It’s not too late to sign up to join the PASCL Community of Practice and join us for our next meeting on November 19th, featuring speaker Deion A. Jordan, Director of Teaching and Learning at… | Rebec... It’s not too late to sign up to join the PASCL Community of Practice and join us for our next meeting on November 19th, featuring speaker Deion A. Jordan, Director of Teaching and Learning at Knowlege...

Don’t forget to join the PASCL network for our November 19th virtual meeting!

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The Westmoreland Intermediate Unit offers more than 40 fully online, asynchronous courses designed to fit your schedule, and support your growth as an educator.

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Literacy expert Dr. Mindy Bramer, Educational Enterprise Services Director Dr. Becky Henderson, and Marketing and Communications Specialist Mary Dreliszak smile behind the WIU booth at the PA School Leadership Conference.

The @wiu07.bsky.social is at #PASCL2025. Visit us at booth 613 to learn about the programs and services we provide.

The Teacher Role Revolution: How OER is Transforming Practice in Idaho Let’s face it: teachers have never had enough time. The pandemic only heightened that sense of “not-enoughness” as they flexed to emergency remote teaching and now continue to navigate the social-emot...

Rural teachers aren’t just keeping pace with OER adoption, they’re leading it. Research from Idaho shows that world language teachers in rural schools outperformed their urban peers in putting open practices into action. Read here: bit.ly/46oQ5eD

I was honored to present "Smart Tools, Stronger Supports: Navigating the Use of AI in Special Education" at the Pennsylvania School Study Council Education Law Symposium, hosted by the Appal... I was honored to present "Smart Tools, Stronger Supports: Navigating the Use of AI in Special Education" at the Pennsylvania School Study Council Education Law Symposium, hosted by the Appalachia Inte...

My first time presenting at the PSSC Education Law Symposium was a success!

Today, more than 150 WIU Student Services and Early Childhood Services staff came together for our Opening Inservice. Keynote speaker Ben Hartranft (Benergy), autism advocate and public motivator… | W... Today, more than 150 WIU Student Services and Early Childhood Services staff came together for our Opening Inservice. Keynote speaker Ben Hartranft (Benergy), autism advocate and public motivator, ene...

What a great looking group! #WIU7Proud

ISKME’s Designing for Impact Series will showcase how leaders are utilizing the design process to advance their OER work. This four part series will highlight different stages of designing for innovation.

Click here to learn more and to register for each session: www.iskme.org/event/design...

Fact Sheets Archives

Trump admin drops a sweeping set of new education & workforce executive orders today—more policy “wish list” than immediate change. Focus areas include AI education, accreditation, HBCUs, apprenticeships, discipline policy, and civil rights enforcement. Link: bit.ly/4itltg4

What Makes Education a Public Good? Students, researchers, educators, designers, technologists, and advocates gather to design a future for education that leverages open educational resources and AI technology.

Still reflecting on the inspiring design lab with An-Me Chung and @newamerica.org. Grateful for the chance to collaborate and dream bigger for student centered learning. OER/P is key to creating flexible, inclusive learning, rooted in community.

“Because budget reconciliation allows Congress to make big policy changes without bipartisan consensus, it often becomes a vehicle for controversial proposals that wouldn’t survive the normal legislative process. This year is no different.”

The latest #GoOpen National Network eNews is out now! Check out our latest edition to learn more about how you can help us shape guidance on Dual Enrollment and OER and become a guest blogger for #GoOpen. Click here to read more: bit.ly/4hk4qfX

“People who don’t understand this technology are the ones most likely to be exploited by it.”

Reading comprehension loses out in the classroom New study says few teachers use methods tested by years of research

Reading comprehension loses out in the classroom

It’s site visit day for our PA Student-Centered Learning Network! A huge thank you to Tracy Rains for organizing our visit to California Area SD. Learn more about PASCL here: oercommons.org/groups/stude...

I’m happy to announce a new workshop series from the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, “Supporting English Learners in the Classroom.” Sessions are being held through May 2025, and are open to all educators, administrators, ESL Specialists, and ESL Coordinators. Come join us!

Westmoreland Intermediate Unit on LinkedIn: Are you a special education teacher? If so, join us for this professional… Are you a special education teacher? If so, join us for this professional learning opportunity on March 25th to explore the use of AI in supporting diverse…

Are you a special education teacher? If so, join us for this professional learning opportunity on March 25th to explore the use of AI in supporting diverse learners. Three hours of Act 48 credit will be available. Just scan or click bit.ly/unlockAItac to sign up!