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IU8’s student-centered approach to STEM learning promotes curiosity, creativity, artistic expression, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and design thinking.

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The IU8 lending center has myriad STEM-related instructional tools and equipment for all classrooms. The equipment encourages a student-centered approach to learning that promotes curiosity, creativity, artistic expression, collaboration, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and design thinking. These resources have been purchased for IU8 districts and libraries through our partnerships with the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, UPMC, and CSB2 Ecosystem (funded by PAsmart Advancing Grant). These tools and resources are a great complement to any classroom to help create STEM fluent and STEM skilled citizens.

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Lending Center

Lending Center

At IU8, we offer and facilitate a wide variety of trainings. STEM tools and concepts have been a focus over the last few years. In this section, you will find information about upcoming trainings.

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Year in Recap

Year in Recap

Summer 2024 was a huge success with STEM Rocks festival visits, ElevateHer day camps, and drone trainings!

Events
  • Engage in Innovation

    Our Invention event will be held Thursday, December 5 at Central Cambria in Ebensburg. Details and Registration!

    Winners proceed to the state event in Hersey in February. 

    Start brainstorming!

  • Work in STEM Continues!

    Summer programming continues to get bigger each year. This year we hosted seven ElevateHer day camps, took our STEMRocks van to 15 festivals, and trained 45 teenagers on how to operate a drone!

  • STEM ROCKS Grable Foundation Events

    Our STEM Rocks van was all around Blair, Bedford, Cambria and Somerset throughout the last several months. We had over 3500 people stop by!

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  • Online Trainings for 2024-2025

    Online Training courses are running this winter and spring. Check the Online Training page for details. We added many new courses recently. 

  • First Lego League 2025

    The curtains have been drawn! Introducing the 2024-2025 FIRST LEGO League #SUBMERGED season has launched! 

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