A University and Public High School Partnership for Personalized, Accelerated Science Learning
A University and Public High School Partnership for Personalized, Accelerated Science Learning
Erin Purvis, Richard Gordon, Louis Lozzi, Loretta Flanagan-Cato
Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
Many public schools serving students who are under-represented in STEM fields lack the resources to provide the science education expected in the twenty-first century economy. This article describes a university-public school partnership between the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and Paul Robeson High School designed to accelerate the science learning of Paul Robeson High School students by having Penn college students teach hands-on lab activities on the college campus. In this article, the partnership is described from the perspective of the school principal and school-based teacher leader for science and math at Paul Robeson High School.
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