Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) invites you to join IU1, schools, and partners from around Southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio on October 20, 2026 from 10:00AM to 1:00PM at the PA Trolley Muesum to celebrate 10 years of innovation and impact at the Annual Innovation Showcase! 

The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and EQT Foundation, have awarded over 100 grants since 2017 to southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Belmont County Ohio classrooms to expand and support cutting-edge education. The grants seek to encourage school districts, primarily in rural communities, to develop engaging programs and curriculum with innovation and design serving as the driving force behind science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics education.

We hope that you can stop in to explore, learn, and connect with local educational organizations, teachers, and students on how they got a jump start in innovation through the Innovation Grants. Projects cover a wide variety of topics including sustainable agriculture, energy sources, digital design/fabrication, computer science, robotics, math, anatomy, arts and so much more! Learn more or apply for an Innovation Grant at: https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign/grant-opportunities

Join us Friday, September 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh for a celebration of the people, ideas, and partnerships shaping the future of learning across our region.

The 2026 Assembly will be anything but a sit-and-get event. Expect a vibrant, multisensory experience filled with hands-on activities, interactive showcases, unexpected connections, and ideas you’ll want to take home and put into action. Schools, universities, museums, and community organizations will bring their work to life and invite attendees to explore, experiment, connect, and imagine what’s possible.

Whether you come to discover new approaches, meet potential collaborators, reconnect with the network, or simply be inspired, you’ll leave with fresh energy and a deeper sense of what makes the Remake Learning Ecosystem special.

We’ll pause at midday for a short and sweet network update and celebration, then jump right back into the fun.

Bring your students. Bring your colleagues. Bring your sense of wonder.