Partnership with PNC PNC Financial Corp., Inc. awarded the Consortium a $12,000 grant in support of a partnership piloting pre-employment training for high school students. The pilot began this spring with in-school training for selected seniors in five high schools. In the upcoming school year, the pilot will expand to additional schools and to juniors […]
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Welcoming a new Board member
PNC executive joins Consortium Board as two members step down The Consortium welcomed a new member to its Board July 1 and said goodbye to two others who recently stepped down. Our newest member is Joshua Stewart, Vice President and Director of Talent Programs for PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Stepping down after multiple terms […]
Consortium staffers present at Conference
Consortium staffers host breakout discussion at Pittsburgh Personalized Learning Network (PLPgh) conference Consortium Program Directors Aaron Altemus and Sarah Brooks led a breakout discussion about Project-Based Learning as part of a June conference that the Pittsburgh Personalized Learning Network (PLPgh) organized around aligning classroom learning with real-world expectations. More than 180 educators attended the conference held […]
Alliance’s June Retreat showcases projects
Alliance’s June Retreat showcased projects across network Poster sessions at the Future Ready Alliance’s June Retreat showed that districts are taking a wide variety of approaches to improving opportunities for students to explore and prepare for post-secondary education and careers. The Alliance is a network of educators that the Consortium brings together to design and […]
Penguins Foundations renews support for TFIM
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation renews support for TFIM The Consortium extends its thanks to The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation for its ongoing commitment to our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine (TFIM). Earlier this month, the Foundation presented a $7,500 grant to help fund the program and its annual Student Leadership Conference. “We’re truly grateful for […]
SPS introduces new program options
Student Powered Solutions to roll out more options When the 2018-2019 school year begins, our Student Powered Solutions (SPS) program will roll out new options for participating that are designed to accommodate varying levels of experience with Project-Based Learning well as different financial and time constraints. SPS program staffers introduced the new options to interested […]
Bringing mentors to more kids
BAMSM expansion brings mentors to more kids Under a mentoring program new to Woodland Hills School District this year, two participating students have benefited enough from their adult mentors that they’ve started trying to do a little mentoring themselves. D’ Marcus and Keshawn both said adult mentors from the Be a Middle School Mentor (BAMSM) […]
Recommend a student for STEM camp!
STEM Camp for Mon Valley kids! If you know of students currently in 9th grade who might benefit from a STEM camp, why not give them applications for this three-day program coming up at the end of June. BlueRoof Technologies, one of the Consortium’s Champions of Learning Award winners, is offering a free summer STEM […]
Summer opportunities for teachers!
Using Project-Based Learning and Video Games to help kids explore careers or build soft skills The Consortium is pleased to offer two summer workshops for teachers as part of South Fayette School District’s STEAM Innovation Summer Institute. One is about using video games to help kids explore careers and develop soft skills and another on […]
Invitation to learn about Student Powered Solutions and Project-Based Learning opportunities
Breakfast briefing on SPS and PBL Interested educators should plan on attending a breakfast briefing about our Student Powered Solutions (SPS) program and workshops on Project-Based Learning. The agenda will be focused on the benefits of participating in SPS, the Consortium’s project-based learning program, including how to get involved for the 2018-2019 school year. Come hear […]
