected] to cover cost. Our partner, Tom Lauwers from BirdBrain Technologies, will lead the sessions on January 7 and 14. January 7, 2023 - 10:00 am to noon EST Hands-on Artificial Intelligence for middle schoolers: Using Machine Learning models to control games and robots in Snap!Click here to find out more... January 14, 2023 - 10:00 am to noon EST Remote Programming of Finch and Hummingbird Robots.Click here to find out more... January 21, 2023 - 10:00 am to noon EST TurtleArt: Techniques and Styles. Student Opportunity
Wow: PSNK is actively supporting BUILD Pennsylvania as they seek to grow their presence in their Southwest Pennsylvania. In addition to support provided through BUILD, PSNK, through the Corner Launchbox, can provide supplemental coaching & mentoring to ABC CREATE and other local teams.
Anyone interested in participating, or who is curious and wants more information, please reach out directly to Joanna Sutton, [email protected], Innovation Coordinator, Corner LaunchBox, Penn State New Kensington. EDUCATOR OPPORTUNITIES ABC CREATE STEAM Showcase 2022 Series  SHOW & TELL - Brief, Casual and Relevant PD Sessions! Day 1: Cultural Connections Wednesday, May 11, 2022 6 – 7:30-ish PM Virtual, on Zoom Embedding STEAM and technology into the Arts, World Languages, and Humanities adds depth, relevance, and perspective to the learning experiences of local teens. Day 2: Playful Connections Thursday, May 12, 2022 6 – 7:30-ish PM Virtual, on Zoom Sparking interest in STEAM by engaging students ages 8 - 14 years old through playful approaches and purpose-driven projects.  CELEBRATION - Save the date and plan to attend! May 18th from 4 - 6 PM
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ABC CREATE Hummingbird + Finch MeetUp/Work Session We know how much our educators value engaging with their peers as they begin to introduce STEAM technologies and skills into their everyday teaching and learning, so we’re setting aside some time for thinking, coaching, supporting, and planning (+ a bit of laughing and snacking …).  Get Hands-On with AI and Robotics  When: May 18, 2022, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Where: Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave, Suite A , Pittsburgh, PA How Much: FREE (with lunch provided) The goal of this workshop is to get hands-on experience working with AI. You will learn about the types of AI models used to detect objects in images by training an AI model to detect different stuffed animals. You’ll then use this model to control a Finch Robot that does simple tasks based on the code you’ve written. You’ll walk away with a lesson that can be completed in as few as 3 class sessions in any middle or high school computer science class. The lesson itself does not require access to a Finch Robot. No previous experience with AI or robotics is expected, though we do recommend some experience with blocks-based coding. AI (artificial intelligence) is an intelligence multiplier the same way that industrial machines are muscle multipliers. As our AI gets better, it will allow people to do more, faster and better, in just about every field of work. Though the development of new AI methods remains the province of highly trained researchers, all of us are already interacting with AI daily, and so it’s important for everyone, and especially our students, to develop an understanding of how AI works and how to use it well. Please bring a laptop with a working camera and any stuffed animals you have access to. We’ll provide robots, extra stuffed animals, and an afternoon snack! This workshop is limited to the first 25 registrants. (And yep, that's our good friend, Tom Lauwers from BirdBrain, in the photo. He'll be presenting this workshop, so you know it will be a good one!) SUMMER 2022 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  ABC CREATE Teachers' Summer STEAM Retreat
BirdBrain Summer PD: Level Up your Finch Robot with Python and AI
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SUMMER CONFERENCE State of Black Learning Conference
Historically, education has been seen as a ‘one size fits all’ system for students. Research shows this is not the case with Black students. Whether considering a child’s home life or integrating a learning strategy to enhance student engagement, it is essential to hone in on the ways in which educators interact with and teach Black students. SBL is designed to increase educator effectiveness and provide the tools necessary to help participants address all of the factors that improve student outcomes and help Black children learn in the greater Pittsburgh region.
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