World Affairs Institute 2026
The AI Effect: How AI is Shaping Our World and Region
The AI Effect: How AI is Shaping Our World and Region
In this class, we will cover the basics of different types of rigging systems. We will start by discussing the forces we deal with in rigging and then cover the tools we use to conquer them, then take an in-depth look at the various bits of hardware we have available and discuss when and how […]
ELIE Circle's Holistic Health Framework is specifically designed for community-based educational spaces to support the holistic health of both young people and staff. The framework consists of describing holistic health, barriers to holistic health, and holistic health tools. This session is split into 5 sections. The first section is an introduction to the framework. The […]
What if your classroom could adapt as quickly as your teaching? Imagine a dream school, a hands-on design experience where you'll experiment with classroom layouts, test different configurations, and visualize how space can better support the way your students learn. Join guest speaker Carla Hudson, Principal of North Allegheny’s Ingomar Middle School, as she shares […]
Join CyLab Security Academy for a full-day, in-person professional development workshop designed for middle and high school educators interested in bringing cybersecurity concepts into their classrooms. This hands-on event will introduce teachers to picoCTF, Carnegie Mellon’s cybersecurity learning platform, and provide practical strategies for integrating cybersecurity activities into existing CS and STEM courses. Participants will […]
While AI is common in visual media today, the world of Live Events can benefit from these tools in many ways, ranging from maximizing accessibility with affordable & accurate automated captioning and text translations to reach larger audiences, to the creation of synthetic and human-modeled voices to create content ranging from the very creative, to […]
The Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English (WPCTE) and the Education Department at Saint Vincent College are cosponsoring a spring conference with the theme inspired by conference keynote Penny Kittle–Literacy Love: Reading and Writing Beside Our Students. This day-long conference is on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Fred Rogers Institute at Saint Vincent […]
Designed for our arts partners, these workshops are drop-in professional learning opportunities for those that want to deepen their knowledge and competencies around working in schools. On top of that, they’re also great networking opportunities! Additional sessions in the series: Workshop 1: Program Evaluation @The Frick Pittsburgh November 12th from 3-5PM Workshop 2: Teacher Planning […]
The Student Summit is focused on bringing together students from urban, suburban, and rural school districts to focus on UNITY in a period of division.
SPARK Saturdays is a program created by ECE Outreach that aims to introduce middle and high school students to concepts within the field of electrical and computer engineering and expose them to engineering as a potential career choice. There are typically 4-5 labs, held on Carnegie Mellon's campus in Spring semester, ranging from topics like […]
Come together with Dreams of Hope and Cutting Root Farm for this TEAtastic workshop! Michelle Soto will guide us in making personal tea blends and share herbal medicine wisdom. NOTE: Spaces are limited, so registration is required. We ask that you treat registration as a commitment. If you need to cancel your ticket, please email […]
What if every student found their purpose before graduation? One community is making it happen. See the future of education in action.