Michelle Paulsen is the GK12 program director at Northwestern University as well as the associate director of K-12 partnerships within the university's Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP). With degrees in chemistry, engineering, and school leadership as well as teaching and school leadership experience that runs from preschool to graduate school, Michelle brings a unique background and experience to Northwestern. This rich diversity has enabled her to guide Northwestern's GK12 to be one that is highlighted by the NSF as an example of what the university/K12 schools/community partnerships can and should look like.Michelle will share lessons learned as well as plans for future expansion of these partnerships. She will share specific examples of the research PhD students have brought into the K12 classrooms through the Reach for the Stars program and will highlight additional programs and partnerships that have been developed and inspired from this successful GK12 program.

Reaching for the stars: Forming and maintaining partnerships between universities, schools and the community

245th National Meeting (2013)

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