The Consortium is hosting four more Snack & Learn sessions in March for students who want to explore careers and gather career learning artifacts. Teachers interested in learning more about the kinds of jobs available to students in our region also are welcome to sit in. All participants must register online. The virtual lineup in […]
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Consortium launches video series on design thinking and Human-Centered Design
Consortium offers video primer on design thinking, HCD The Consortium has launched a video series to acquaint educators with the basics of design thinking and Human-Centered Design (HCD). The first 10 videos, which cover methods focused on empathy, feedback and brainstorming, among others, can be accessed on this playlist from our Youtube channel. (Be sure […]
Sign up for our next Snack & Learn sessions!
Snack & Learns offer virtual interaction with professionals in industry and higher education The Consortium’s Snack & Learn series continues next month with four more presentations, following a January line-up that included Duquesne Light Co., Elliott Group and Waynesburg University. Students and educators must register online for any of the upcoming sessions. On the agenda […]
Consortium adds Board member
The Consortium in January appointed Lillian Grate to its Board. She currently serves as Shadyside Academy’s Director of Inclusion, Equity & Community Relations. Grate brings a background not just in diversity, equity, and inclusion, but also in mental health. She is a state Licensed Professional Counselor and, immediately prior to joining Shadyside, served as a [...]
Check out our upcoming Snack & Learn sessions!
The Consortium’s Snack & Learn series continues this month with presentations from representatives of Duquesne Light, Elliott Group and Waynesburg University. Students and educators can learn more and register using this flyer. The Duquesne Light session will give students opportunities to learn about in careers in the utility industry and about the company’s Electrical Distribution [...]
Career Journeys posts resume after holiday hiatus
Check out two new videos in Career Journeys! Following a week-long holiday break, the Consortium is again adding videos weekly again.Among our latest entries is Anu Jain, PhD, Executive Director of Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto’s Gender Equity Commission, which helps raise awareness of gender equity issues and helps catalyze new initiatives around them. Also new to […]
Champions of Learning Awards presented in six categories
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 […]
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
Alliance hosts SEL webinar with Christina Pate, PhD Christina Pate, PhD Our Future Ready Alliance is planning a second webinar on social and emotional learning (SEL), the latest featuring Christina Pate, PhD, Senior Research Associate at WestEd and Deputy Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Center to Improve Social & Emotional Learning and School [...]
