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!

Join Amari Onyx, Erica Hughes, and Bekezela Mguni for a morning of reflection. Together, we will explore the dominant narratives of schools and our power to counter them through communal storytelling. As we explore the roots of these narratives, we’ll center on our personal and shared stories, co-creating a vision of a truly liberatory educational experience.

This training held by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh will provide educators with instructional strategies for teaching the Holocaust through literary selections.

In this program, educators will learn instructional strategies for teaching the Holocaust through literary selections from veteran educator Lynne Ravas. Shared approaches will help build historical understanding, create empathy, and provoke compassion with students. Educators are encouraged to bring your own books (BYOB) to pair these specific text(s) with their exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources.

locaust and in Western PA, and the history and dynamics of antisemitism.
This training will provide resources for educators to teach two key topics: Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust and in Western PA, and the history and dynamics of antisemitism.

In the morning we will learn from visiting Dr. Lauren Granite Centropa Archive, which interviewed over 1,000 European Jews between 2000-2019 about their memories of the 20th century. You’ll experience a lesson about the diversity of European Jews and leave with materials to teach it in your classroom.

In the afternoon we will provide practical resources that will help you teach the complex topic of antisemitism to students. In partnership with the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives, we’ll also offer resources to teach students about historic and present-day Jewish life in Western PA.

Featured educators include:

Dr. Lauren Granite, U.S. Education Director of the Centropa Archive

Noah Schoen, Manager of Community Outreach at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh

Eric Lidji, Director of the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives

Vice Provost for Education Kate Barraclough
invites you to the next University Lecture Series event

“10 to 25 — The Science of Motivating Young People”

Wednesday, November 19
5 p.m. | Reception to follow
McConomy Auditorium
First Floor, Cohon University Center

Featuring
Dr. David Yeager
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST • PROFESSOR • AUTHOR

Dr. Yeager is an experimental development psychologist known for his research on growth mindset, conducted with Dr. Carol Dweck. In his academic research at the University of Texas at Austin, he examines the causes of and solutions to adolescent behaviors, such as motivation, stress, mental health and academic achievement. Over the last decade, he has been one of the top 0.1% most-cited psychologists in the world.

This event is part of the University Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. Please indicate your attendance by Monday, Nov. 17. On-site registration is available as space permits. For questions, contact ULS@andrew.cmu.edu.

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 Meetings @Carnegie Museum of Art Library
    January 14th from 10AM-2PM
  • Workshop 3: Flexible Implementation @Sweetwater Center for the Arts
    March 11th from 3-5PM
  • Workshop 4: Facilitating Professional Learning @TBD
    April 29th from 10AM-2PM

Join us for one, some or all!

Following the success of our first game night co-hosted by City Theatre, join us for round two, co-hosted by Attack Theatre. Let’s swap and play the greatest hits of classroom and community-building games. Lead a game (if you’d like)! Learn a game. Leave inspired, refreshed, and ready to build connection in your work. Join us for a night of food and fun in the company of other arts educators!

Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference: Rewiring Learning
Building Bridges & Strengthening Connections

Tech is the tool. Joy is the driver. Partnership is the path.

Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC) is an exciting professional development opportunity to advance the integration of educational technology for teachers, K-12 administrators, industry experts, and higher education decision makers in Southwestern PA.

Join us for a transformative conference where we delve into the dynamic journey of educational technology and its profound impact on teaching and learning.

Discover how technology integration offers students unprecedented opportunities to engage with the future of education while in the classroom. Engage with thought leaders, educators, and technologists as we uncover the tools and strategies that are revolutionizing how knowledge is imparted and absorbed.

Whether you’re an educator, administrator, policy-maker, or technology enthusiast, this conference promises to provide valuable insights and practical solutions to enhance the educational experience. Be a part of the conversation that is shaping the next generation of learning.

The goal is to leave with at least: One new skill. One big question. One meaningful connection.
Keynote Speaker
Jeff Remington is the STEM Outreach Liaison for the Penn State Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS).
Schedule
TRETC Networking and Innovation in Education Event:
Aurora Innovation, Inc: Self-Driving Freight is Here
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Aurora Innovation, Inc | 1654 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
TRETC 2026:
Date: January 19, 2026
Time: 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Fox Chapel School District, Dorseyville Middle School, 3732 Saxonburg Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238

*The Act 48 hours will be administered at the end of the event.
Cost:
Member Price: Early Bird (ends 12/19) $75 | Regular (ends 1/12) $99 | Late/Onsite $99 | Groups of 5+ $70 Each
Non-Member Price: Early Bird (ends 12/19) $95 | Regular (ends 1/12) $119 | Late/Onsite $119 | Groups of 5+ $70 Each

Support every learner in reaching their full potential.
Come together with fellow educators to explore
structured literacy strategies and deepen your
approach to dyslexia support. Offering tools and real-
world strategies to address dyslexia in the classroom
and beyond, this conference reflects Carlow’s
commitment to preparing educators who lead with
empathy and believe in the transformative impact of
teaching with compassion.

**Use code REMAKE for $10 off registration**

Join us for a special Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA) edition of our annual Teacher Open House. Mingle with arts educators while enjoying food, drinks, gallery talks, silkscreen printing, and the opening of our new exhibition Andy Warhol: Vanitas. This exhibition examines Warhol’s contemplation of life’s transient nature through the lens of three themes: Mortality, Vanitas, and Temporality. Teachers in attendance will receive information about school partnerships and can receive three Act 48 credit hours.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Co-presented with The Pennsylvania Art Education Association (PAEA), with gallery activations by Attack Theater.