Events in October 2018
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09/30/2018 | 10/01/2018 | 10/02/2018 | 10/03/2018 | 10/04/2018 | 10/05/2018(1 event)9:00 am: Future Ready Innovation Day featuring the Innovation Lending Library Inventory 9:00 am - 3:00 pm First Community Foundation Partnership 201 West 4th Street Williamsport, PA 17701 Experience high-quality, STEM-related instruction first-hand as you broaden an understanding of design thinking, collaboration, coding, computational thinking, effective reasoning and problem solving, and communication skills while fostering curiosity. The day will provide explore lesson design for the following: • Breakout EDU • Makey Makey • Arduino • Media Production Kit • Drones • Sphero • Dash • Colby the Programmable Mouse • Happy Atoms • Google Expeditions Participants will be able to find an immediate application to inquiry-based teaching and learning and recognize how easy it is to borrow instructional technology from the Innovation Lending Library. Resources including pro-tips for implementation will be provided. No cost to participate! Lunch will be provided! Facilitators: Rob McKenzie Brooke Beiter | 10/06/2018 |
10/07/2018 | 10/08/2018 | 10/09/2018 | 10/10/2018 | 10/11/2018 | 10/12/2018 | 10/13/2018 |
10/14/2018 | 10/15/2018 | 10/16/2018(1 event)9:00 am: Innovation and Technology Collaborative (ITC) 9:00 am - 2:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 With the commitment of the state funds to promote the growth of equitable STEM opportunities for all students, we are again able to offer participation in ITC at no cost to districts. The Innovation & Technology Collaborative (ITC) is a network of educators and administrators interested in implementing 21st Century approaches to transform teaching and learning. Our Professional Learning Focus for 2018-19 will be: “Growing a Culture of Innovation.” We will be using George Couros’ book, The Innovator’s Mindset, for our discussions around “Growing a Culture of Innovation” in our districts, classrooms and communities. District Commitment
If you are new to ITC, the following document provides additional background information. What is ITC? Lunch is NOT provided.
| 10/17/2018(1 event)N/A: FYI: Eric Sheninger will be at IU16 N/A - 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This institute will dissect Eric’s eight keys discussed in the new ASCD book Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools Today (coauthored with Thomas Murray) which each serve as a puzzle piece for redesigning the learning experience. Learn how to unlock tomorrow’s schools so that today’s modern learners leave ready to create new industries, find new cures and solve world problems. Participants will
More information will be available closer to the time of the event.
| 10/18/2018 | 10/19/2018 | 10/20/2018 |
10/21/2018 | 10/22/2018 | 10/23/2018 | 10/24/2018(2 events)9:00 am: Guided Math Pilot Program 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 USA 570-323-8561 This is the pilot program of Guided Math and is by invitation only. 9:00 am: Special Education Supervisor Mtg. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm BLaST IU 17 - Williamsport Office 2400 Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701 US 570-323-8561 | 10/25/2018 | 10/26/2018 | 10/27/2018 |
10/28/2018 | 10/29/2018 | 10/30/2018 | 10/31/2018 | 11/01/2018 | 11/02/2018 | 11/03/2018 |