New web page highlights Pathways Partnerships
Details offered on website for Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration
Friday, December 12, 2008
The new “Pathways Partnerships” section for the website of the Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration is now live. The section includes information about each of the center’s partnerships, the goals of the partnerships, and a profile of how a school-university partnership forms and functions. It also features videos that highlight the collaborative work of the center.Pathways Partnerships connect School of Education personnel with school-based partners throughout the state, particularly focusing on under-resourced schools. The partnerships’ goals include increasing high school graduation rates while increasing the number of students who attend IU campuses and other colleges, as well as helping students transition to “STEM” disciplines—science, technology, engineering, and math.
On the Pathways Partnerships page, you can read general descriptions about the partnerships as well as specific details regarding projects throughout the state.
A few initiatives received specially-directed Pathways funds this school year. Continuing collaborative projects begun last year, the Indiana University School of Education is funding four projects to bring faculty expertise and IU staff assistance together with teachers in Indiana’s schools. Two projects based at Gary elementary schools will build upon already established Pathways projects; two others will start new projects at Indianapolis high schools.
Faculty from the IU School of Education at IUPUI and Bloomington are taking part in a project with University High Academy in Indianapolis, a school created with the objective of providing students with 21st Century skills and opportunities. The partnership with the School of Education is focused on understanding conditions affecting student achievement and identifying opportunities to align and modify programs to address school goals. In Gary, collaborative projects at two elementary, gender-based academies will continue work begun last year. IU faculty are working with faculty of Frankie Woods-McCullough Academy for Girls on a project to help engage African-American girls in science and math. With assistance from the P-16 Center, McCullough dedicated a new science lab at the school last year. Gayle Buck, associate professor of science education, is the principal investigator.
