Check out the Digital Literacy & Education Conference, an exciting event focused on asking the most challenging questions facing education in the digital age. The Western Pa Writing Project, the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education and the Falk Laboratory School are pleased to invite  educators, students, parents, youth workers and community stakeholders to participate […]

The MacArthur Foundation has extended the submission Badges deadline of the Digital Media and Learning (DML) Competition. The new deadline for Stage 1 Submissions is 5pm PST on Monday, November 14, 2011. See the timeline below for the new dates: Visit the DML Competition website for more details on how to apply.

Our friends at Arts Education Collaborative invite you to attend the 2011 Regional Arts Education Day on Monday, October 10th. In the words of the Arts Education Collaborative: Regional Arts Education Day 2011 will provide an opportunity for educators, administrators, artists, cultural organizations, and policy makers in Southwestern Pennsylvania to come together in order to […]

Darell Hammond: KaBoom!: How One Man Built a Movement October 14, 2011 3:30-5:00 p.m. Schenley Ballroom, Holiday Inn University Center, 100 Lytton Avenue Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership, GSPIA and the Institute for Social Innovation, CMU present Darell Hammond, Founder and CEO of KaBOOM!, a not-for-profit based in Washington, DC dedicated to saving play by […]

Our friends at the Environmental Charter School near Frick Park in Pittsburgh’s Regent Square neighborhood are hosting “an evening of interactive playground exploration,” on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. In addition to screening a short documentary about Pittsburgh playgrounds,  visitors can participate in hands on activities including: Where We Play and What We […]