Consortium

What a great day! 200+ students, teachers, and industry partners came out for our Student Sustainability Design Challenge showcase! We were absolutely blown away by the students and their project ideas!

Thank you to Hampton Township SD for inviting our team to present last Friday on the intersection of design thinking, skill-building, and artificial intelligence! #FutureReady

THANK YOU, @GiantEagle, for hosting a phenomenal educator in the workforce session last week! Educators toured a warehouse and store, learned about various careers, pathways, and training opportunities across depts., and even participated in a cupcake decorating demo!

Educators: Be sure to check out this upcoming opportunity from @Prime_Stage, as well as their many trainings and supports for teachers: primestage.com/education/for-…

Educators, please share this AWESOME opportunity offered by the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh with your HS students! The application is linked here: ow.ly/8aJH50Yqq93

Educators and students, mark your calendars for the Aerotech Machine Shop Open House on Thursday, April 2nd from 3-8pm. Click the flyer for more information and register here: go.aerotech.com/OPEN-HOUSE

Our Director of Partnerships, Gina Barrett, had the recent honor and privilege to participate in Carnegie Mellon University’s Sustainability Initiative and Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens’ Youth Climate Advocacy Committee event, Careers for a Changing Climate

Our Building a Positive School Climate cohort was back at it last week, sharing expertise and ideas across districts as we work together to build regional movement where all students have a sense of belonging and excitement each and every day! #FutureReady

We were grateful & excited to host our partners from CMU this week for a discussion of their incredible FREE opportunities for K12 educators, including a week-long teacher summer camp as well as PD on AI, STEM teaching & learning, Robotics, Cybersecurity, & Improv for Teaching!

.@PhippsNews is currently seeking HS student applicants for their EcoLeader Academy--a paid summer learning opportunity: phipps.conservatory.org/classes-and-pr… Educators, please share this opportunity with your students!

We're pretty excited for the new PA Career Education and Work standards that launch in July 2026! Check out our quick take on what's new: theconsortiumforpubliceducation.org/news/pennsylva…

Register today for @MadeinSWPA's next Industry 4.0 Teacher Academy session at JARI Center in Johnstown, PA on March 18th! ow.ly/oiB950YocW3

Interested in environmental literacy and the STEELS standards? Check out this opportunity from The Learning Landscape: ow.ly/fKUx50Yncpq

Educators, check out this upcoming opportunity from Tech25! ow.ly/xYbh50YmsIK

We're excited to be here in KC for the Real World Learning Conference! #FutureReady @RWL_KC

Join us March 4th to learn about a variety PD and program opportunities from Carnegie Mellon University! These resources are available and offered to you totally FREE! Register here: ow.ly/abMB50YevW0

Have you registered for our 2026 Future Ready Partnerships Conference? Join us as we work together to showcase impactful school-business partnerships from across the region and inspire new collaborations. Register today! ow.ly/1jjR50XE4qB

Join @UPMC on March 11th for a virtual technology career panel! Click the flyer for more info and register here: ow.ly/5Gue50YioxW

Join us March 4th to learn about a variety PD and program opportunities from Carnegie Mellon University! These resources are available and offered to you totally FREE! Register here: ow.ly/abMB50YevW0

Apprenticeships are a key post-secondary pathway for students in our region. THANK YOU to @SMLocal12 for hosting our Cornell Educator in the Workforce team last week and for helping raise K12 awareness of careers in the skilled trades!