Starting this month, we’re taking a yearlong trip down memory lane and we’re hoping you’ll come along! It’s the 35th anniversary of the Consortium’s founding as a catalyst to strengthen our region’s public schools and convene the stakeholders they need in their corner. The Heinz Endowments and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development helped launch […]
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Leadership Cohort kicks off discussions
This school year, we are excited to launch a new project with support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation that will bring together six districts in a leadership and learning cohort. In partnership with the Consortium, the districts – Burrell, Cornell, Deer Lakes, Greensburg Salem, Jeanette City and Woodland Hills – will undertake work in […]
Professional Development in Human-Centered Design
Educators interested in learning Human-Centered Design (HCD) can sign up for notification of our next training session or follow our website and social media posts for upcoming dates and details. HCD is a set of problem-solving methods that grew out of “design thinking,” the detailed process architects and planners use to make sure all of […]
Consortium welcomes new staffer
The Consortium will go into the new school year welcoming a new staff member, Aaron E. Johnson, Ed.D. An educational leader with 23 years of experience in multiple school districts across our region, Dr. Johnson is joining us as Chief Strategy Officer. He’ll be working across all Consortium programs as well as on data and […]
Future Readiness Lab provided structure students needed
In different words and different ways, students finishing the year in our Future Readiness Lab invariably suggested the greatest value of the program was giving them the structure they needed to imagine their post-secondary lives. To one young woman at Hampton High School, for example, “it’s been like a guided way to explore my future.” […]
Equipping new teachers with new tools
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 [...]
Launching a new tool for students and educators
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 […]
Free webinar series for “Taking Stock” begins in August
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 [...]
Register now for our June PBL workshops!
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, [...]
Providing “first aid” when students need mental health support
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 [...]
