CPE News

Finalists announced for Champions of Learning Awards Fifteen finalists in five categories have been chosen as part of the selection process for the Consortium of Public of Education’s 2018 Champions of Learning Awards. Nominations began in September and concluded in November. More than 60 candidates were submitted from across the region—all individuals, organizations and businesses that create […]

SPS teams make recommendations to Uniontown theater Student teams from Albert Gallatin and Laurel Highlands high schools presented recommendations in late December to help bring more business to Uniontown’s State Theatre Center for the Arts. As part of a Project-Based Learning (PBL) assignment with our Student Powered Solutions Program, the teams were charged with giving […]

Consortium receives grant from Duquesne Light Duquesne Light Co. has awarded the Consortium a $30,000 community grant to support programming that helps students explore and prepare for careers.  “We’re grateful for companies like Duquesne Light that recognize the importance of helping kids imagine their futures,” said Executive Director Mary Kay Babyak. “The better we support […]

Clairton City and Laurel Highlands teams present projects at Mellon Institute For James, a Laurel Highlands High School student, working on a project with scientists at Carnegie Mellon University’s interdisciplinary neuroscience venture, BrainHub, was a chance to apply learning and bring life to statistics courses that can otherwise seem dry. For Salina, a student from […]

Enliven your classroom and engage your students with Alice! Let us introduce you to Alice! Alice is a free teaching tool we’d like to share with you at a one-day, no-cost, Act 48-eligible training session in February in collaboration with The Alice Project at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. Alice can be used to engage students […]

After an October mini-course on professional communication, students from Allegheny County’s four career and technology centers (CTCs) came together in December to focus on collaboration as part of the Consortium’s Leadership in Career & Technical Education (LCTE) program. LCTE is designed to help CTC students enrolled in vocational programs ranging from auto mechanics to culinary [...]

TFIM team leaders report on projects Team leaders from high schools participating in The Future Is Mine (TFIM0 convened at the Consortium in early December for a mid-year debriefing on their projects and to begin planning TFIM’s annual Student Leadership Conference. Students and advisors attending the meeting also heard presentations on opportunities for free post-secondary […]

Educators get mini-course in human centered design The Consortium partnered with Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center in November to provide a professional development opportunity for educators in our Future Ready Alliance. In addition to touring the ETC’s playful work settings–most adorned with movie posters and likenesses of movie and game characters—participants heard presentations on […]

CCK helps kids explore trade and apprenticeship opportunities Our College & Career Knowledge (CCK) program had a hectic fall, helping kids explore post-secondary education options at the Pittsburgh Aeronautics Institute (PA) and several apprenticeship training centers. All of the visits were designed to give students who either have ruled college out or remain undecided a […]