Here’s what I’m doing this spring.
I’m part of an educational outreach team working with the new Moonshot Museum that celebrated its first birthday this fall. The museum is located in the Astrobotic: Pittsburgh Aerospace Company site on the North Shore of Pittsburgh. Astrobotic won the NASA contract to send lunar modules to the moon in 2023 and 2024. My photos were used for Penn State’s Hope Moonshot program that is a permanent exhibit at the Moonshot Museum. This spring I had a chance to join Mike Hennessy, the Educational Outreach Director, for a morning with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students at the Manchester Academic Charter School (MACS).
This spring I’m working with the River Valley School District and the Quakertown School District on several projects including the World of Work. I had a chance to join the River Valley team for a visit to the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC). The visit showcased how local government, higher education and K-12 school systems, like River Valley, as well as industry, trade, and local partners are working together to prepare students and workers for future jobs. Quakertown produced a webinar with the Moonshot Museum about “Your Place in Space” for elementary students. The Pittsburgh Technology Council sponsored the STEM Summit 2024. I had a chance to visit with the Trinity Christian School DeepLocal, a Creative Technologies company, now headquartered in Sharpsburg.
After a 4 year hiatus I helped to get a Design Challenge for the region get off the ground. In March I joined the Consortium of Public Education team at the Energy Innovation Center (EIC) for the presentations by students for the Sustainability Design Challenge. The Design Challenge included 16 teams of middle and high school students from four different counties in the region who worked with over 20 professionals with Sustainability initiatives from higher education, the corporate sector, and the nonprofit world.
For the past three years I’ve been producing a series of slideshows, collages, and movies (see : My Gallery.) Here’s a link to my Flickr album of Spring images. This spring I met a team of principals from Kansas City at the Energy Innovation Center for a tour of the building and an introduction to Penn State’s Readiness Institute. I also joined a wonderful Saturday event, frED Camp, at the amazing Ehrman Crest Elementary Building in the Seneca Valley School District. The event honored the legacy of Fred Rogers. GettingSmart published a story I wrote about the event.
This spring I’m trying to generate support for the Neighborhood Learning Alliance (NLA). I’m the Board President. NLA will join this year’s Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. Please consider supporting NLA and know you’re helping kids, educations, and communities in the region.
| Where: | Stage AE: 400 N Shore Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 |
| When: | Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
| Important Times: | 7:45 AM check-in and registration |
| 9 AM 5K Walk | |
| 9:15 AM 1 Mile Walk |
Here’s a short movie I created about this year’s frED Camp.