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				<title><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Curriculum Department has been busy taking "AI on the road", offering professional development to educators and administrators on Artificial Intelligence literacy, policy, implications, instruction, and use.  ARIN is committed to ensuring our region keeps up to date on the rapid changes that AI presents in the education world.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:17:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New!  A Learning Management System, Alludo.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Alludo is our online professional learning platform where teachers can choose from hundreds of micro-courses on topics like instructional tech, classroom strategies, and more. Educators can learn at their own pace, earn badges, and explore topics that match their needs—or administrators can request curated playlists aligned to district goals.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[August 7, 2025 Data Centers, Economic Impact, and Workforce Development: A Regional Call to Action for the Education Sector in Western PA]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This event aims to spark innovative, cross-sector conversations surrounding the Homer City Redevelopment Project, a transformative opportunity for our local economy and educational pipeline. From K–12 and higher education to data center expansion, policy leadership, and regional business strategy—this is a unique chance to collaborate, learn, and envision what’s next for our students and communities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Early Intervention Family Survey is now available!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If your child is currently receiving Early Intervention (EI) service through ARIN IU 28, we'd like to hear from you! The EI Family Survey is available so that your voice is heard. Click on the link above to learn more. Thank you!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ARIN IU28 and Evergreen After School Club Excited to Resume Programming]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to funding from the PA Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, Armstrong-Indiana Intermediate Unit 28 and Evergreen After School Club are excited to continue their sixteen-year partnership of providing afterschool and summer programming in our area. This grant provides funds for low-income areas to provide out-of-school programming for academic enrichment and youth development.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:11:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Certified Fiber Optic Technician Training]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Certified Fiber Optics Technician (CFOT) Level I training course is designed to teach basic fiber optic networking.  IUP offers the only Fiber Optic Association (FOA) approved program in Pennsylvania and students routinely pass the exam to become Certified Fiber Optics Technician. CFOTs have a broad knowledge in fiber optics that can be applied to almost any job - design, installation, operation - for almost any application - outside plant, premises, manufacturing, etc.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:44:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Early Childhood Educator Behavioral Interventions Series]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This series offered to local educators in early childhood will offer participants an opportunity to explore a variety of proven behavioral interventions to use with young children.  The series is rooted in the Pyramid Model of Intervention which provides a framework for instruction designed to promote young children’s social and emotional development.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Running for Public Office When You Have a Disability]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you’re looking for ways to better connect with your world, running for a local or state office is a great way to start. Getting involved in your community helps you keep tabs on what’s going on around you while tapping into your inner passions. Plus, if you are a person with disabilities, it’s an excellent opportunity to raise awareness and teach that our differences do not separate us, but instead are what form our world.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:46:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Monthly Board Meeting]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[November 17, 2020
07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:02:10 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Helping Parents and Caregivers Webinar Series]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The So Now What? virtual series brings the
country’s leading experts in education and childhood
development, including PBS Kids, Common Sense Media,
Learning Heroes and UPMC Children’s Hospital, together
with parents and caregivers to share and learn from one
another.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:17:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Digital Professional Development Opportunities Now Available]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ARIN Intermediate Unit is providing many professional development sessions throughout the summer of 2020 in a digital learning format.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:50:18 -0400</pubDate>
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