Pittsburgh Events Archives - Remake Learning

This collaboration with Northgate, Brentwood, and South Park School Districts will again bring Harvard’s Project Zero to Pittsburgh for an incredible day of learning on the North Side. This conference, featuring Mark Church, will be an opportunity to attend interactive presentations delivered by local educators, Harvard researchers, and participants from across the United States. Join us for the day as we work to answer the following difficult questions:

How do we create the conditions for deep thinking and learning within our classrooms, buildings, and school communities?

How can we design for and with diverse learners and in diverse contexts?

What does it mean to understand?

How does understanding develop?

Escape the Deep is a brand new production created and performed by theatriQ, Dreams of Hope’s queer and Trans youth performing arts ensemble.
In 2030, the beloved town of Mortimer Harbor is flooding. Communities are displaced, housing is scarce, and the government’s denial and resource hoarding only make things worse.

The displaced flock to The Lighthouse, “where the lights are always on for you.” But what was once a source of vibrance for the community has been left to the elements.

Two friends reunite while another pair feuds. Still, they must gather the Lighthouse’s past patrons and delve into its history to uncover what led to the unraveling. With the water on the rise and the authorities closing in, will they be able to escape the deep?

Join us for this brand new production created entirely by queer and Trans youth!

Our budding mentorship program at Dreams of Hope offers you the opportunity to mentor queer & Trans young people. With daily transgressions against our humanity, we look to our community for models of leadership and care across generations!

If you want to share your journey, talents, and wisdom and impact a young person’s life, consider attending Dreams of Hope’s Mentor Training! The inaugural training with Dakota Rottino-Garilli is the first step to getting involved in our mentorship program as an adult mentor. We’re excited to have you!

(If you are looking to be mentored, save the date for our youth training on May 10th :D)

Please note: this event is available at no cost; however, space is limited. Please consider your registration a commitment and let us know if you can no longer make it!

Experience the forefront of innovation in Pittsburgh at the 2025 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 4, 2025 From 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

WHERE: Kick off and Experiences: CCAC Center for Education, Innovation, and Training | 808 Ridge Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 and then Multiple Tour Stops

We welcome students in grades 8-12 to connect with leaders from the innovation sector. Participants will have the opportunity to explore hands-on learning experiences at CCAC and then embark on industry tours to delve deeper into the STEM sector. The STEM Summit will also include a keynote address and exhibit booths presented by various organizations.

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.

Cost:

Students (Grades 8–12): $25
Adult Chaperones (with student groups): Free
Individual Adult Attendees: $25

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:

Keynote:
Brian Joseph | Founder of Touchstone Research Laboratory, LTD

Brian Joseph is President, CEO, and founder of Touchstone Research Laboratory (www.TRL.com). Brian is a serial entrepreneur, scientist, and inventor. He is named on over 30 patents, has managed over 100 million dollars of R&D programs in the government and private sectors, and built a predominately government funded research laboratory that has won more than 100 SBIR contracts. Touchstone has spun out three tech companies in the areas of materials science, aerospace composites, and aerospace materials testing.

This event will focus on blending computer science, gaming, and ELA to support integration of game-based STEM learning into educational and community spaces.

The workshop will feature interactive sessions, hands-on discussions, and opportunities to collaborate with educators, curriculum coordinators, school leaders, and after-school program organizers.

Key topics include:

Discovering needs of schools, teachers, and community organizations in implementing game-based STEM curricula
Identifying challenges in scaling computational thinking and data literacy in middle school environments
Collaborating with experts to develop actionable solutions
Exploring funding opportunities to support STEM and game-based initiatives

Highlight Happy Hour: Celebrate Education & Connection at The Roundhouse

Join us for an exciting happy hour where members from the education sector at The Roundhouse will share their mission and insights. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the inspiring work being done by organizations making a real difference in education. Whether you’re in education or just curious, come enjoy drinks, snacks, and great conversation as we connect and support each other’s work.

Highlight Happy Hour: Celebrate Education & Connection at The Roundhouse

Join the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project for an interactive and dynamic writing experience designed to inspire educators to empower student voices. This event will introduce a digital choice board featuring a diverse array of prompts rooted in poetry, journaling, and narrative, allowing participants to engage in writing that resonates with them.

Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on texts by Ida B. Wells, John Lewis, Amanda Gorman, Maya Angelou, Brent Staples, Edwidge Danticat, Raquel Willis, and Danez Smith, exploring themes of identity, resistance, and literacy as a tool for power. Writing will be shared in pairs and collectively, fostering meaningful dialogue on student choice, multilingual perspectives, and inclusive representation in the classroom. A collaborative Padlet will serve as a living archive where participants can share their work, whether through text or images, creating a space for ongoing reflection and inspiration.

Whether you attend live or contribute asynchronously, this event offers practical strategies to elevate student voices and integrate choice-driven writing into your teaching practice.

Come write, reflect, and reimagine the role of literacy in shaping empowered learners! Gratitude and appreciation to our WPWP Fellow Hannah Lewis for designing and organizing this convening!

This is a hyrbid event. There is no need to register for the in-person option. Use this link to register for the virtual option:

https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/-DJ3gLsJQKWKIuofqda6PQ

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Join our five-day interdisciplinary workshop and learn thecore principles behind artificial intelligence and machinelearning through hands-on activities using free and easilyaccessible computing platforms. Participants will discoverhow this technology works and explore its impact onhuman decision-making in the criminal justice system,public policy, the allocation of scarce resources, andmedical diagnoses. In addition, effective strategies for theuse of generative AI in the classroom will be addressed.Educators will leave this workshop with a set of teacher-tested units and assignments, ready to be implementedwhere appropriate into their existing curriculum.

ATTENDEE TESTIMONIALS
“The workshop’s insights into the ethical implications and biases of AIsystems were of great value to me, as they highlighted theimportance of responsible AI implementation.”“This is one of the best professional development workshops I haveattended.”

AUDIENCE
Teachers and administrators passionate aboutincorporating AI and its societal implications into theircurriculum. No prior coding, computer science, or AIbackground is required. Workshop attendees fromPennsylvania will receive Act 48 continuing educationcredits. Attendees from outside Pennsylvania willreceive a certificate of completion after the event.

Join us at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit to learn about why it is important and how to help students visualize math through concrete and pictorial representations specific to your grade level. We will host two-day training sessions to engage you in mathematical tasks utilizing physical and virtual manipulatives, then transitioning to diagrams for each of the critical concepts in your grade level.

In the Grades K-2 cohort – We will focus on counting, place value, addition, subtraction, and measurement through use of base ten blocks, number line models, and number path models.

Price: Free for AIU school districts. Non-AIU school districts: $300* Thanks to the generosity of the PPG Foundation, Non- AIU school districts that are High-Needs can participate in this PD at no cost. To check if your school district qualifies, view this list.

Audience: Grades K-2 mathematics teachers and leaders (including interventionists)

When: November 19, 2024 and January 29, 2025

Where: In-person at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Act 48 hours will be awarded pending approval by PDE for those who attend all sessions and complete related assignments.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow! See you there at East Waterfront Drive, Homestead, PA, USA.