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School may be out for the summer, but a group of teachers will get a jump on professional development for the coming year when we kick off a course in Project-Based Learning under a grant from The Grable Foundation. In partnership with Intermediate Unit 1, the Consortium will train early career educators in PBL. The [...]

Building on a tremendous reception for our Career Journeys video library since its launch last year, we’re now offering a companion collection aimed more at helping students look at industries, companies, and post-secondary schools than at individual career stories. We recorded the new videos, known as the Snack & Learn series, during live sessions offered […]

Join REL Mid-Atlantic and the Consortium for Public Education for any or all of our free webinars on taking stock of future readiness efforts in our educational systems. Webinars will address: How well school and district offerings align with what local businesses want in new hires. What students’ aspirations are for their futures after high [...]

Our Project-Based Learning (PBL) team is offering a virtual, four-part, introductory training program in PBL beginning June 22. Educators must register online to attend. The first workshop covers the foundational elements of PBL— learning outcomes, driving questions, real-world connections, and student voice and choice. In the latter sessions, our team dives into the implementation elements:  research, [...]

As many schools see an increase in the number of students struggling with mental health issues, the Consortium is partnering with Allegheny HealthChoices to bring educators training in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) for youth. Through MHFA training, participants learn how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders [...]

With employers in some sectors again facing workforce shortages and many graduating seniors searching for jobs, the Consortium is piloting approaches to bring them together. Most recently, we worked with UPMC and UPMC Insurance Services to present a two-part webinar on healthcare careers for more than 30 interested students from a dozen high schools. Like [...]

Because Human-Centered Design (HCD) offers techniques for problem-solving that are useful in every administrator’s and teacher’s toolkit, we’ll again be offering HCD training sessions in the fall. Educators interested in these professional development opportunities can sign up now to receive notifications when sessions are being scheduled. To schedule customized trainings for groups, contact our Chief [...]

The school year is winding down, but like districts looking into next fall for Professional Development opportunities, we’re already booking them! Throughout the 2021-2022 school year, the Consortium again will be offering trainings in Project-Based Learning (PBL), a teaching method recommended for increasing student engagement, and Human-Centered Design (HCD), an approach to problem-solving that focuses [...]

One of the best kept secrets in higher education has been our country’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). Consortium Program Associate Frank Kamara is an HBCU alum, and he is working to raise awareness of these institutions among students from the high schools participating in our EdLeaders Pittsburgh program. Since April, we’ve been facilitating [...]