Going Beyond the Obvious: University Centers Leveraging Public Scholarship for K–12 Equity

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

University Center Directors come together as public scholars to report on five centers’ efforts to leverage fundamental K12 change, using strategies beyond the obvious efforts of sponsoring talks and seminars. They present efforts to study pressing issues with local partners; to hone programs improving the education of local students or teachers; to shift local/national conversations and increase commitment to K12 equity; and to squeeze the resource sponge of a university to create K12 opportunities to learn. We invite questions about typical and transformational efforts to work via Centers to leverage universities for the K12 sector.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Mica Pollock, University of California - San Diego

Participants

• Mica Pollock, University of California - San Diego

• Susan S. Yonezawa, University of California - San Diego

• Rich Milner, University of Pittsburgh

• Lori Ann Delale-O'Connor, University of Pittsburgh

• Tyrone C. Howard, University of California - Los Angeles

• John S. Rogers, University of California - Los Angeles

• Katerine Bielaczyc, Clark University

• Kevin M. Foster, The University of Texas - Austin

• Tifani M. Blakes, The University of Texas - Austin

• Shaun R. Harper, University of Pennsylvania