Workshops

Lending Library (LL) PD

Check out the Lending Library PD for this school year! Participants that attend and complete a workshop will be able to loan out the IU1 Lending Library tools at NO COST (including delivery/pickup) to use in their classroom. See all the tools available in the IU1 Lending Library at https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign/lending-library.

These workshops will be delivered face to face at the IU1 Central Office (1 Intermediate Unit Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423) from 9:00AM - 3:00PM.

Fab Lab PD

Come and explore, learn and share at the IU1 Fab Lab PD session. Even if you have the tools and just want to learn more on how to use them in your classroom! These sessions will allow participants to explore the technology tools and software at this hands on workshops at the IU1 Fab Labs at Colonial and Waynesburg.

IU1 Watershed Conservation Field Day

The IU1 Watershed Conservation Field Day is a single day student experience for students in the Remake Learning Pittsburgh Region. It is hosted by Intermediate Unit 1 in partnership with Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Washington County Conservation District. It is funded, in part, by a Remake Learning Moonshot Grant.

Students will complete hands on watershed conservation tasks, led by industry experts, such as water quality testing and macroinvertebrate sampling. Students will also tackle a watershed conservation escape room, a holistic STEM challenge that applies mathematics skills in the work performed by the professionals at CEC Inc.

WHEN: April 13 - 17, 2026

Select your top choice from the list of dates on the form, it is not guaranteed but we will try our best to accommodate your request.

LOCATION: PennWest California - SAI Farm

377 E Malden Dr, Coal Center, PA 15423

TIME: 9:00AM to 1:00PM

WHO: High School Students interested in Environmental Science

Students are invited to attend event in a team of 5 students. Limited to one team per school district, unless additional space becomes available.

Limited funding is available for rural school districts and/or districts with high socioeconomic need for substitute and travel costs associated with attending the event. If your district qualifies and you are interested in applying for this stipend, please complete that section of the Google Form.

Please reach out to Teresa.Brown@IU1.org if you have any questions.