  Business Partner: Mike Holtkamp, Siemens + Education Partner: Sue Mellon, Allegheny Valley Location: The Corner, 701 Fifth Avenue, New Kensington Corridor of Innovation Date and Time: Monday March 25th, 6-8pm Highlighting direct connections between ABC CREATE STEAM classroom projects and 21st Century workforce applications. High school students, teachers, and business representatives will demonstrate the links between classroom STEAM projects, the 21st Century skills students are learning, and the ways these skills are utilized in today’s work places. Open to the Public: All are welcome to join this FREE learning event with demos, door prizes and refreshments. Contact: Colleen Smith, STE(A)M Outreach Coordinator  Business Partner: Sherri McCleary, Kennametal + Education Partner: Laura Fleischer Proano, Highlands Location: The Corner, 701 Fifth Avenue, New Kensington Corridor of Innovation Date and Time: Thursday, May 16th, 6-8pm Highlighting direct connections between ABC CREATE STEAM classroom projects and 21st Century workforce applications. High school students, teachers, and business representatives will demonstrate the links between classroom STEAM projects, the 21st Century skills students are learning, and the ways these skills are utilized in today’s work places. Open to the Public: All are welcome to join this FREE learning event with demos, door prizes and refreshments. Contact: Colleen Smith, STE(A)M Outreach Coordinator  Ignite Grants Applications accepted March 18 – April 8. It only takes one spark to ignite big change! How would $1,000 spark innovation in your classroom or learning space? This spring, Remake Learning will award 100 Ignite Grants of $1,000 to support innovative learning practices, projects, and environments. Funding will support equitable learning experiences and projects that work alongside, uplift, and support learners impacted by poverty, learners of color, learners in rural areas, girls in STEM, and learners with exceptionalities. Any organization that is active in the Remake Learning network and mission is invited to apply starting Monday, March 18. Organizations can join the network online at remakelearning.org/join. Support for Ignite Grants is generously provided by The Grable Foundation.  Hummingbird Bit Professional Development Location: transformED WEST @ Montour HS 223 Clever Rd., McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Date and Time: Friday, March 29, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM EST FREE. Design, build, and program with the new Hummingbird Bit Robotics Kit in this hands-on professional development. This 6-hour introductory workshop is designed for any teacher interested in bringing robotics, programming, and design into their classrooms. We will provide helpful tips on how you can integrate robotics into any subject area while you create your own working robot. Please note: when you register, you have the option to choose a free workshop seat along with options for discounted kits along with your free registration.  Pittsburgh Regional STE(A)M Ecosystem Updates The Pittsburgh Regional STE(A)M Ecosystem cultivates diverse and equitable high quality STEM and STEAM learning opportunities, addressing real world challenges, for all students in our region with an eye toward building a scientifically-informed citizenry, and creative, prosperous, and resilient population.  Happy Hour: Bots and Bevs Part of Remake Learning Days! Location: The Pub at 333 333 Allegheny Avenue Oakmont, PA 15139 Date and Time: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM It's Remake Learning Days! Join ABC CREATE teachers and BirdBrain for our Educator MeetUp! Kick back, relax, and create some robots with educators from the Pittsburgh area! Talk with peers about edtech, bring curriculum ideas and questions, or just use a Hummingbird Robotics Kit to make your own robot. No programming/robotics experience required! Technology and craft materials will be provided if you want to build your own bot. Brews and other beverages are available for purchase at the bar.  Rethinking How Math is Taught Free ASSET Professional Development Location: ASSET STEM Education 2403 Sidney Street #800 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Date and Time: Friday, May 10! Two sessions - 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (two-hours) Middle School math teachers are invited to ASSET's Remake Learning Days event, “Rethinking How Math is Taught" to be held on Friday, May 10, 2019. The event is a FREE professional development course to explore how inquiry-based teaching and learning can be an effective tool in math classrooms. Participants will be immersed in inquiry-based, hands-on mathematical experiences where they will walk away understanding the importance of embedding authentic and critical problem-solving skills into their instruction. Learn more about the course here.  Sevenzo's Try a Practice Sevenzo has collaborated with experts to identify actionable practices that will help educators build a more caring classroom for students. Each practice is easy to try using a toolkit that includes a mix of self-reflection, classroom activities, and ways to share how the practice made a difference for students. Practices focus on relationships, learning environments, and student ownership. Try one today! Select a practice & download a toolkit  PAsmart: Keep an eye out for a special edition with updates on our first steps to implement the PAsmart Advancing grant initiatives.  Summer 2019 STEAM Camps - ABC CREATE@ Burrell Save the Dates - Kids’ STEAM Camp - June 17 - 19, 2019 | Teachers’ STEAM Camp - June 19 - 21, 2019 (Note: Change in dates) Registration will follow. For more information, contact Colleen Smith  Seeking K-12 Educators for Focus Group
Location: The Corner, 701 Fifth Avenue, New Kensington Corridor of Innovation Date and Time: Tuesday, April 2 at 6 pm As part of a class project, Penn State New Kensington’s PSYCH 424 (Applied Social Psychology) students are conducting a series of focus groups exploring perceptions of The Corner in New Kensington. One of the groups will be conducted among K-12 teachers. The students are looking for K-12 teachers who incorporate entrepreneurial activities in their lessons to participate in a Teacher Focus Group to be held on April 2 at 6 pm at The Corner. Interested participants are to complete the registration form that can be found at http://nk.psu.edu/groups. Participants will receive $25 for their involvement. Comments are closed.
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