Highlighting the latest happenings of the grant-funded collaboration with the ACHD
We are pleased to invite you and your district to participate in an upcoming virtual Community of Practice conversation on November 6, from 9:00-10:00 am. Please use this link to join the virtual meeting. No registration is required.This meeting will focus […]
On October 2, Project SEEKS SES hosted a virtual community of practice meeting, centered around a Social Emotional Learning endorsement program, as well as Youth Mental Health First Aid and Teen Mental Health First Aid training. The meeting marked the first […]
On Wednesday, September 25, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis visited The Friendship Circle in Squirrel Hill to stress the importance of investing in teen’s mental health. Project SEEKS SES coordinator Shannon Fagan and the AIU’s Director of Alternative Education, Licia Lentz, […]
On July 24, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Liz Miller, Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Clinical and Translational Science from the University of Pittsburgh to speak with Project SEEKS stakeholders. Dr. Miller presented the findings from the Healthy […]
As Tom Ralston planned to convene the Forum for Western Pennsylvania Superintendents this May, the main topic for discussion seemed obvious: social-emotional learning. “It’s at the top of the of superintendents. Focusing on learning without focusing on social-emotional health is pointless, […]
On May 22, the University of Pittsburgh’s Office of Child Development brought together a large, diverse group of people at the AIU for a community of practice centered around SEL (social-emotional learning). Since October, Wanless and the Office of Child Development have […]
On April 17, the AIU and ACHD Project SEEKS SES held its ninth virtual community of practice meeting – the final one for the 2023-24 school year. In the meeting, administrators at East Allegheny School District spoke about the implementation of […]
To most students, Bill Sanders and George Tyler are known by their students as Mr. Sanders and Mr. Tyler. For one student, though, Sanders is known as ‘dad’ and Tyler is known as ‘big dog’. Sanders and Tyler are members of […]
In a time when teacher burnout and staff shortages are especially relevant issues in education, Gina Walter believes it’s important for educators to practice what they preach. “I think it’s really important that we as educators learn to take care of […]
Counselors in the AIU Non-Public Schools Program recently received crucial training to integrate supports for social-emotional learning (SEL) at their respective schools. Led by presentations from Dr. Shannon Wanless, Director of the Office of Child Development in the University of Pittsburgh […]
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Shannon Fagan, Project SEEKS SES Coordinator
412-909-7448