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We had a great time supporting @MadeinSWPA's Industry 4.0 Teacher Academy at Mill19 this week!

🚨Opportunity Alert!🚨 Community Forge is seeking teenagers ages 14-18 to join to their summer camp August 10th-14th, 11 AM to 3 PM.  Register here: ow.ly/sXkU50ZuPlx

School leaders: Join our fall 2026 Act 45 cohort to learn how to apply human-centered design in your education system! In-person, 50 hours of credit. Register here: ow.ly/tIMO50YWgsB

Planning your professional development calendar for 26-27? We offer a variety of relevant, tailored, and engaging options for staff and school leaders alike: theconsortiumforpubliceducation.org/resource/profe…

New design thinking video out today! "What's on your radar?" can help your team identify and clearly prioritize projects, challenges, and ideas. Learn how to create and facilitate this powerful design tool in our latest explainer video: youtu.be/yxhKrYh0iBQ

With the rising costs of postsecondary education, it's exciting to see innovative pathways like this! community.triblive.com/news/4099600

Did you know that we have a free library of PBL resources on our website? We have tools, slide decks, a blog with tips and tricks, and even easy-to-understand one-pagers that explain each key element of project-based learning: theconsortiumforpubliceducation.org/resource/proje…

This past week our executive director, Jackie Foor, was invited by Jobs for the Future (JFF) to join 100+ attendees from 18 different states to participate in their Legislative Summit on Capitol Hill. She had the honor of being one of three representatives from PA!

We're excited to be participating in the Legislative Summit at the Horizons Summit, hosted by @Jobs for the Future (JFF), this July in Washington, DC! 🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/eWVN6rxp

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School leaders: Join our fall 2026 Act 45 cohort to learn how to apply human-centered design in your education system! In-person, 50 hours of credit. Register here: ow.ly/tIMO50YWgsB

We've shared several articles recently about our work with house systems through our BPSC cohort, but this one tells a different story. Check out the story behind the impact in When You Wonder Vol. 18: Brave New Things by Ryan Rydzewski. whenyouwonder.substack.com/p/when-you-won…

We had the privilege to provide project-based learning training to a phenomenal group of CTE instructors last week in Portland, Oregon! Thank you to PACTEC for inviting us to be a partner in this work!

The Consortium is officially coast to coast! We're so excited to be out west in Portland, Oregon, providing project-based learning training for career and tech ed teachers! #PBL

School leaders: Join our fall 2026 Act 45 cohort to learn how to apply human-centered design in your education system! In-person, 50 hours of credit. Register here: ow.ly/tIMO50YWgsB

Great session today at the Personalized Learning Summit, facilitating discussion between districts focused on operationalizing their portrait of a graduate competencies!

Educators: Project ACCESS is currently seeking applicants! Selected MS and HS educators will receive an $800 stipend to help design, pilot, and refine practical AI literacy activities for use with students. Open to educators 6–12. Apply here: ow.ly/KzSh50ZbU3P

Future Readiness requires transforming schools into spaces where students engage in authentic learning experiences, collaborating with peers on topics that matter to them while building skills that will support them into adulthood. #PBL & #designthinking are essential.

School leaders: Join our fall 2026 Act 45 cohort to learn how to apply human-centered design in your education system! In-person, 50 hours of credit. Register here: ow.ly/tIMO50YWgsB

This year, we're recognizing four individuals for their milestone years of service at CPE. Vicki Corwin, 35 years Leslie Collette, 35 years Gina Barrett, 25 years Jenn Sethman, 20 years We hope you will join us in offering a heartfelt congratulations to these amazing women!