September 18, 2018
Don Martin
Simulated Workplace in WV
Act 44 Safe Schools PCCD Grant Part B
Mental Health/Fab Lab Study Update for 2018-2019
Jenny Lent
New TAC Staff - Peter Domencic, MTSS Support for Reading and TDA
NEW Professional Development Calendar - Meetings, Workshops, Courses
PDE Statement of Work - TAC Staff
Pittsburgh Personalized Learning Network November 2, 2018
eColors IU1 In-service
PDE Content Advisors at IU1 - October 23, 24, 25
October 23 - Science and Technology
October 24 - Math and Fine Arts/Humanities
October 25 - ELA and Social Studies
2018 MTSS Academic Implementers’ Forum (October 16-18, 2018 at PaTTAN Harrisburg)
PAIU OER Hub - this online free open education (OER) resource hub helps teachers build lesson plans and ideas for classrooms.
PAIU Keystone Catalog - an online resource for programs and services and online courses offered by IUs for school districts and IUs.
PAIU Institute - an online online marketplace for training opportunities.
Order Form for STEM Jobs Magazine - https://shop.stemjobs.com/
Rural Arts Collaborative (RAC) Spring Program May 23, 2019
Fab Lab Update
New Fab Lab Coordinator - Matt Weightman matt.weightman@iu1.org
Mobile Lab - Open Weeks from mid-November through December@ $1200 per week
PASCD Annual Conference - November 18-20, 2018
PDE STEM Update
Workforce Needs Assessment Flyer 2016-2026 via Judd Pittman
PA ranked 2nd in US in making state investments in STEM Education
PA SMART Applications avaliable in October
CS4All Summit June 2019
PDE and IUs working together to construct a STEM Toolkit
Computer Science Certifications
7-12 CS certification and guidance is forthcoming
K-4 and 5-8 are looking at other pathways such as K-4 certification may change to include CS
PDE sponsored Act 45 coming this winter - Equity in Education
Act 44 Safe Schools Grant through PCCD (Due October 12)
Part A and Part B
Safe2Say will rollout this January to districts; anonymous but information will be shared with schools
TPIIC (Replacing PIIC)- The Professional Institute for Instructional Coaching
Regional PD sessions offered between IU1, 7, and 28
PA Schools Work - PAIU a member of this organization
Craig Hummell
September 18, 2018: Links to IU 1 InfoCards
9.28.2018 Social Studies Symposium - Act 70 Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh in morning, TBA in the afternoon
Audrey Mowry
Congratulations, Audrey, on your Retirement!
JoBeth McKee
On leave until May 2019
Nancy Stahlschmidt
Alyssa Moore
Register for a FREE Code.org CS Fundamentals Workshop held at IU1
Code.org’s CS Fundamentals course is a completely FREE computer science curriculum that offers both online and "unplugged" non-computer activities to teach students computational thinking, problem solving, programming concepts and digital citizenship.
October 25, 2018; 8:30am- 3:30pm; IU1 Central Office Room 119B
Audience: K-5 Teachers
Register here: https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/5194/enroll
Careers with Code Magazine sponsored by Google- https://careerswithcode.com/
A magazine designed for middle school and high school students to become aware of current computer science careers and inspire them to explore various career paths related to computer science and coding in regards to their interests and passions.
Can read current issue for free online
Online resources available for educators, librarians, and counselors
Day of Innovation with IU1 at Inventionland
Thursday, October 18, 2018
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.
Link to Register: https://goo.gl/forms/QrM4gZ8TcChXIUo22
Rob Baier
What math trainings/workshops would you like to see and/or how can I help you and your staff?
Click here to login to this Flipgrid and share your answers! I'm here to help!
The password is: Mathiscool
Sarah D'Urzo
Innovation Grant Showcase
Register to attend the first annual Innovation Showcase at West Virginia University on October 2, 2018 from 10AM- 2PM.
Register today at: https://bit.ly/2MMS4n4
IU1 Lending Library PD
Join us this year at IU1 for hands-on exploring with digital tech tools and more! Registration is open, workshops begin in October.
AEC Regional Arts Education Day
Regional Arts Education Day 2018 is scheduled for October 8, 2018, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Registration closes on Friday, September 21, 2018.
Register today at: https://bit.ly/2LVrl2p
Conduct a session: This year, AEC is also offering a $150 honorarium per session. Apply at https://tinyurl.com/RAEDbreakoutproposal.
PACIE Annual Conference
PaCIE's goal is "Global Ready Graduates for PA"; this conference gives participants global education tools. The conference will be hosted in Cranberry Township, PA from October 5-6, 2018. Early-bird registration and a complete agenda are currently posted at www.pacie.org/conference.
IU1 Student Competitions
STEM Design Challenge Featuring K'Nex (grades 4-5 and 6-8)
Computer Fair (grades 6-8 and 9-12)
Inventionland Regional Competition
Governor's STEM Competition (grades 9-12)
Registration now open, https://tinyurl.com/y9s4s57q
More information at https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/STEM/Pages/default.aspx
Registration closes November 19th
NEW IU1 Student Competition
Make the Future Challenge (grades 6-8 and 9-12)
Washington County schools ONLY
Registration now open, https://goo.gl/forms/ZBd44jUGa374aPwH3
Registration closes October 5th
Rubric and guidelines coming soon!
Additional Student Competitions
Matt's Maker Challenge at Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
September 1 through October 5, 2018. If your class participates in the Challenge, you will receive an invitation to visit the Children’s Museum and eligible to win one of NINE $2000 awards to support making in classrooms.
Learn more at https://pittsburghkids.org/pages/mattsmakerchallenge
The Pennsylvania Cyber Robotics Coding Competition
Learn more and sign up at http://crcc.io/pennsylvania/
Competition begins October 1, 2018
Special Guests
FusFoo Presentation 11:00-11:30pm https://www.fusfoo.com/