High school 学生 demonstrate the content they are learning through their enrollment in the 面向大学的STEM学院.
宾州大学公园. — 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 and KleinLife celebrated their partnership last week that improves access to science, 技术, engineering and math (STEM) education for high school 学生, primarily from George Washington High School in the School District of Philadelphia. 关注期货: 面向大学的STEM学院 Showcase, leaders from the three organizations and education advocates were joined by state Sen. Jimmy Dillon and 学生 to highlight its benefits.
面向大学的STEM学院 允许阿宾顿教员, 学生, and alumni to teach college-level classes at KleinLife in Northeast Philadelphia. Most of the 100名学生 who have taken these classes attend George Washington High School, 就在附近. A dual enrollment program allows the 学生 to earn college credits through two modules taught by 阿宾顿 faculty.
“This program really is the embodiment of Penn State’s land-grant mission to provide educational resources to our communities. We are deeply committed to expanding high-quality dual enrollment programs that improve the access 学生 have to rigorous coursework and equitable opportunities in higher education. We are very proud of this program and grateful to our partners for collaborating with us to make transformational education more accessible to more 学生,Margo DelliCarpini说, vice president of Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor at Penn State.
DelliCarpini served as the chancellor at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 when the program launched.
“这个开创性的项目, funded by KleinLife and delivered by 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校's dedicated instructors, 是为了点燃人们对科学的热情, 技术, engineering and mathematics in the bright young minds of our community,——史蒂芬·B. KleinLife董事长克莱因说. "Our mission is to not only enhance academic achievements but also to lay the foundation for future success in the rapidly evolving global tech landscape.”
"By empowering today's 学生 in need and tomorrow's innovators, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 and KleinLife are bridging the gap between high school and college with dual enrollment in advanced math and STEM courses. Our 学生 are benefiting greatly with this program,Antonios Pitsakis说, the assistant principal at George Washington High School, 说.
易胜博娱乐分校的领导们, KleinLife, and George Washington High School were joined by high school 学生 and faculty from the 面向大学的STEM学院 to celebrate the collaboration.
迈克尔·卡根, director of the program and associate professor of physics at 阿宾顿, explained that the diversity of the community surrounding KleinLife spills over into enrollment in the program.
“It’s not uncommon for a class to have 学生 representing a dozen countries with some of them joining us just days after arriving in the United States. 通常, they speak math or Python more fluently than English,卡根说。, 谁管理一个16人的教学团队.
《易胜博》,《易胜博娱乐》," and math enrichment STEM courses were taught this spring. The dual enrollment options for the 学生 were Math 140 (four-credit Calculus I) and CMPSC 132 (three-credit Computer Science II).
Dual enrollment allows high school 学生 to take college courses and earn both high school and college credit. Credits earned can be applied to a Penn State degree and are part of one transcript recognized at all Penn State campuses. These credits may also be transferred to another college or university.
Dual enrollment can give 学生 a jumpstart on successfully transitioning to higher education and into careers. It is an evidence-based practice that improves student outcomes, and it can reduce the time and money invested in earning a college degree.
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易胜博娱乐分校提供了一个负担得起的, accessible and high-impact education resulting in the success of a diverse student body. It is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st-century public higher education within a world-class research university. 有3个以上,100名学生, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 is a residential campus that offers baccalaureate degrees in 25 majors, 速成硕士学位, 本科研究, 施赖尔荣誉学院, NCAA三级田径和更多.
