Stories

Stories of engaging, relevant, and equitable learning innovation.

TEACHING AND LEARNING POST-COVID

With the lifting of the national emergency order this May, it’s clear we’ve reached a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does that mean for teaching and learning?

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Two high school girls observe the flight of a drone off-screen.
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Fly me to the moon

Innovative, grant funded projects are bringing cutting-edge aviation learning to Pittsburgh’s students

Three young women pilot a drone in a school hallway.
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Reaching for the sky

These teen drone pilots are gaining skills and building new bonds. A Q&A with Fly Like a Girl students.

A high school student builds a balsa wood airplane.
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Look who’s taking flight

What aviation learning looks like in the Pittsburgh region today

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Pittsburgh is Getting Serious about Play

Play takes center stage this year through workshops, grant funding, and community-wide playful learning initiatives

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Learning through play: A Q&A with Lightbulb Learning Lab’s Sarah Wolman

Did you get a chance to play today?

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Let’s Play! How a growing understanding of “playful learning” is opening doors

A growing community of researchers and educators are now exploring, defining and developing the vital role of play in human development, wellbeing and learning.

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Redefining the path, place, and pace for learning

A Moonshot to co-design curriculum with students to personalize their learning.

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The learning village model

A Moonshot to bring generations together to grow food, people, joy, and justice.

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Partners in play

A Moonshot to use the power of play in early learning to spark joy and transform mindsets.