June 20, 2019
Jenny Lent
C4PD Closing/Clark Closing
Summer Institute Review
IU1 Selected as HundrED Spotlight Pittsburgh
Professional Development Committee
Free PD schedule once a month in districts
Personalized Learning Academy Professional Development Partnership with IU13
SAM Labs - Mark Losey, Ed Tech Consultants
Fab Lab Update - Mental Health Webinar
Fred Rogers Production Company Grant Pilot Opportunity
Potential Chevron Grant for Discovery Education STEM Coalition
Rachel's Challenge In-Service
Craig Hummell
Sally Flaherty, PDE - New Social Studies Framework Presentation - Friday, October 4 - look for future announcement
School Climate Network forming in the Fall, 2019
http://www.centeril.org/resources/EvidenceReviewandEffectivePracticesBriefs.pdf
Dave Dunham
Conference
2019 Personalized Learning Leadership Conference
June 25-26, 2019
Workshops
"Let's Get Personal" The Rotational Model - The First Step to Personalized Learning K-12 (Foreign Languages)
6 Secrets of Highly Effective Writing
Effective Writing Strategies for the Foreign Language Teacher
Coming Soon
PA State Literacy Plan (PaSLP)
Nancy Stahlschmidt
Alyssa Moore
Code.org CS Fundamentals
IU1's New CS Fundamentals Facilitator!
Facilitating a workshop for CS Fundamentals at CSforAll PA Conference in Harrisburg- June 27
Interested in a workshop for K-5 Teachers?
Contact me to arrange
8 Minimum participants to run a workshop, 24 Maximum (per Code.org)
Workshops provided at no cost
Participants will walk away with the confidence to implement the CS Fundamentals curriculum immediately. They are provided with a curriculum guide for reference as well as swag!
Workshops at IU1 for 2019-2020 School Year
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
CMU CS Academy
"A novel, world-class, online, interactive high school computer science curriculum that is entirely free"-CMU CS Academy
IU1's New Facilitator for CMU's CS Academy!
CS Academy bridges the gap between K-8 simple CS content with an a free curriculum that empowers creativity through a graphics package and writing of write text-based code in Python.
First Workshop at IU1- Provided at no cost!
October 16 & November 7, 2019
Geared for educators grades 9-12.
Teachers must attend both days.
A minimum of 15 secondary teachers needed to host training ( *A stipend will be provided to teachers whose school did not receive a PA Smart Targeted Grant for this first cohort)
Sample Student Work
PA Computer Science for All Summit 2019
#CSforAllPA
June 27, June 28, 2019 at the PaTTAN Harrisburg Campus in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Registration is FREE
https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/Pennsylvania-Computer-Science-for-All-Summit.aspx
The core focus of the summit will be to raise awareness of the importance of computer science education, elevate best practices in providing equitable access to computer science from early childhood to post secondary, highlight the importance of community partnerships, and provide professional learning for educational leaders.
Rob Baier
Aligning your textbook with the PA Core/Common Core
Sarah D'Urzo
Publication Opportunity:
Portrait of a Graduate, a way for stakeholders and leaders to chart a north star for their schools and learning spaces
Learner Profile, an approach in which educators and students co-develop a joint plan for serving the unique needs of each student
Portfolio, a tool that helps students assess, evaluate, and showcase their learning
Funding Opportunity:
The Space Design Summit kicks off Blueprint for Learning, a Remake Learning funding opportunity that will provide 16 grants of up to $50,000 to help organizations make their dream learning space a reality. Get inspired and learn more about Blueprint for Learning at the summit. Attending is the first step in applying for a Blueprint grant!
Register today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remake-learning-space-design-summit-tickets-63051359313
Workshop Opportunity:
This is also a useful event to attend if you are looking for data and insight regarding the importance of computer science and computational thinking.
Register today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/csforinclusion-tickets-61428626676
Partnership Awards Quarter-Million Dollars in Grants to Area Schools
Innovation Grants aim to strengthen STEM-education opportunities in tri-state region
Forty-three school districts across southwestern Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio were awarded more than a quarter-million dollars in grant funding today through a partnership led by Chevron, EQT, and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
Called “Innovation Grants,” the program, now in its third year, seeks 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.
“Chevron is proud of our role in producing the energy that’s providing career opportunities for today’s students and we place a high value on partnering with schools to support innovative classroom initiatives to address the region’s workforce skills gap,” said Trip Oliver, Manager Policy, Government and Public Affairs at Chevron Appalachia. “We’re committed to supporting the communities where we’re privileged to operate, and we hope these grants help spark an interest and prepare students with the science and math skills critical to in-demand energy and advanced manufacturing careers.”
Since 2017, the Chevron and Benedum Foundation-led initiative has awarded more than $500,000 in Innovation Grants to schools across the region, with EQT’s generous support further expanding the program this year.
“We strive to identify opportunities that impact the communities we serve in meaningful ways,” said Ellen Rossi, EQT Foundation Manager. “Education is a core focus of the EQT Foundation and we’re proud to partner with Chevron on this truly innovative program that expands curriculum and gets students excited to learn.”
Pennsylvania will have 13 projects in 12 school districts across Washington, Greene and Fayette counties funded, receiving a combined $87,900 for initiatives aimed at topics including coding, robotics, STEM, and music. In Ohio, 12 projects in 5 school districts in Belmont County will receive a combined $63,800 for projects aimed at engineering, robotics, and girls in STEAM. Finally, 18 projects in 10 West Virginia county school districts – Brooke, Hancock, Harrison, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, and Upshur – will receive a combined $107,500 for projects related to robotics, coding, 3D printing, and engineering.
“Small grants like these are incredibly valuable in tapping the creativity of frontline teachers working with community partners,” said James Denova, Vice President of the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. “There are a lot of inspiring ideas out there, but they are often overlooked by large scale top-down projects. In many ways, the grassroots approach to IU1’s innovation grants democratize reform in public education.”
NOTE: Listed below are the grants each school in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio received.
PENNSYLVANIA
Brownsville Area School District, Brownsville Area Elementary School, Music, Movement, Technology, Oh My!, $3,500
Connellsville Area School District, Connellsville Area Middle School and CACTC, Real World Innovations for Career Success, $7,500
Connellsville Area School District, West Crawford, Circuit Boards, $4,000
Frazier School District, Frazier Elementary, Environmental Learning Extension, $7,500
Jefferson-Morgan School District, Jefferson Morgan Middle/ High School, Jefferson-Morgan Print Shop, $7,500
Carmichaels Area School District, Elementary, Middle, High School, Financial Literacy Lab, $7,500
Central Greene School District, Waynesburg Central Elementary School, smART Space 2.0, $7,500
West Greene School District, West Greene Junior Senior High School, 21st Century Fabrication Technologies and the Business Classroom, $7,500
Avella Area School District, Avella Junior/Senior High, Media Center Enhancement, $6,300.00
Bethlehem Center School District, Bethlehem High School, The STEAM Adventures of Tom Sawyer, $7,200
Burgettstown Area School District, Burgettstown Area Elementary Center, Remake Research, $7,500
Fort Cherry School District, Fort Cherry Elementary Center, Battlebots: Innovative Creators of Technology & Design, $6,900.00
Trinity Area School District, Trinity High School, T Talk, $7,500
OHIO
Barnesville Exempted School District, Barnesville Elementary, Integration of Virtual Reality into Classrooms, $4,600
Barnesville Exempted Village School District, Barnesville High School, zSpace for Life, $7,500
Bridgeport Exempted Village School District, Bridgeport High School, Entering the Esports Arena, $7,500
Bridgeport Exempted Village School District, Bridgeport Elementary School, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Question, Create, and Innovate, $6,800
Bridgeport Exempted Village Schools, Bridgeport Middle School, STEAMing Up STEM, $7,400
Martins Ferry City Schools, Martins Ferry High School/Middle School, Making STEAM Wearable: Girls and e-Textiles in Makerspaces, $5,000
Martins Ferry City Schools, Martins Ferry High School/Middle School, Makey Making Curriculum Connections in the STEAM Makerspace, $5,000
Martins Ferry City Schools, Martins Ferry High School/Middle School, Making the Cut in the Makerspace, $5,000
Shadyside Local School District, High School (Primary), Elementary School (Secondary), Robotics STEM Class and future robotics club and team, $7,500
Union Local School District, Union ES/MS/HS, Project Based Learning in Today’s Classroom, $7,500
WEST VIRGINIA
Brooke County Schools, Brooke High School and Brooke Middle School, Save the Chimney Swifts from Extinction, $1,400
Hancock County Schools, Oak Glen Middle School, Architecture in Our World, $7,400
Harrison County Schools, Adamston Elementary, Making Space “Pawsitive" InThe Studio, $7,500
Harrison County Schools, Liberty High School, Integrating STEAM in the Special Education Classrooms in Liberty High School, $7,500
Marshall County Schools, Center McMechen Elementary, STEM in Sports, $4,600
Marshall County Schools, Washington Lands Elementary School, Coding Games to Supplement PLTW Robotics, $1,200
Monongalia County Schools, Skyview Elementary School, Letting Off STEAM Outside, $7,300
Monongalia County Schools, South Middle School, Robotics Class Expansion, $3,800
Monongalia County Schools, University High School, Robot Rampage, $6,500
Ohio County Schools, Bethlehem Elementary School, Discover & Engage, $7,500
Ohio County Schools, Steenrod Elementary School, The Art of #Math4Life, $7,000
Ohio County Schools, West Liberty Elementary School, Power Packed Multi-Grade Level PBL's, $7,500
Preston County Schools, Aurora School/ Rowlesburgh School, Experimental Ceramics, $7,500
Preston County Schools, Rowlesburg School, STEAM Lab for Preston County, $6,800
Randolph County Schools, Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, Basics for Bulldog Broadcasting, $6,900
Tucker County Schools, Tucker Valley Elementary/ Middle School, "Learn to Code" So We Can "Code to Learn", $7,500
Upshur County Schools, Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Educational Game Character Model 3D Printing, $7,200
Upshur County Schools, Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Quickbooks Online, $2,400
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