Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Girls in Gaming Summit (Student Opportunity!)
2026-05-04 10:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Entertainment Technology Center, 700 Technology Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Bring your students to the Girls in Gaming Summit to meet women in gaming and discover diverse career paths.

Join us for the second Girls in Gaming Summit, an event designed to ignite and foster interest in video games, interactive entertainment, themed amusement, and other related professional pursuits.
During this unique summit, educators and their students will get the opportunity to hear from accomplished women as they share their journeys and insights. The summit’s speakers, mostly gamers themselves, play important roles in the gaming industry, and reflect the diversity of career options that exist in this field.
Don’t miss this chance to open new doors for your students and inspire the next generation of gaming innovators.

*Important Registration Notes:

Each school may bring up to about 10 students to attend this innovative summit. Only complete one registration per school. No specific student information will be required upon registration, just an estimated number of students attending; we will collect this closer to the event.
This event filled up quickly last year! Due to limited space, please only register if you fully expect to be able to attend (though we understand that things come up!).
If you attended last year, we kindly ask you to bring a different group of students so a greater number of individuals will ultimately be able to access this unique opportunity.

Background | Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center houses a graduate program designed to help students prepare for careers in interactive entertainment as it is applied across different fields. Through a curriculum that emphasizes leadership, communication, and innovation, the ETC seeks to turn talented students from myriad professional and academic backgrounds into creative professionals.
Who Should Attend | Middle and high school educators interested in encouraging girls to participate in gaming and to explore the diverse range of careers that exist in the industry. These educators should bring students who participate in gaming, are interested in participate in gaming, or may be well-suited for one of the many career opportunities in the gaming industry. This is a great event for girls to see women represented in the field.
Lunch will be provided.

Local Task Force 3 Meeting
2026-05-06 18:30 - 20:30 | https://www.aiu3.net/event/local-task-force-3-meeting-9/
Local Task Force 3 Meetings are VIRTUAL only.
Link to Online Meeting will be sent to Task Force members.

Workshop DLM: Plot the Path to Propel Progress
2026-05-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-12 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
Drop in the second Friday of each month to workshop your IEP goals, lesson plans, and instructional strategies for students with significant cognitive disabilities. This workshop is your go-to space for hands-on support, where special education consultants guide you in aligning your instruction with grade-level standards, while leveraging the Essential Elements and Linkage Levels from the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM).
Together, we can:
– Review assessment resources
– Summarize data
– Align Essential Elements to IEP goals
– Connect data to instruction
– Plan for inclusion
– Explore Instructional Strategies
Whether you’re new to DLM or refining your approach, this is the place to connect with fellow educators, get personalized advice, and develop strategies for navigating the complexities of teaching students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Please note this is an open forum to receive instructional and IEP development support, this is NOT about the PA Alternate State Assessment (PASA).

Get Hyped About Hydroponics
2026-05-12 08:30 - 15:30 | 831 W North Ave, 831 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15233, United States
Discover hydroponics for schools, including resources and related lessons (and enjoy a hydroponically grown salad bar for lunch).

Interested in learning about hydroponics and how it can fit in your school? This workshop will lead you through how hydroponics works, various types of systems, and STEELS-aligned lessons and projects that engage and excite students. Learn how to utilize the engineering design process with students to solve problems involving environmental literacy and sustainability and come ready to enjoy our own hydroponically grown salad bar for lunch!
**This workshop will take place at the Fluxspace Experience Center where participants will have an opportunity to interact with a Flex Farm hydroponics system.
Background | The mission of Fluxspace is to help educators, schools, and organizations experience the future of learning environments and understand the innovative programs, products, experiences, and mindsets that should take place in them.
Who Should Attend | K-12 educators interested in learning about hydroponics
Lunch will be provided (featuring a salad bar with hydroponically-grown lettuce that we will harvest together!)
Special Location | Fluxspace is moving! By the time of this workshop, they will be located at 831 W. North Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15233. Free parking is available across the street from their new building.

Secondary MTSS Networking and PLC Meetings
2026-05-20 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-06-17 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-07-15 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-08-19 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-09-16 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-10-21 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-11-18 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-12-16 08:30 - 09:30 and 3 more dates | PA
Join us for a year-long virtual professional development series focused on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) at the secondary level. Designed for teachers, principals, counselors, interventionists, and all school personnel who work with students in grades 6–12, this monthly series explores how to effectively implement MTSS practices in middle and high school settings.
Each session will dive into a specific topic under the MTSS umbrella—from foundational understanding and data-driven decision-making to intervention scheduling and evidence-based academic supports. The series features a blend of instructional guidance, practical tools, and guest speakers from leading intervention programs such as VMath, TransMath, REWARDS, Third Quest, and PVAAS.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine existing practices, these sessions will provide actionable strategies to support every student across all tiers.

Elementary MTSS Networking and PLC Meetings
2026-05-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-09-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-10-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-11-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-12-16 10:00 - 11:00 and 2 more dates | PA
Join us for a year-long virtual professional development series focused on Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) at the elementary level. Designed for teachers, principals, counselors, interventionists, and all school personnel who work with students in grades K-6, this monthly series explores how to effectively implement MTSS practices in elementary school settings.
Each session will dive into a specific topic under the MTSS umbrella—from foundational understanding and data-driven decision-making to intervention scheduling and evidence-based academic supports. The series features a blend of instructional guidance, practical tools, and guest speakers from leading intervention programs such as Spring Math, UFLI, and REWARDS.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to refine existing practices, these sessions will provide actionable strategies to support every student across all tiers.

Mon Valley School Graduation
2026-06-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Mon Valley School, 555 N Lewis Run Road, Jefferson Hills, PA, 15025, United States
Mon Valley School will host its graduation ceremony at 7:00 p.m.

Sunrise School Graduation
2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Sunrise School, 550 Aura Drive, Monroeville, PA, 15146, United States
Sunrise School will host its graduation ceremony at 7:00 p.m.

Pathfinder School Graduation
2026-06-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Pathfinder School, 50 Donati Road, Bethel Park, PA, 15102, United States
Pathfinder School will host its graduation ceremony at 10:00 a.m.

Local Task Force 3 Meeting
2026-06-03 18:30 - 20:30 | https://www.aiu3.net/event/local-task-force-3-meeting-10/
