January 16, 2019
Jenny Lent
IU1 Innovation Summer Institute - Accepting proposals; Presentation Proposal Form Due February 28, 2019
ESports in Education Update
ATSI Workshop - January 31, 2019 (we encourage teams to attend)
ATSI Absenteeism Discussion: Marking a student absent - CTC/PSSA example
PDE Data Summit - March 24-27, 2019 - rollout of information regarding required ATSI plan
CSPG Updates - See below; still seeking clarification regarding MS Reading certificate
Computer Science grade 7-12 CSPG will be developed over the next 2-3 months and will give guidance on who can teach CS and what they can teach
PA Smart Targeted Grants
251 (249 viable) Targeted PA Smart Grants (cost $9,000,000) - approval emails will be sent soon to LEAs
151 Advancing PA Smart Grants - hoping to fund 20-30 of them by the end of January
Simulated Workplace Grant Update
EntreEd Grant Update
English Educators Collaborative (EEC) - March 27, 2019 - see registration and agenda below!
Professional Development Committee
CSPGChanges1/3/19
2019 Conference Schedule.pdf2019 EEC Conference Flyer .pdf2019 EEC Invoice.pdfCraig Hummell
Dave Dunham
ELA_CAI_eBlast_January_2019 (1).pdfELA CAI eBLAST
Curriculum, Assessment, & Instruction
Text Dependent Analysis Learning Progressions and Text Dependent Analysis Instructional Prompt Guides
*Join the ELA CAI Community! The Learning Community provides an avenue to connect with educators of all levels across the Commonwealth. The ELA CAI Community provides a collaborative environment to extend and enhance the discussion of important issues with PDE staff and colleagues regarding teaching, learning, and assessing. Please join by discussing and sharing important issues, challenges, and ideas that promote the effective and successful teaching, learning, and assessing ELA throughout the Commonwealth.
*Literacy Design Collaborative - LDC is a completely free resource that provides complete units and lessons with embedded formative assessments to support your existing curriculum.
Nancy Stahlschmidt
flyer.pdfIU1 Space Balloon Launch
Registration Link: www.tinyurl.com/IU1SB
PDE Computer Science Enrollment Statewide Summary
Alyssa Moore
Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway
For the second year, PDE is supporting work with the Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway. This year, IU1 is hosting two workshops to continue this work with a focus around Computer Science integration.
We are looking for school district teams of 3-5 educators to attend this two-day workshop. These workshops are for teams of educators and not for individuals by themselves. You may choose to focus on district-wide integration or any combination of elementary, middle, and high school. Teams should include both teachers and administrators.
How to Choose Your Leadership Team
Overview of Workshops
Day 1- February 21, 2019- Emerging Workshop- Complete the self-evaluation and begin work on an Action Plan for developing a scope and sequence for computer science within the district.
Day 2- March 7, 2019- Progressing/Advancing Workshop- Overview and exploration of available resources (Lending Library), continued planning and writing of scope and sequence
Links to Register:
PA STEM Toolkit
Link PA STEM Toolkit on OER Commons
Teachers who participated received:
Thank You Letter signed by the Secretary
Digital badge for social media/school pages
Opportunity to continue to engage in building of the STEM Toolkit
PA STEM Toolkit 2.0
Second round to be completed before CSforAll Summit in June
Teachers from first round will be invited to participate
Inventionland Updates:
Inventionland Regional Competition Dates
High School- Thursday, May 9, 2019
Middle School- Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Elementary School- Thursday, May 16, 2019
Day of Innovation with IU1 at Inventionland
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
FREE event at Inventionland for all educators. Registrants will have an opportunity to tour the Inventionland facility, engage in innovative team challenges to take back to their classrooms, and participate in discussions regarding innovating practices in the classroom.
Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/qd9g74BcoAyE4Y0P2
Next day of Innovation: Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Register here for March 27: https://goo.gl/forms/PsrROdl5DtFBKFGn2
Rob Baier
Sarah D'Urzo
Remake Learning Days is back!
Host An Event for Remake Learning Days Across America...
Build robots, invent with 3D printers, experiment like scientists, explore new paths, create your own art or music… Discover how you can help kids get ready for great, big futures. This family-friendly festival features hundreds of fun and exciting learning events designed for youth of all ages. From local schools, museums, libraries, tech companies and more, learning is happening everywhere.
Let’s create unforgettable learning experiences for our youth. Let’s remake learning together.
Submit an event: https://remakelearningdays.org/submit-an-event/
Students in Action (SIA)
Students In Action, a program through the Jefferson Awards Foundation, empowers students to think big, choose their own public service passion, engage their entire school and broader communities, and create maximum impact.
http://studentsinaction.jeffersonawards.org/regions/pittsburgh/
Interested in creating a Southwestern PA branch...if your school would like to participate please contact myself or SIA project coordinator Jodi Klebick at J.Klebick@jeffersonawards.org.
Coming soon...
Innovation Grant Update
Remake Learning Mini Ignite Grants (larger grant to come)
Special Guests
Jenda George - TEALS program
Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools) helps high schools throughout the US and British Columbia, Canada build and grow sustainable computer science programs. In its proven program, TEALS pairs trained computer science professionals from across the technology industry with classroom teachers to team-teach computer science. Industry volunteers and partner teachers create a ripple effect, impacting the students they teach, and the many students who will study CS in the future.
3347_TEALS_Program_OnePager.pdf