Students gain confidence and build social skills through Be A Middle School Mentor National Mentoring Month found students participating in our Be A Middle School Mentor (BAMSM) programs researching colleges with the help of adults offering an hour of their time each week. One Monday earlier this month, for example, Kara Prentice was on the […]
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Educators debrief on projects completed using Human-Centered Design
Human-Centered Design gives educators durable strategies for problem-solving Although their projects varied widely, many of the educators participating in Expanding Innovation 2.1 during the fall semester had a similar outcome from the experience. When they gathered to present their work earlier this month, one after another marveled at the utility of the human-centered design (HCD) […]
Three employers host Educator in the Workforce
Allegheny Health Network, Duquesne Light and Covestro host latest immersion opportunities for Educator in the Workforce Academic and technical skills are important to employers, of course. But participants in our Educator in the Workforce program are hearing time and again that they’re not all that’s important and, sometimes, not even most important. At Duquesne Light […]
Consortium staffers to speak at SAS Institute
Consortium staffers to speak at SAS Institute Conference Three Consortium staffers will be presenting at the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s upcoming annual SAS Institute Conference, which begins Sunday, December 8 at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center in Hershey, PA. The theme for this year’s event is “Bridging the Skills Gap…A Pathway to Employability.” In […]
Schools and employers gathered to explore partnership opportunities
Employers and educators brainstorm ideas for work-based learning experiences Educators and employers met at the Consortium in late October to see how they might work together to provide students with work-based learning experiences. Work-based learning experiences are among three industry-based learning indicators that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) accepts as evidence students are meeting […]
FedEx Ground, Aerotech open their doors to Educator in the Workforce
FedEx Ground, Aerotech hosted school year’s first two immersion days for Educator in the Workforce For Natalie Grattan, a Social Studies teacher at Baldwin Whitehall High School who’s involved in shaping a career learning course, a visit to FedEx Ground provided some needed talking points. “Coming here today, we have more concrete things we can […]
Consortium hosts workshop on student planning
Consortium workshop helps five districts improve student planning Educators from five districts came together at the Consortium in October for the first of two workshops focused on ways to improve students’ post-secondary planning. Under state standards, all students must create plans in the eighth grade. But educators attending the workshop want to make sure the […]
Future Ready Alliance kicks off school year with session on social and emotional learning
Future Ready Alliance kicks off with session on social and emotional learning Schools across the country have been finding that mindfulness and meditation can help educators more easily cope with classroom stresses and help kids better handle the anxieties and struggles of adolescence. So when Stephanie Romero saw that the practices hadn’t gained enough traction […]
Business partners recognized at celebratED
Corporate partners recognized for work with students and schools Three of the Consortium’s corporate partners were among those honored earlier this month at celebratED, an event The Grable Foundation hosted to bring recognition to educators and others creating innovative learning opportunities for youth in our region. Honored for their work were Covestro, Mascaro Construction Co. and […]
Covestro’s Youthquake2030 kicked off sustainability projects in 13 schools
Covestro event kicked off sustainability projects for Student Powered Solutions teams in 13 schools Less than two weeks after attending Covestro’s Youthquake2030, teachers from 13 schools said students were excited about beginning Project-Based Learning (PBL) assignments pegged to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “I’ve got to run just to keep up with mine,” […]