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TALK BACK: TEACHER REFLECTS ON ABC CREATE TRAINING + LENDING LIBRARY "What I like most about the Hummingbird kits that I borrow from ABC CREATE is that they make robotics and coding engaging for students of so many skill levels and interests. I am always looking for ways to teach my students 21st Century skills that involve collaboration, interdependence and real-world problem-solving."  What I learned from giving the Hummingbird kits a try was that it is okay to learn together and that because I didn't know everything, it gave my students a chance to come up with their own unique solutions and to seek out experts among themselves - students who could become robotics mentors. It was truly amazing! Check out the ABC CREATE Lending Library! Exclusive to ABC CREATE district partners, the page is password protected. Password: collaborative UPCOMING TEACHER PD transformED Fall 2018 Calendar The Fall 2018 TransformED calendar features over 30 professional learning opportunities for educators. As always, workshops are open to all educators—classroom teachers, out-of-school time providers, pre-service teachers, etc. For more information, visit www.centerforcreativity.net.   The Warhol: Annual Teacher Open House Location: The Andy Warhol Museum 117 Sandusky Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Date and Time: Thursday, October 25, 2018 4:30 - 8:30 PM Overview: This annual event includes lite bites, drinks (cash bar), preview of the current exhibition, lectures, gallery talks, art making activities, and classroom resources. Teachers in attendance may receive Act 48 credit hours and information about school partnership and scholarship opportunities.  An Introduction to Apple Swift Playgrounds Location: Allegheny Intermediate Unit - transformED 475 E Waterfront Drive Homestead, PA 15120 Date and Time: Monday, October 29, 2018 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Overview: We know coding is an essential skill that teaches problem-solving, develops teamwork, and inspires creativity. This 1-day professional Apple learning workshop will introduce teachers to coding with iPad and free Everyone Can Code curriculum. With your interest in teaching with this curriculum, the workshop will be a great way to get started. You’ll get hands-on experience with the Everyone Can Code teacher guides and with iPad coding apps for students in grades K–8. This session will be facilitated by AIU Apple Education Trainers.  State of Maker Learning in SW PA and Beyond Location: CoLab18 100 South Commons, Suite 100 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Date and Time: Thursday, November 15, 2018 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM Overview: Join education practitioners in a discussion of the State of Maker Learning in SW PA and Beyond. This event, through lightning talks and group discussion, will serve as a catalyst to better understand the maker space landscape in Pittsburgh, obtain ideas from national makers, and generate new ideas for all. Light breakfast and lunch provided. STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES  COMETS Location: Penn State New Kensington Date and Time: 2018 - 2019 COMETS begins with Meet-n-Greet Reception for students, parents and STEM Professionals on October 29, 2018. Overview: The COMETS program is designed to develop middle school girls' interest in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) fields. Students participate in special events, field trips, and six monthly workshops on Saturday mornings. 
 Culture Jam 2018: Allies in Action Location: The Ellis School 6425 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Date and Time: November 16, 2018 8 AM - 3 PM Overview: Culture Jam is an annual student-led and produced conference focused on diversity. It is designed to empower students to have courageous conversations alongside their peers. Culture Jam offers a safe, inclusive space for high school students to discuss equity-related issues that are present in schools, the Pittsburgh region, and the global community. RECOGNIZE AND/OR ACTIVATE YOUR LEARNING COMMUNITY  Nominations Sought: Remake Learning STEM Spotlight Who are the champions of STEM? Timeframe: Nominations currently being accepted. Overview: Who is bringing science, technology, engineering, and math alive for learners in the Pittsburgh region? Who is charting new paths of access and equity in STEM education and careers? Who are the champions of STEM?There are remarkable people in our community shaping the future of STEM in their professional lives as scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians, and in service to young people as teachers, mentors, and coaches. LEARN MORE  Play for Change Unconference Location: the Carnegie Museum of Art and Schenley Plaza REGISTER a team NOW Date and Time: Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Overview: In partnership with Philadelphia Playful Learning Landscapes, join us on Tuesday, October 30, at the Carnegie Museum of Art in the Oakland community of Pittsburgh, in a day-long event to think critically about play. We will have keynote speakers, lightning talks, hands-on activities and action plan time. LEARN MORE ABC CREATE INSIGHTS  Reflections on Summer Robotics Workshops with ABC CREATE
Posted on CREATE Lab Satellite network blog by: Colleen Smith Penn State New Kensington What do teachers do on the last days of summer? Sign up for a robotics workshop - with their own kids! Teachers with kids often cherish the time in the summer with their families and are hesitant to pursue professional development opportunities as they don't want to lose that precious time. At ABC CREATE, we invite the kids to join in! It's a win-win... ...The moments of discovery, collaboration, creativity, pride …. Not bad for a professional development in August. And not a bad way to spend some time with your kids before summer’s over, either!  UPCOMING TEACHER PD ABC CREATE@Armstrong Hummingbird with Micro:bit Training Location: Armstrong School District, Building TBD Date and Time: Monday, October 8, 2018 Full Day Overview: For both NEW and EXPERIENCED users of Hummingbird Robotics kits. Come explore use of Hummingbirds with the new to us micro:bit.  Building Compassionate Learning Communities Location: Mt. Lebanon High School, 155 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA Date and Time: October 8, 2018 8 AM - 4 PM Overview: Bringing educators together with the best teachers, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of social emotional learning (SEL) and contemplative practices - mindfulness, resilience, and the science of human flourishing to build, grow, and support compassionate and resilient learning communities at the inaugural conference of Building Compassionate Learning Communities (BCLC).  An Introduction to the Hummingbird Bit Robotics Kit Location: TransformED West 223 Clever Road McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Date and Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:30 am - 3:30 pm  Data Visualization and Inquiry: Exploring CREATE Lab’s EarthTime Location: TransformED West 223 Clever Road McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Date and Time: Friday, November 2, 2018 8:30 am - 11:30 am  RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY Research Opportunity at CREATE Lab for K-5 teachers with Flutter The CREATE Lab, part of the Robotics Institute at CMU, is conducting a research study of our educational technology called Flutter. We are exploring how hands-on technology projects can be used to support math curriculum in K-5 classrooms. We are seeking research volunteers to take part in four focus group meetings. Participants will brainstorm and provide feedback on curriculum and app designs. To be eligible to volunteer for the research study you must:
Participants are compensated. Contact: Lauren Zito  TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS/PBL ASSET's Project-based Learning through Teacher Externships program Dates: OCTOBER 23-24 and NOVEMBER 28, 2018 DECEMBER 4-5, 2018 and JANUARY 23, 2019 Through this innovative program, educators engage in professional development exploring Project-based Learning (PBL) and participate in an externship at a STEM-related business where they observe, first-hand:
 STUDENT CHALLENGE Join Matt's Maker Challenge Timeframe: September 1st - October 5th, 2018 Overview: This fall, challenge your students to an exciting contest where they will make a unique contraption that completes a simple task using everyday items, teamwork, humor and their imaginations. Held in conjunction with the world premier of Rube Goldberg™, The World of Hilarious Invention! Exhibit at the Children's Museum. Nine classes (3 for each grade category, K-1,2-3,4-5) will receive $2,000 to support making in their schools PLUS an invitation for each class and their families to Family Night at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on October 23, 2018, to celebrate with dinner and an award ceremony.  AWARD FOR WOMEN IN TECH - APPLY NOW NCWIT's: Aspirations in Computing Calling all 9th-12th grade and college women, as well as the educators who support them! Apply today for the opportunity to receive prizes and recognition for all that you do (or want to do) in computing. And, help us spread the word.  Lunch & Learn: Storytelling 101 Location: APOST (United Way of Allegheny County) 1250 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15230 Date and Time: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Lunch will be provided Overview: Join the Remake Learning communications team to explore the sourcing, crafting, and sharing of stories. Storytelling: ancient practice, tool for social good, buzzword. Networks like Remake Learning know sourcing, crafting, and sharing stories is a key part of how to gather and share complex information.  2018 TRETC Presentation Application Deadline: August 31, 2018 Overview: The Three Rivers Education Technology Conference is now accepting submissions for presentations and poster sessions. Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC) 2018 is the best opportunity all year for teachers and K-12 administrators and higher education decision makers in the Pittsburgh region. TRETC allows you to network with peers and choose from over 50 professional development sessions to enhance your classroom teaching abilities. The theme for TRETC 2018 is, “Technology & the Future of Work.”  Lowe's Toolbox for Education Deadline: September 28, 2018 11:59 pm EST Overview: Fall 2018 Cycle The application period for the Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program is now open. The program will award $2,000 to $5,000 classroom grants to as many as 1,000 schools and parent-teacher organizations. For this fall's grant cycle, there are three priorities for the use of the funds:
 SAVE THE DATE: Hummingbird with Micro:bit Location: Armstrong School District Date and Time: Monday, October 8, 2018 Overview: For both NEW and EXPERIENCED users of Hummingbird Robotics kits. Come explore use of Hummingbirds with the new to us micro:bit. Registration info will be coming soon.  ACCESS THE ABC CREATE LENDING LIBRARY Location: Penn State New Kensington 3550 7th Street Road New Kensington, PA 15068 Overview: All educators within ABC CREATE can borrow a variety of creative technologies (i.e. Hummingbirds, Finch, Speck, Puzzlets, etc.). Scope out what we have and put in your request(s) for the 2018-19 school year. Hint - Password: collaborative. Pick-up and drop-off is at Penn State New Kensington.  Remake Learning July Gatherings Lunch & Learn at CMU's CREATE Lab ABC CREATE is a member of the CREATE Lab Satellite Network! This Lunch and Learn is an easily accessible opportunity to learn more about the CREATE Lab - a place where creative ideas, technology, and a powerful driver like CMU meet with communities, teachers, and individuals passionate about developing a world we can all live in peacefully together? The CREATE Lab enables a new form of local change: one that empowers the citizens to chart their technology future and, most important of all, their community's prospects for quality of life. Location: Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Robotics Institute, NSH 3105 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 View Map Date and Time: Tue, July 24, 2018 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT Overview: Visit the lab that brought us Hear Me, BirdBrain Technologies, and the Fluency Project. Bring all your questions for this Free and Open lunch & learn. Lunch will be served, so please email Ani ([email protected]) with any dietary restrictions or requests. Registration is important to the lunch count. Space is limited, so please register ASAP!  Allied Media Conference Follow-up: Remake Learning Delegation Location: Capital Cathedral 200 Lincoln Ave Millvale, PA 15209 View Map Date and Time:Thu, July 26, 2018 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Overview: In June, Remake Learning network members had the privilege to attend the 20th annual Allied Media Conference. In community with almost 20 different individuals from the Pittsburgh Region, we learned from some of the country's most rigorous and joyous media makers and organizers. Jess Gold, long-time teaching artist and mentor, leads a free and open debrief conversation about what we heard, learned, and felt. Read more about AMC by clicking here. Coffee and bagels will be served, so please email Ani ([email protected]) with any dietary restrictions or requests.  ABC CREATE @ STEMathon Great work happening in ABC CREATE. Let’s get the word out! stemathon.org/Looking for some folks interested in presenting at STEMathon in October 2018. Deadline for proposals is July 31. ABC CREATE may be able to help with conference registration for a limited number of ABC CREATE educators, so please contact Colleen if you are submitting a proposal and want to inquire about possible registration.  ABC CREATE trainings with Birdbrain Technologies in August  Hummingbird with Micro:bit Location: Penn State New Kensington 3550 7th Street Road New Kensington, PA 15068 Date and Time: Monday, August 6, 2018 8:30-3:30, Lunch will be provided Overview: For both NEW and EXPERIENCED users of Hummingbird Robotics kits. Come explore use of Hummingbirds with the new to us micro:bit. See the flier for more information!
  Finch Robots Location: Penn State New Kensington 3550 7th Street Road New Kensington, PA 15068 Date and Time: Thursday, August 9, 2018 AM – Finch Robots using Snap! level 1 -3 PM – Finch Robots using Snap! level 4 and/or Scratch Overview: See flier below. Special Note: School -aged children of teachers attending this Finch Robot workshop are welcome to attend, too!
  In Celebration of Remake Learning Days, ABC CREATE Announced the winning logo! Rachel Simcic is now a very recent graduate from Springdale Jr/Sr High School in the Allegheny Valley School District. We received over 20 submissions from ABC CREATE district students and teachers. See some of the other finalists' designs and find out about the legacy Rachel left for her school with the prize money! LEARN MORE  ABC CREATE@Plum registration now open beyond ABC CREATE districts Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239 A FEW SPOTS OPEN: Teacher STEAM Camp for educators who want to feel more comfortable integrating STEAM and for those who want to learn more! Over 30 teachers registered! Date and Time: June 25-28, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM FREE, includes lunch + supplies. ACT 48  SAVE THE DATES: Upcoming Trainings from BirdBrain Technologies - details to come August 6 - Hummingbird Training August 9 - Finch Robots October 8th – ABC CREATE @Armstrong - Hummingbird Basics with Micro:bit  Earn chances to enter Teacher Appreciation Raffle by engaging in ABC CREATE:
1st Prize: Ed Bearer, Leechburg 2nd Prize: Stephanie Reilly, Plum 3rd Prize: Kim Ord, Franklin Regional 4th Prize: Wendi Lincoln, Freeport 
Invitation to ABC CREATE COMMUNITY: RSVP by May 7th
hAPPY Hour Location: Conny Creek Brewing Company 4323 Shearsburg Rd. Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania 15068 Overview: We’d like to celebrate you and your work with ABC CREATE this school year with a hAppy Hour on May 10th! Special Note: Revised hours. Now from 4 - 7 pm. Please see the attached flier! We hope you’ll be our guest for appetizers and drinks! Appetizers from Oakmont BBQ! We’ll also be launching our ABC CREATE Appreciation Raffle and drawing our prize!
Submissions open to ALL ABC CREATE COMMUNITY: Due May 8th
LOGO CONTEST: PRIZES + RECOGNITION Overview: Students, Teachers, Administrators + Partners. 10 MB or less. .jpg, .png or .pdf digital or picture or scan of hand drawn logo. Please retain original drawing. LEARN MORE 
Open to Middle + High School Students: Due May 14th
Attention student gamers. G4C Student Challenge: Design a digital game relating to Kindness & Empathy, News Literacy or Wildlife Conservation. Recognition + awards including $1000 grand prize. For the right middle + high students — this opportunity could be really meaningful. LEARN MORE + Submission Details
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Girls' STEAM Camp for rising 6th – 9th grade girls
Date and Time: June 18-21, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
$25 - includes lunch + supplies.
Few spots remaining. Register now!
Date and Time: June 18-21, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
$25 - includes lunch + supplies.
Few spots remaining. Register now!
Submissions open to ALL ABC CREATE COMMUNITY: Due May 8th
LOGO CONTEST: PRIZES + RECOGNITION
Overview: Students, Teachers, Administrators + Partners.
10 MB or less. .jpg, .png or .pdf digital or picture or scan of hand drawn logo. Please retain original drawing.
LEARN MORE
LOGO CONTEST: PRIZES + RECOGNITION
Overview: Students, Teachers, Administrators + Partners.
10 MB or less. .jpg, .png or .pdf digital or picture or scan of hand drawn logo. Please retain original drawing.
LEARN MORE
ABC CREATE @Plum
Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239
Girls' STEAM Camp for rising 6th – 9th grade girls
Date and Time: June 18-21, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
$25, includes lunch + supplies.
Spots remaining: 23 (as of 4/19/18)
ABC CREATE Priority Registration Deadline: May 1st
Teacher STEAM Camp for educators who want to feel more comfortable integrating STEAM
Date and Time: June 25-28, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
FREE, includes lunch + supplies. ACT 48
Spots remaining: 46 (as of 4/19/18)
ABC CREATE Priority Registration Deadline: May 1st
Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239
Girls' STEAM Camp for rising 6th – 9th grade girls
Date and Time: June 18-21, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
$25, includes lunch + supplies.
Spots remaining: 23 (as of 4/19/18)
ABC CREATE Priority Registration Deadline: May 1st
Teacher STEAM Camp for educators who want to feel more comfortable integrating STEAM
Date and Time: June 25-28, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
FREE, includes lunch + supplies. ACT 48
Spots remaining: 46 (as of 4/19/18)
ABC CREATE Priority Registration Deadline: May 1st
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 6 PM
Join Remake Learning and NEXT Pittsburgh for this FREE event.Ted Dintersmith, author of What School Could Be, co-Author of Most Likely to Succeed, and producer of the award-winning film Most Likely to Succeed is stopping by Pittsburgh in May!
Location: O’Reilly Theater (Pittsburgh Public Theater) at 612 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.
Join Remake Learning and NEXT Pittsburgh for this FREE event.Ted Dintersmith, author of What School Could Be, co-Author of Most Likely to Succeed, and producer of the award-winning film Most Likely to Succeed is stopping by Pittsburgh in May!
Location: O’Reilly Theater (Pittsburgh Public Theater) at 612 Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 8th, 2018 8:30am - 3:30pm
Hummingbird + Micro:Bit Workshop
Join the team from BirdBrain and Allegheny Intermediate Unit to learn how to build and program with the Hummingbird and micro:bit together! We’ll use the MakeCode programming language to get hands-on, diving deep into the expanded features of these two tools used together!
Location: transformED WEST @ Montour HS 223 Clever Rd
McKees Rocks, 15136 United States
Hummingbird + Micro:Bit Workshop
Join the team from BirdBrain and Allegheny Intermediate Unit to learn how to build and program with the Hummingbird and micro:bit together! We’ll use the MakeCode programming language to get hands-on, diving deep into the expanded features of these two tools used together!
Location: transformED WEST @ Montour HS 223 Clever Rd
McKees Rocks, 15136 United States
Date and Time: Thursday, May 17, 2018 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Remake Learning Days Kickoff Breakfast
Kick off Remake Learning Days with Intel and the Society for Science & the Public!
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Remake Learning Days Kickoff Breakfast
Kick off Remake Learning Days with Intel and the Society for Science & the Public!
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center
ABC CREATE Schools Participating in Remake Learning Days
Check out the ABC CREATE Remake Learning Days events (at least 12 that we’ve discovered so far!)
Check out the ABC CREATE Remake Learning Days events (at least 12 that we’ve discovered so far!)
Act Soon! Register by March 31.
On April 1, registration will open beyond ABC CREATE.
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30PM
Plum High School
ABC CREATE TRAINING SESSION:
VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE CLASSROOM
Overview: Your students can experience the amazing technology of virtual reality using only an inexpensive viewer or iPad. Take your students on a virtual field trip to Egypt! The International Space Station! The 9/11 Museum! The Grand Canyon! Under the ocean!
All grade levels. ACT 48. Lunch provided.
Location: Plum High School
LEARN MORE
On April 1, registration will open beyond ABC CREATE.
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30PM
Plum High School
ABC CREATE TRAINING SESSION:
VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE CLASSROOM
Overview: Your students can experience the amazing technology of virtual reality using only an inexpensive viewer or iPad. Take your students on a virtual field trip to Egypt! The International Space Station! The 9/11 Museum! The Grand Canyon! Under the ocean!
All grade levels. ACT 48. Lunch provided.
Location: Plum High School
LEARN MORE
Date and Time: June 25-28, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Teacher STEAM Camp
Overview: ABC CREATE in partnership with Plum Borough School District is hosting a summer STEAM Camp for Teachers! This camp is designed specifically for ABC CREATE educators who want to feel more comfortable integrating STEAM in to their classrooms. No experience required! Guided and supported by fellow teachers, we’ll have tracks for elementary and for secondary teachers where you will be able to play around with technologies and ideas.
Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239
Teacher STEAM Camp
Overview: ABC CREATE in partnership with Plum Borough School District is hosting a summer STEAM Camp for Teachers! This camp is designed specifically for ABC CREATE educators who want to feel more comfortable integrating STEAM in to their classrooms. No experience required! Guided and supported by fellow teachers, we’ll have tracks for elementary and for secondary teachers where you will be able to play around with technologies and ideas.
Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239
Date and Time: June 18-21, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Girls' STEAM Camp
Overview: Recognizing the need for girls to explore and to develop a STEAM identity in order to persist against the current culture of underrepresentation, ABC CREATE in partnership with Plum Borough School District is hosting a Girls’ STEAM Camp for rising 6th – 9th grade girls.
Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239
Girls' STEAM Camp
Overview: Recognizing the need for girls to explore and to develop a STEAM identity in order to persist against the current culture of underrepresentation, ABC CREATE in partnership with Plum Borough School District is hosting a Girls’ STEAM Camp for rising 6th – 9th grade girls.
Location: Plum Senior High School, 900 Elicker Road, Plum, PA 15239
Date and Time: DUE Friday, March 23, 2018,
The Great Remake Micro-Grants
Remake Learning works to ignite engaging, relevant, and equitable learning opportunities that help young people thrive in a time of remarkable change.
Overview: With catalytic grants of $2,500 and $7,500, we aim to support learning practices, projects, and environments that advance our common vision.
Sponsor: Remake Learning
The Great Remake Micro-Grants
Remake Learning works to ignite engaging, relevant, and equitable learning opportunities that help young people thrive in a time of remarkable change.
Overview: With catalytic grants of $2,500 and $7,500, we aim to support learning practices, projects, and environments that advance our common vision.
Sponsor: Remake Learning
Date and Time: April 6, 2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Youth Innovate PGH
Come Hang Out, Mess Around, and Geek Out!
Seeking Participants: Youth Showcase
Overview: In addition to organizations and initiatives engaging youth, the event is inviting schools to showcase youth created works...
Media, Music, Magazines, Maker stuff, whatever your students would be proud to share with others.
Planning Partners include: All Star Code, Alloy26, City of Pittsburgh, Office of Innovation and Performance, CoLab18, Games for Change, Google, Nova Place
Location: Nova Place on the North Side
100 S Commons Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Youth Innovate PGH
Come Hang Out, Mess Around, and Geek Out!
Seeking Participants: Youth Showcase
Overview: In addition to organizations and initiatives engaging youth, the event is inviting schools to showcase youth created works...
Media, Music, Magazines, Maker stuff, whatever your students would be proud to share with others.
Planning Partners include: All Star Code, Alloy26, City of Pittsburgh, Office of Innovation and Performance, CoLab18, Games for Change, Google, Nova Place
Location: Nova Place on the North Side
100 S Commons Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Date and Time: Tue, Mar 6, 2018 8 AM - 3 PM
STEAM for ALL: ABC CREATE SHOWCASE 2018
Overview: Explore classroom integration of creative technologies. Glimpse emerging technologies and classroom pilots. Connect with colleagues. No registration fee. Lunch included. ACT 48 eligible.
Location: Penn State New Kensington
3550 7th Street Road
New Kensington, PA 15068
Date and Time: Tue, Feb 13 + Thur, Mar 22, 2018
Computer Science Teacher's Association
Formed in Pittsburgh Fall 2017. As part of its commitment to meeting the needs of members and developing a strong community of computer science educators, CSTA supports the development of regional CSTA chapters. A CSTA chapter is a local branch of CSTA designed to facilitate discussion of local issues, provision of member services at the local level, and to promote CSTA membership on the national level.
Computer Science Teacher's Association
Formed in Pittsburgh Fall 2017. As part of its commitment to meeting the needs of members and developing a strong community of computer science educators, CSTA supports the development of regional CSTA chapters. A CSTA chapter is a local branch of CSTA designed to facilitate discussion of local issues, provision of member services at the local level, and to promote CSTA membership on the national level.
Date and Time: Applications due Wed, Feb 28, 2018
History Quest
Developed with the Institute of Play in New York City, the Woodrow Wilson HistoryQuest Fellowship offers professional development for middle and high school American history teachers in CT, MA, NJ, NYC, and PA.The program aims to use the power of games, play, and digital tools to transform both teacher practice and student engagement.
Overview: HistoryQuest Fellows attend free of charge a five-day workshop during the week of July 22, 2018, in the Princeton, New Jersey area, including single-occupancy housing and meals, with expenses paid.
Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson Foundation
History Quest
Developed with the Institute of Play in New York City, the Woodrow Wilson HistoryQuest Fellowship offers professional development for middle and high school American history teachers in CT, MA, NJ, NYC, and PA.The program aims to use the power of games, play, and digital tools to transform both teacher practice and student engagement.
Overview: HistoryQuest Fellows attend free of charge a five-day workshop during the week of July 22, 2018, in the Princeton, New Jersey area, including single-occupancy housing and meals, with expenses paid.
Sponsor: Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Act Soon! Register by March 31.
On April 1, registration will open beyond ABC CREATE.
Date and Time: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 8:30 AM - 2:30PM
Plum High School
ABC CREATE TRAINING SESSION:
VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE CLASSROOM
Overview: Your students can experience the amazing technology of virtual reality using only an inexpensive viewer or iPad. Take your students on a virtual field trip to Egypt! The International Space Station! The 9/11 Museum! The Grand Canyon! Under the ocean!
All grade levels. ACT 48. Lunch provided.
Location: Plum High School
LEARN MORE
Date and Time: DUE Friday, March 23, 2018,
The Great Remake Micro-Grants
Remake Learning works to ignite engaging, relevant, and equitable learning opportunities that help young people thrive in a time of remarkable change.
Overview: With catalytic grants of $2,500 and $7,500, we aim to support learning practices, projects, and environments that advance our common vision.
Sponsor: Remake Learning
The Great Remake Micro-Grants
Remake Learning works to ignite engaging, relevant, and equitable learning opportunities that help young people thrive in a time of remarkable change.
Overview: With catalytic grants of $2,500 and $7,500, we aim to support learning practices, projects, and environments that advance our common vision.
Sponsor: Remake Learning
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 5, 2018
Particularly seeking proposals for Showcase presentations that will demonstrate the following:
Presentations should be 30 – 40 minutes with time for questions included. Sessions are 45 minutes.
Particularly seeking proposals for Showcase presentations that will demonstrate the following:
- Integrating STEAM into the classroom through use of creative technologies and/and or project-based learning
- Reflecting our focus of STEAM for All
- Highlighting key values of inclusivity, equity, empowerment, collaboration, authentic learning, and meaningful engagement.
Presentations should be 30 – 40 minutes with time for questions included. Sessions are 45 minutes.
