Following, you’ll find the programming and resources we offer to support educators in expanding or enhancing opportunities for students to become future ready…
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Consortium Newsletter
Monthly updates on Consortium programs, partnerships, resources, and opportunities for educators.
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Future Ready Partnerships
Employers and educators working collaboratively to prepare the next generation of workers.
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Career Education & Work Lesson Plans
Lesson plans for helping students explore careers.
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Professional Development
A menu of options we offer educators for training or continuing education (e.g., Act 48 or Act 45).
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Human-Centered Design Services (HCD)
Human-Centered Design training, webinars, and facilitated sessions available to educators.
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Career Journeys
Video interviews with professionals in occupations across 16 industry clusters to provide a glimpse into various careers.
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Small-Group Career Mentoring
Employers partner with educators to provide students with opportunities to explore careers and learn about building professional relationships.
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Project-Based Learning Training (PBL)
PBL training helps educators personalize instruction, increase student engagement, and deepen student learning.
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Educator in the Workforce
Educators learn about the region's industries and jobs available to students, and employers showcase career paths they offer and skills they need.
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Project-Based Learning Resources (PBL)
Project-Based Learning (PBL) training helps educators personalize instruction, increase student engagement, and deepen student learning.
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PBL: Learning Outcomes & Assessments
Identifying the content or skills students should be able to demonstrate by the conclusion of a project is a key step in any PBL journey.
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PBL: Driving Question
The big question (or set of smaller questions) that guides student learning through any PBL project.
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PBL: Real World Connection
"Real-world” problems as a key to helping students see the relevance of classroom learning.
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PBL: Research
Applying research techniques in PBL -- from surveys and experiments to web searches and library visits.
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PBL: Feedback & Revision
Feedback & Revision as a process for refining ideas and helping students build a disposition toward improvement, not just completion.
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PBL: Student Voice & Choice
Giving students a say in choosing a project or even shaping it in smaller ways creates a sense of ownership.
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PBL: Reflection
Reflection is a critical disposition that takes time and effort to develop. PBL offers a space for building in reflective practice.
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PBL: Public Presentation
Presenting their project to an audience that’s invested in the outcome underscores both its relevance and the students’ sense of ownership.
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PBL: Planning & Additional Resources
Additional resources for planning and building a successful PBL project.
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PBL: Brainstorming
A key to developing the best possible response to a driving question lies in generating ideas through structured brainstorming.
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Career Journeys: Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Interviews with people in jobs involving the environment, plants, animals, farming and food.
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Career Journeys: Architecture & Construction
Interviews with people in jobs involved in designing and building.
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Career Journeys: Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communication
Interviews with people in jobs encompassing an array of communications and creative careers.
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Career Journeys: Business Management & Administration
Interviews with people in jobs needed to run businesses.
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Career Journeys: Education & Training
Interviews with people in jobs that involve teaching, whether in schools or other institutions and workplaces that provide training.
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Career Journeys: Finance
Interviews with people in jobs that involve making, managing, and investing money.
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Career Journeys: Government & Public Administration
Interviews with people in jobs in politics as well as local, state, and national agencies.
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Career Journeys: Health Sciences
Interviews with people in jobs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, nutrition, and other kinds of patient care.
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Career Journeys: Hospitality & Tourism
Interviews with people in jobs ranging from airlines to hotels and restaurants.
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Career Journeys: Human Services
Interviews with people in jobs involving services ranging from social work to dry cleaning and home or auto repair.
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Career Journeys: Information Technology
Interviews with people in jobs ranging from software development to computer system installation.
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Career Journeys: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Interviews with people in legal jobs such as attorneys and court clerks, as well as police work and private security.
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Career Journeys: Manufacturing
Interviews with people in jobs involved with making tangible products, from cars to computers.
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Career Journeys: Marketing, Sales, & Service
Interviews with people in jobs involving advertising, sales, and retailing.
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Career Journeys: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
Interviews with people in jobs including information science, biology, industrial engineering, astronomy, chemistry, and other scientific disciplines.
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Career Journeys: Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
Interviews with people in jobs involved in moving people or products from place to place.
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Spotlight Newsletter
A newsletter showcasing school-business partnerships and the strategies that make them work.
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News & Events
Frequent updates on programming, new resources, and events for educators, community partners, and students.
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Human-Centered Design Resources (HCD)
For anyone looking to implement human-centered design methods, these resources are designed to help anyone who is new to HCD or needs a refresher.
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Snack & Learn Videos
Videos with representatives from post-secondary training institutions who share the key need-to-knows about their work.
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Future Ready Leaders
A collaborative leadership program for students and educators that fosters innovative thinkers and problem solvers through a project-based approach.
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I Reach, I Teach: Conversations with Educators of Color
Elevating the voices of educators of color in PA to highlight the incredible impact that representation has on teaching and learning.
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CPE Blog: Equity & Engagement in Education
Blog posts focused on helping educators weave equity and engagement into their practice.
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Contract Services
Many of the services we provide can be customized for you under individual or group contracts.
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Creating a Culture of Belonging
Many of the services we provide can be customized for you under individual or group contracts.
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Elementary Future Readiness
Many of the services we provide can be customized for you under individual or group contracts.
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Student Sustainability Design Challenge (SSDC)
Business & community partners work with educators to provide students with an opportunity to find ways to address challenges in their communities.
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Act 45: Professional Development for School Leaders
Keeping students at the center of decision making, finding collaborative ways to work with your stakeholders, and creating innovative ways to address challenges are all embedded in our Act 45 professional development opportunities for school administrators.
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Portrait of a Graduate
The development of a Portrait of a Graduate, or Portrait of a Learner, can be enhanced through Human-Centered Design facilitation and engagement with a variety of stakeholders.
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