Education – Remake Learning

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 us at info[at]dreamsofhope[dot]org so we can give it to someone else. Visit dreamsofhope.eventbrite.com to register.

Meet us Sat, March 14th 2 pm @ Kingsley Association 6435 Frankstown Ave, PGH, PA 15206
Accessible via the 74, 75, 77, 82, 86, and P17 bus lines. Also 71C, 88, and 89 (5-10m walk from Penn Ave)
Parking lot and nearby street parking.

Join Pittsburgh authors Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski for an inspiring look at the legacy of Fred Rogers. Drawing from their acclaimed book, “When You Wonder, You’re Learning,” they use stories and songs to bring today’s adults back to the Neighborhood. Discover a proven blueprint for raising healthier children and building a more just world.

Experience the forefront of innovation in Pittsburgh at the 2026 STEM Summit! This event highlights the wide range of dynamic and evolving STEM careers shaping the future workforce in the Pittsburgh Region.

WHEN: Friday, April 10, 2026 From 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM

WHERE: Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 + Multiple Tour Stops

We welcome students in grades 8-12 to connect with leaders from the innovation sector. Participants will have the opportunity to embark on industry tours to delve deeper into the STEM sector.

The STEM Summit will include a keynote address, exhibit booths, and industry site tours.

The interactive experience of the STEM Summit will highlight how an individual’s strengths, interests, and passions can lead to multiple pathways to jobs in the tech industry! More information provided upon registration.

Educator Bus Experience
Educators, take a front-row seat to the world of technology! Join our Educator Bus to tour four local companies, explore their workplace culture, and hear directly from industry leaders about open positions, in-demand skills, and workforce trends. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights that can inspire your students and connect classroom learning to real-world careers.

Educator Agenda:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM | Industry Tours
1:30 PM | Return to Energy Innovation Center
Cost:

Students (Grades 8–12): $30
Adult Chaperones (with student groups): Free
Individual Adult Attendees: $30
*10% discount available for Tech Council Members

Chaperone Policy: we require one teacher or adult for every 10 students.

TEACHERS: If you are registering multiple students and wish to be billed via invoice, please email Marie Pelloni at mpelloni@pghtech.org to get a group form.

Agenda:

Questions?

For Programming Questions: Marie Pelloni, Senior Director of Talent, STEM, and Workforce Innovation Initiatives, mpelloni@pghtech.org.
For Registration Questions: Autumn Ashbaugh, Event Assistant, aashbaugh@pghtech.org.
For Membership Questions: Brooke Wozniak, bwozniak@pghtech.org.
Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Please contact Ashley Steckel, VP of Business Development, asteckel@pghtech.org.

An event for all ages from all schools to engage in STEM + activities through hands-on exploration. Guest speakers, demonstrations of cool technology and the chance to play and learn all while having fun!

Participants will have opportunities to create and explore geographical terrains through augmented reality, immerse themselves in the “local neighborhood” within an interactive star field and explore the vastness of our own solar system by taking a walking tour down the main hall, interact with local organizations through hands-on activities such as making ice cream, and building and driving robots, building paper circuits, creating slime, and planting your own seeds to grow yummy veggies.

Middle School Signature Programs from throughout Wicomico County Public Schools will showcasing hands-on learning experiences such as 3D printing technology in the NeXus Hub for Innovation as part of the NeXgen STEM Program, student created business and products from the Young Business Leaders Program, video production in teh broadcasting studio from WBMS, and theatre, dance and graphic design from City Stage Program for the Arts will also be on display. The event is free for all attendees, we welcome all to attend!

National Biomechanics Day is a free event for high-school students held annually at CMU. Biomechanics is the study of how living things move and interact with their environment, and combines the disciplines of biology, mathematics, physics, and engineering. Students learn about biomechanics through fun, hands-on activities which include simulating spinal surgery, simulating the heart, and observing a real robotic exosuit in action. These sessions are led by CMU graduate researchers and students who are actively working in a biomechanics related field.

Where: CMU campus
When: 12 – 5 pm, 21st March, 2026
Cost: FREE
Website: https://sites.google.com/andrew.cmu.edu/cmu-nbd-2024

We have plenty of spots available, so please click or share our pre-registration link if you are interested!

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 College in Latrobe, PA. This event will feature informative, interactive, and trendsetting professional learning sessions for educators interested in literacy.

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 hear from CMU faculty and students, explore CMU research spaces, and leave with classroom-ready ideas and resources.

Date: March 6
Time: 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

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! This workshop is the final event in the series.

CLP is not the host or organizer of this event. CLP does not support, sponsor, or represent this group or event.

Mentoring Toward Queer Joy and Possibility with Dakota Rottino-Garilli is a training to build and strengthen your role as a mentor to queer and Trans youth.

At Dreams of Hope, we weave mentorship into the culture of the organization and look to our community for models of leadership and care across generations! Mentorship does not always have to be a formal relationship, but can inform how we share wisdom and experience with others.

This training is for new and seasoned mentors alike! It supports our work to engage community members in collaborative, trusting, intergenerational partnerships that focus on the expression and development of LGBTQIA+ youth.

Please prepare to attend the entire training. Refreshments and a break will be provided.

(If you are looking to be mentored or learn about peer mentorship, save the date for our youth training on May 21st, 2026 :D)

Please note: this event is available at no cost; however, space is limited. Please consider your registration a commitment. If you can no longer make it after registration, we ask you request a refund and/or let us know if you can no longer make it. Thank you!

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Join our five-day interdisciplinary workshop and learn the core principles behind artificial intelligence and machine learning through hands-on activities using free and easily accessible computing platforms. Participants will discover how Artificial Intelligence works and explore its impact on human decision-making in the criminal justice system, public policy, the allocation of scarce resources, and medical diagnoses. In addition, effective strategies for the use of generative AI in the classroom will be addressed. Educators will leave this workshop with a set of teachertested units and assignments, ready to be implemented where appropriate into their existing curriculum.

AUDIENCE
Teachers and administrators passionate about incorporating AI and its societal implications into their curriculum and exploring pedagogically sound best practices for classroom integration. No prior coding, computer science, or AI background is required. Pennsylvania attendees receive Act 48 continuing education credits. All others receive a certificate of completion.

https://www.cmu.edu/ai-sdm/education/k-12/educator-workshop/index.html