STEAM Summer Institute coming to South Fayette

Educators from the Pittsburgh region and beyond will gather Monday at South Fayette Township Intermediate School for the first day of the STEAM Summer Institute.
A luncheon will mark the start of the educators’ collaboration, “STEAM Studio Model for Innovation: Building Robust Learning Ecologies and Pathways in Computer Science.” The collaboration is being funded through a $500,000 PAsmart grant.
“The STEAM Studio Model for Innovation: Building Robust Learning Ecologies and Pathways in Computer Science” is designed to expand access to high-quality computing education. The eight partnering districts served through this grant are a microcosm of the commonwealth’s education systems, representing rural, urban and suburban schools. The districts include: Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan in Greene County; Charleroi in Washington County; Brownsville Area School District in Fayette County; Beechwood Elementary, Manchester Academic Charter, Pittsburgh Allegheny K-5, and South Fayette Township in Allegheny County.
Supported by Matt’s Maker Space, the collaboration is geared toward arriving at a better understanding of how to remove barriers and challenges for all schools in Pennsylvania.