Paving Pathways to Postsecondary Success

There are many important questions teachers and administrators need to ask as they grapple with how to ensure high school graduates are college and career ready. What does it mean to prepare students for a world that is rapidly changing--a world in which science and technology are altering how we li...

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Published inEducational Leadership Vol. 79; no. 8; pp. 43 - 48
Main Authors Liu, Edward, DeLisi, Jacqueline, Fields, Erica, Almquist-Cevallos, Kristen
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria ASCD 01.05.2022
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Subjects
Active Learning
Career Readiness
College Readiness
College School Cooperation
Curricula
Dual Enrollment
Education reform
Elementary school students
Grade 11
Grade 12
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Interdisciplinary Approach
Low Income Students
Minority Group Students
Occupations
Partnerships in Education
School Business Relationship
Secondary schools
STEM Education
Student Projects
Student teacher relationship
Massachusetts (Boston)
Boston Massachusetts
United States > US
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Summary:There are many important questions teachers and administrators need to ask as they grapple with how to ensure high school graduates are college and career ready. What does it mean to prepare students for a world that is rapidly changing--a world in which science and technology are altering how we live, work, play, and interact? If teachers focus on preparing students for specific jobs or careers, what happens to them if technological or economic forces eliminate those jobs or change the skills required to be successful? How can teachers ensure that all students, especially those who have limited economic resources or access to professional networks, are well positioned for success in the future and have multiple options to pursue? At the Dearborn STEM Academy in Boston, some of the answers to those questions have involved thoughtfully designed and implemented STEM college and career pathways. Dearborn is a non-selective, open-enrollment public school serving more than 600 students in grades 6-12 who are mostly low-income students of color. Dearborn's college and career pathways are not vocational programs aimed at preparing students for highly specific jobs. Rather, they seek to expand students' options and prepare them for success in a variety of postsecondary settings. This article describes how this Boston STEM school revamped its curriculum to better prepare students for the future.
ISSN:0013-1784
1943-5878