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Forging School-University Partnerships: Seeking That Worn Path. Ruth Ann Costanzo Peter Williamson Stanford Teacher Education Program. Agenda. Describe the history and definition of our school-university partnerships Offer a partner school- professional development school continuum
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Forging School-University Partnerships: Seeking That Worn Path Ruth Ann Costanzo Peter Williamson Stanford Teacher Education Program
Agenda • Describe the history and definition of our school-university partnerships • Offer a partner school- professional development school continuum • Define TNE’s role in facilitating this work • Discuss issues and challenges across sites
Partnership History • Sought large, comprehensive, public high schools • Strong leadership • Innovation around reform issues at school and district levels • Collaborated with Aspire to charter East Palo Alto High School • Founded Stanford Schools Corporation & expanded to K-12, other charters
Council of Partnership Schools Large, comprehensive, public high schools Hillsdale Fremont Sequoia East Palo Alto Academy June Jordan School for Equity Summit Prep Downtown College Prep Gateway High School Small charter schools Small private school Eastside Prep STEP University
Partnership Work Domains • Preparing new teachers in the best ways possible • Fostering faculty and school development • Improving teaching and learning • Enhancing student achievement
Collaborative Effort:Identify Common Priorities • Professional development • New teacher support • Administrative support • Data collection and interpretation • Share and develop common visions of schools • Grand Rounds
Challenges of Schools as Clinics Model • Loose & shifting affiliation with university • Limited involvement of university faculty at school sites • Funding structures • External pressures (testing, funding, policy) • Mandated curricula
Continuum Partner School Professional Development School
TNE’s Role: Building Capacity • Fostering teacher leadership • Developing induction, mentoring, & peer coaching programs • Sponsoring Stanford Summer Teaching Institute • Supporting data gathering and interpretation • Bridging university and school faculties
Question • How can this work be further supported, sustained, and extended?