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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 […]

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 […]

Thinc30 Youthquake aims to bring youthful thinking and energy to regional sustainability issues Even before school began, nearly a dozen districts already were gearing up to participate in Youthquake, an event Covestro is hosting to engage students in improving sustainability in the region. Educators from participating the districts gathered at the Consortium in August for […]

Rachel’s Challenge presents professional development session in social and emotional learning   Teachers can measurably improve student behavior and interaction by establishing connections—both between themselves and their students and between the students themselves, the founder of Rachel’s Challenge told more than 700 educators gathered in August for a professional development session on social and emotional […]

Educators from second training session report out on experience with Human-Centered Design As seven teams of educators debriefed in May, they seemed to exude a sense of discovery about using Human-Centered Design (HCD).  Some were surprised to find the process made it so easy to elicit input from peers. Others found HCD helped them see […]

Educator in the Workforce caps program year with focus on healthcare careers Teachers, counselors and others participating in Educator in the Workforce never fail to come away from the program’s daylong immersion sessions with something to take back to their students. At Allegheny Health Network’s Simulation, Training & Academic Research (STAR) Center in May, for example, […]

PartnerUP’s pre-employment training is a model for helping students take next steps after high school The second annual Super Day for PartnerUp represented a tremendous opportunity for students. As apparent as that was, it was equally clear that the program holds real promise for employers. “It’s helping us touch a group of candidates we weren’t […]

Two Brownsville Area educators engaged students to reimagine their District’s middle school library using Human-Centered Design The shelves are gone. The space has been cleared.  The books have been put in storage. It would be at least a couple of weeks before the ceiling tiles came down and the flooring was pulled up. That’s how […]