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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 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 [...]

Educator in the Workforce offers apprenticeship webinar Educators often are surprised to learn that building trade apprenticeship programs enable students to earn paychecks while they’re still learning. They’re also always interested to learn what the admission requirements are. Both were among the key takeaways when our Educator in the Workforce program hosted a webinar with […]

Consortium earns “Top Rating” from Great Nonprofits We’re delighted to announce the Consortium’s ranking as one of this year’s “Top-Rated” organizations on the Great Nonprofits website. Every year, Great Nonprofits, which gathers and disseminates information about 501c-3 organizations nationwide, creates a “Top-Rated” list to highlight organizations that have cleared its threshold for community endorsements. For […]

Educator in the Workforce goes virtual, adds PBL option As part of our Educator in the Workforce (EIW) programming this year, some districts will be incorporating training in Project-Based Learning (PBL). Others are welcome to apply. In the past, EIW has created on-site immersion experiences with regional employers to help educators learn about careers in […]

Future Readiness Lab beginning career exploration activities Future Readiness Lab participants will begin a series of career explorations in November, attending virtual snack-and-learn sessions that we’ve organized with Covestro on November 11 and ALCOSAN on November 18. Together, the sessions will showcase career opportunities in engineering, manufacturing and environmental sciences. The Lab is a pilot […]

TFIM plans opportunities around career learning requirements With the pandemic still putting job-shadows, workplace visits and other career learning experiences on hold, our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine (TFIM), is gearing up to help high school students achieve state standards with virtual programming. “We’re working with employers now to develop these opportunities,” said […]

Research emphasizes need for SEL An October webinar hosted by our Future Ready Alliance underscored the key roles that awareness of personal biases and an understanding of equitable treatment play in social and emotional learning (SEL). (Educators who were unable to attend the webinar can view a recording.) The presentation, given by Eva Allen, EdD., […]

Dr. Eva Allen is featured speaker for Future Ready Alliance kickoff Our Future Ready Alliance kicks off its program year hosting an October 20 webinar on social-emotional learning with Eva J. Allen, EdD.  The webinar begins at 10 a.m. and is open to all educators, irrespective of participation in the Alliance. Dr. Allen's award-winning research [...]

Consortium and Heinz Endowments launching Future Readiness Lab As Senior Program Director for Education at The Heinz Endowments, Stan Thompson, EdD, sees grant applications peppered with the words “college and career ready.” “Here’s the problem,” he said in a video overview, “Not nearly all students ever experience the promise of this phrase.” To find ways […]