Online Professional Development Series
PPT/ELECT is offering a series of live, online professional development opportunities to Program Coordinators and PPT/ELECT staff. All sessions are recorded and archived.
New sessions will be announced here when they are developed.
To learn more about the recorded presentations that have been held to date and/or to download the presentation slides, click here.
Application for the 2008 - 2011 Pregnant and Parenting Teen (PPT)
The application for the 2008 - 2011 Pregnant and Parenting Teen (PPT) grant is now available on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website. For more information, visit the Available Grants page on this site.
Application for the 2008 - 2009 Education Leading to Career Training and Employment (ELECT)
The application for the 2008 - 2009 Education Leading to Career Training and Employment (ELECT) grant is now available on the Pennsylvania Department of Education website. For more information, visit the Available Grants page on this site.
CSC Presented at Healthy Teen Network/CACSAP National Conference
The Center for Schools and Communities presented at the Healthy Teen Network/California Alliance Concerned with School-Age Parenting and Pregnancy Prevention (CACSAP) national conference. The conference was titled, Coming of Age: Supporting Teens and Young Families in the 21st Century and was held November 15-18, 2006 in Anaheim, California. Shileste Overton-Morris, Youth Development Program Manager co-presented with Dr. Fredelene Bowers, Associate Professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on two new publications addressing school-based teen parenting and pregnancy prevention programs which will be available soon!
Program in the Spotlight:
The Washington Hospital Teen Outreach
On July 28, 2006, four teen fathers met at the Washington Hospital Teen Outreach building to participate in a unique hands-on event that provided an outlet for socialization and an opportunity to produce an heirloom for future generations. Dads Rock!, a new Washington Hospital Teen Outreach event, was inspired by a Fall 2005 PPT/ELECT coordinators’ training session.
Staff from the Washington Hospital Teen Outreach had the idea of procuring unfinished rocking chairs so that the teen fathers could sand, stain and seal them for their own households. One of the program educators secured a donation for the chairs and the necessary woodworking supplies. The fathers were very enthusiastic and took pride in their work. However, carpentry was not the only valuable skill learned. A lesson on the importance of literacy was the educational session that accompanied this hands-on activity.
If have any questions or would like to try this activity with your teen fathers, please contact Lori Zura at lzura@healthyteens.com.
The fathers were very enthusiastic and took pride in their work.
Presenter's Materials from Coordinators' Meeting
Joe Fay, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Coalition to Prevent Teen Pregnancy presented at the Spring PPT ELECT Coordinators' Training, April 6 & 7, 2006 on Current Trends in Sexual Behavior. To view the PowerPoint presention or to view the fact sheet on the state of teen pregnancy in Pennsylvania click on the appropriate document below.
Current Trends PowerPoint Presentation
State of Teen Pregnancy in Pennsylvania Fact Sheet