At a virtual awards event, The Consortium for Public Education and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania honored six individuals with Champions of Learning Awards for contributions they make professionally or as volunteers to support outstanding learning experiences and activities for youth across southwestern Pennsylvania. The awards video can be replayed online. “Along with our other […]
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Alliance hosts second SEL webinar
A school climate specialist from the education consulting and research firm, WestEd, shared tips in a webinar this week that educators can use to help students—and themselves—minimize the emotional upheaval COVID-19 has caused so many people. In a presentation titled “Creating a Culture of Care in Education,” Jenny Bentz gave the suggestions at our Future […]
TFIM offers Snack & Learn series
TFIM offering “Snack & Learn” series Our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine (TFIM) hosted a lineup of “Snack & Learn” sessions for participants over the past month, with plans to expand it as the year goes on. Presentations so far featured representatives from Citizens Bank, Allegheny Land Trust and Penn State University. “We […]
Alliance to host second SEL webinar
Educator in the Workforce kicks off with trade apprenticeship webinar
Educator in the Workforce offers apprenticeship webinar Educators often are surprised to learn that building trade apprenticeship programs enable students to earn paychecks while they’re still learning. They’re also always interested to learn what the admission requirements are. Both were among the key takeaways when our Educator in the Workforce program hosted a webinar with […]
Consortium awarded “Top Rating”
Consortium earns “Top Rating” from Great Nonprofits We’re delighted to announce the Consortium’s ranking as one of this year’s “Top-Rated” organizations on the Great Nonprofits website. Every year, Great Nonprofits, which gathers and disseminates information about 501c-3 organizations nationwide, creates a “Top-Rated” list to highlight organizations that have cleared its threshold for community endorsements. For […]
Educator in the Workforce goes virtual, adds PBL option
Educator in the Workforce goes virtual, adds PBL option As part of our Educator in the Workforce (EIW) programming this year, some districts will be incorporating training in Project-Based Learning (PBL). Others are welcome to apply. In the past, EIW has created on-site immersion experiences with regional employers to help educators learn about careers in […]
Future Readiness Lab begins career exploration
Future Readiness Lab beginning career exploration activities Future Readiness Lab participants will begin a series of career explorations in November, attending virtual snack-and-learn sessions that we’ve organized with Covestro on November 11 and ALCOSAN on November 18. Together, the sessions will showcase career opportunities in engineering, manufacturing and environmental sciences. The Lab is a pilot […]
TFIM to offer support for achieving state standards
TFIM plans opportunities around career learning requirements With the pandemic still putting job-shadows, workplace visits and other career learning experiences on hold, our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine (TFIM), is gearing up to help high school students achieve state standards with virtual programming. “We’re working with employers now to develop these opportunities,” said […]
Alliance kicked off agenda with webinar on social and emotional learning
Research emphasizes need for SEL An October webinar hosted by our Future Ready Alliance underscored the key roles that awareness of personal biases and an understanding of equitable treatment play in social and emotional learning (SEL). (Educators who were unable to attend the webinar can view a recording.) The presentation, given by Eva Allen, EdD., […]