42.020 - Division H Fireside Chat. The Power of Working Together: Highlighting Highly Effective District-University Partnerships

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Mutually-beneficial, collaborative relationships between school districts and universities have the potential to greatly benefit the teachers and students within those districts, as well as the education community more broadly. This fireside chat highlights four highly effective district-university partnerships. These partnerships include graduate student internship program, graduate-level courses, and curricular alignment K-16. For others interested in cultivating or improving these types of collaborative partnerships or becoming involved in an internship, we will discuss successes, lessons learned, and strategies to overcome barriers in the implementation of a district-university partnerships.

Sub Unit

• Graduate Student Council

Chairs

• David T. Marshall, Auburn University

• Ross C Anderson, Educational Policy Improvement Center

• Beth Adams, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Participants

• Thy Nguyen, Norfolk Public Schools

• James H. McMillan, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Stephen R. Porter, North Carolina State University

• Colleen Graham Paeplow, Wake County Public School System

• Carmen P. Mombourquette, University of Lethbridge

• Matthew A Lenard, Wake County Public School System