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Spotlight 2019

Pittsburgh, USA

HundrED is shining a spotlight on the educators and innovators who are doing extraordinary things to help students in southwestern Pennsylvania. The HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh identifies inspiring education innovations from the Pittsburgh region.

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Together with The Grable Foundation & Remake Learning

Education Innovation Forged in the Steel City

For more than a decade, educators in the Pittsburgh region have been taking risks, reaching higher, and pushing the limits of learning. In partnership with the Grable Foundation and Remake Learning, the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh shines a light on the educators and innovators doing extraordinary things to help students in southwestern Pennsylvania flourish.

The innovations selected for the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh, USA have been announced! Click here to see the announcement and meet the 12 innovations selected for the Spotlight. In September 2019, we’ll publish a report and video case studies about these 12 innovations to help educators from around the world learn from what educators are going in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia, USA.

You can explore all 82 innovations submitted to the Spotlight below to see how educators in the Pittsburgh region are transforming teaching and learning.

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Selected Innovations All innovations

Summer Dreamers Academy

Our goal is to reduce summer learning loss by showing students that learning can be fun. In the largest research study of its kind, we found that students who regularl...

academic growth, achievement gap, enrichment, opportunity gap, Out-of-School time, STEAM, STEM, summer camp, summer learning, summer learning loss

The Labs @ CLP Summer Skills Intensives

A highlight of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's year round Labs programming, Summer Skills Intensives offer teens a chance to explore creative learning workshops focus...

21st Century Skills, Community Informal Learning, Creative technology, HOMAGO, Libraries, Teen Empowerment, Youth Voice

The Finch Robot - A Tool for Equity in Computer Science Education

The goal of the Finch Robot loan program is to reach students who may not have a chance to program a robot during their regular school day. Our free loans of Finch Rob...

Access To Education, Coding, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Gender Equity, Inclusion and Diversity, Physical Computing, Robotics, Rural Equity, STEAM, STEM

Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

Based on Bill Strickland’s guiding vision of “environment shapes behavior,” Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild (MCG) is dedicated to educating and inspiring urban youth thro...

3D printing, After School Activities, Arts, Ceramics, Craft, Digital Arts, Diversity, Fabric Arts, Inclusion, Media and Digital Literacy Skills, Mentoring, Photography, Screen Printing, STEAM, Visual Art, Visual Art After-School

Simple Interactions

Simple Interactions affirms the importance of positive, responsive, and supportive human interactions in children's learning and development. Our approach is based on ...

Hillman Academy

Each summer, 65 high school students from diverse backgrounds perform cancer research alongside and under the mentorship of over 100 world-renowned scientists at the H...

Biology, Career Development, Chemistry, Computer Science, Education, Internship, Mentoring, Research, STEM

JAM is an after school making program that started in 2016 when two first-grade girls expressed a desire to use their creative skills to make items and then sell those...

Charity, Empathy, Entrepreneurship, Making, School Business Partnerships, STEM

Fabricating Change in Mental Wellness

At Intermediate Unit 1's digital fabrication lab (Fab Lab), students diagnosed with mental health conditions work side by side with social workers, therapists, and tea...

Digital Fabrication, Fab Lab, Maker education, Mental Health, Project Based Learning, STEMSTEAM

When youth realize that their voice matters, they realize that *they* matter. Since 2013, Youth Express has successfully used tools of radio to create and distribute c...

21st Century Skills, Media, Self expression, Youth Voice, Youth Writing

MAKESHOP is a research-based learning environment for children and families to make, play and design using “real stuff”— the same materials, tools, and processes used ...

Design Thinking, Informal Education, Interest driven learning, Makerspace, Museum Learning, Personalized Education, Personalized Learning, STEAM, STEM

transformED is the cornerstone of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's Center for Creativity, which strives to support educators across the region in integrating innovati...

Emerging Technology, Innovative Thinking, Inspiring Teachers, Professional Development, Professional Networking

Global Minds Initiative

Global Minds Initiative (GMI) is a youth imagined, and designed program for combating intolerance by fostering intercultural friendships and global understanding. Glob...

Bullying Prevention, Collaborative Learning, Cultural Exchange, Culturally Sensitive, Empathy-driven learning, Inclusion and Diversity, Language Awareness, Leadership Development, Social Emotional Learning, Youth Empowerment, Youth Voice

News

The Power of Simple Interactions in Young Children's Learning and Development

Simple Interactions affirms the importance of positive, responsive, and supportive human interactions in children's learning and development. Dana Winters, ...

Meet the Innovations Selected for HundrED's Spotlight on Pittsburgh

The HundrED research team and the Pittsburgh advisory committee have selected 12 innovations for the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh.

Transformative Innovations: Learning Pathways and Systems-Level Education Efforts in Pittsburgh

For the last in our three-part tour of the 82 innovations submitted to the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh, we're exploring t...

STEM Learning and Education Technology in Pittsburgh

For part two of our three-part tour of the 82 innovations submitted to the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh, we're exploring how educators in the Pittsburgh region are teaching Science, Technology, E...

Learning at the Intersections: Maker, Arts, and Interdisciplinary Education in Pittsburgh

While the HundrED research team and the local advisory committee are busy narrowing down to 10 innovations for our Pittsburgh spotlight...

Explore the 80+ Innovations Submitted to the Pittsburgh Spotlight

From farming with fish and learning math through dance to online learning platforms and school-based computer science immersion, educators in the Pittsburgh region have put the...

Looking for Innovation in Context: Meet the local advisory committee for the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh

Take a look at how the Pittsburgh local advisory committee will be sizing up innovations for the HundrE...

HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh: Your Questions Answered

We just wrapped up a series of info sessions and workshops to help people participate in the HundrED Spotlight on Pittsburgh. Here we share some of the most frequently asked questions and try...

Get to Know Pittsburgh Ahead of the HundrED Spotlight

Why is HundrED shining a spotlight on Pittsburgh? An overview of education innovation activity in the region.

Meet your guides to the HundrED Spotlight in Pittsburgh

Greetings from Pittsburgh, USA! We’ve just launched the HundrED Spotlight in our community, so let’s get acquainted.

HundrED Pittsburgh Spotlight Announced

In 2019, HundrED is shining a spotlight on the educators and innovators who are doing extraordinary things to help students in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia flourish. The HundrED Spotlight Pittsburgh...