Kate Kinney Grossman, director of the Urban Teaching Apprenticeship Program (UTAP) Collaboratory for Teacher Education in the Teaching, Learning and Leadership Division of Penn GSE, has been granted $85,000 as a partner of the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) Teacher Residency Program. Through this partnership, UTAP collaborates with SDP schools to prepare high school or middle school STEM teachers who commit to teaching in the SDP for a minimum of three years following program completion. The grant will allow UTAP to provide mentorship to each resident-apprentice and additional scholarships.

Ms. Kinney Grossman is an expert in teacher training and professional development. She is currently building new models for pre-service teacher preparation in partnership with K-12 schools. A former high school teacher, Ms. Kinney Grossman can discuss the challenges new teachers face, what it means to teach for social justice, practices for middle and high school content teachers that support language diverse students and trauma informed approaches to education. As part of the Penn Futures Project, Ms. Kinney Grossman seeks new ways for teachers, counselors, social workers and health workers to partner to better support students and meet their needs.