SUMMER 2024 STEM UPDATES & SUPPORT

• Virtual training
• June 5, 2024
• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Appropriate for teachers serving students in 3rd-12th grades
• Learn how to meet the EL&S part of STEELS

• Free Micro:bit

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

Design Lives Here is a semester-long engineering initiative that equips teachers and students (grades 5th-8th) to participate in engineering activities within their school or afterschool program. Professional engineers serve as mentors to students throughout the year. Schools who participate are diverse – public, parochial and private – and have the option of making this part of their school day or an extended program. Each spring, all the participants come together for a day of engineering challenges, grouped in new teams to compete for prizes. Design Lives Here activities are inspired by the popular PBS KIDS program and website, Design Squad Nation.

Apply to participate in 2024-2025's Design Lives Here.

Code Joy will be running 2 student sessions in May. Thanks to WIU7 for extending this opportunity for free to our ARIN IU28 schools who would like to participate!

May 10 - Robot Mini Golf

May 17 - Robot Rovers

Click here to register.

We are looking for hosts for Remake Learning Days 2024! Do you know a school or community organization who would like to host an event? Is your school interested in signing up for the Career Ready PA Backpack Challenge? Would your 1st and 2nd graders like to participate in a STEM design challenge with another class across PA?

Click the link below to find out how you can join in the fun of Remake Learning Days 2024!

Far from Home: Perseverance on Mars Tues. May 14, 2024, 7:00 P.M. The latest in a series of rovers on the red planet is making many discoveries, aided by a helicopter. How does it change our understanding of Mars? Some is as expected, but some is surprising. (Ingenuity helicopter; NASA/JPL-Caltech/ ASU/MSSS)

Location: Second floor of Kopchick Hall. The Cejka Planetarium is just inside the Oak Grove doors.

Shows are at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Cejka Planetarium, located on the second floor (Oak Grove level) of Kopchick Hall. Kopchick Hall is on the east side of the Oak Grove. Weather permitting, after the show telescope observing of the night sky (evening shows) or of the Sun (daytime shows) will be available. Seating is limited; doors will open 15 minutes before each show. Groups that wish to attend are asked to call in advance. For more information call 724-357-5626 or 724-357-2379.

Registration is open for our 2024 NAC camp!

The CSinPA team will hold the 4th annual STEM/CS Camp during the National Autism Conference (NAC), August 5th - Thursday, August, 8th, 2024 at PaTTAN Central. During camp this year learners will have opportunities to explore how CS is used to make amusement parks work, tour Hershey Park, and create a CS project to showcase on the final day of the NAC conference.

There is NO cost to participate. Campers will receive meals, CS materials and swag, a tour of Hershey Park, and more. Registration is open until June 30th.

Registration Link for Code Carnival!

Please share this opportunity with your networks:

Event: Code Carnival! Where CS takes a ride!

Location: PaTTAN Central (Harrisburg) and Hershey Park

Infosys Foundation USA is sponsoring CodeJoy for the 3rd year in a row to deliver free professional development this summer! Register and receive live, virtual workshops and physical robotics hardware, delivered to you wherever you spend your summer. This opportunity is open to any and all public and public charter school teachers - and new this year, it's also open to public library employees! Share with your colleagues, learn more, and register here: https://www.codejoy.org/pathfinders-24

We're offering 3 new courses this summer:

• Micro:bit in the Garden: Join micro:bit Champion Amanda Jeane Strode and insect scientist Adam Lazarus to engage your students in the great outdoors through the portal of the micro:bit! Participants receive 10 free micro:bits.

• Robot Mini Golf with Hummingbird: Join the CodeJoy team to build a thematic mini golf course with robots and explore Project Based Learning design with the Hummingbird Robotics Kit! Participants receive 1 free Hummingbird Robotics Kit.

• Beyond the Hype: Practical AI for Educators: Join experienced AI educators Rachelle Dené Poth and Aaron Maurer, along with CodeJoy's Kelsey Derringer, to learn to use AI as our creative co-pilot, fueling innovative lessons and deeper student engagement. This hands-on course takes you beyond the hype, equipping you with practical AI tools and real-world applications for educators.

We hope to learn with you soon! Learn more here: https://www.codejoy.org/pathfinders-24

📣 Check out the link below for information on Assistive Technology services provided by ARIN.

Airblock: The Modular and Programmable Starter Drone

Ariblock is a modular drone that can be turned into a hovercraft, car, and more! It does stunts through drag-and-drop programming. Airblock is made of magnetic, modular parts that are easy to assemble and disassemble without the need for tools. Airblock has two main modes: hexacopter drone and hovercraft, but with its modularity you can create even more modes! Airblock is made of lightweight, engineered foam that is soft, strong and durable. The fans/blades are surrounded by hexagons, so they’re not directly exposed to objects. Airblock is safe to fly around kids and for kids to safely fly.

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Participation in the ARIN Lending Library offers you access to over 100 STEM tools. Sign up for an account, search our inventory, request materials, and have them delivered to your school. Our library includes robotics kits for all ages, drones, virtual field trip kits, and more! Click here for more information.

ARIN supports the implementation of the Pennsylvania Integrated Standards for Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (PA STEELS Standards) by providing assistance for building curriculum, instruction, and assessment capacity.

Please click here for details on 2024-25 trainings and supports for the STEELS Standards.

ARIN convenes diverse stakeholder groups to establish STEM/Computer Science partnerships and create meaningful programs as part of dynamic collective impact networks (STEM Ecosystems) in support of authentic real-world and relevant STEM/computer science learning and career readiness. For more information, please contact Stacie Isenberg at sisenberg@iu28.org.

Armstrong Indiana Career Pathways Partnership

ARIN Career Readiness Updates

Chief Science Officers (CSO) Program

These sessions are appropriate for any teacher, K-12 who will address the Technology & Engineering standards from STEELS. If you are a STEM teacher or any teacher interested in addressing the T&E standards, this network is for you!

STEM Networking sessions are free and will be in collaboration with Westmoreland County IU7. Click here to register.

• September 23, 2024
• November 19, 2024
• February 3, 2025
• April 30, 2025

ARIN supports the development and implementation of local, regional, and state STEM and Computer Science related competitions. Look for the following competitions for the upcoming school year.

PA Invention Convention -

• ARIN Regional Competition - Nov. 19, 2024, Elderton High School Gym, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
• State Competition -

Media and Design Competition (MadCom)

• ARIN Regional Competition - March 26, 2025, Elderton High School Gym, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
• State Competition -

STEM Design Challenge -

• ARIN Regional Competition - March 5, 2025, Elderton High School Gym, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
• State Competition -

24 Math Challenge - April 9, 2024, Elderton High School Gym, 9:30 am

PA Governor's STEM Logo Competition

PA Governor's STEM Competition

• Team registration opens
• Team registration closes
• State Finals will be held

Sea Air and Land Challenge

ARIN supports the growth and implementation of K-12 Computer Science Education and the 7-12

Computer Science Educator Certification (CSPG-71) in collaboration with PaTTAN via CSinPA.

CS4ALL SCRIPT Workshops - CS alignment for districts

CSinPA Newsletters

CSinPA 7-12 - Computer Science Praxis Pathway Information

Additional Resources

CMU Computer Science Academy

Google CS First

Code.org