Paul Jablon
Professional Title: Associate Professor
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Inquiry science teaching; interdisciplinary teaching; urban education; systemic school change; creating effective learning communities
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Middle school; high school
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Creating a Community of Learners
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in General Science
Principles of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Cultures of the High School
Engaging High School Learners through Pro-Social Management
Building an Effective Middle School Team
Education: Ph.D., New York University; B.S., Manhattan College
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
Science Education: Linking Science and Society, New York, NY April 29, 2009. Speaker for a symposium for educators, scientists, and policy makers.
The Association of Science Teacher Educators International Conference Hartford, CT, January 16, 2010. Analogous Interrelationship Role Plays: Engaging the Previously Disengaged in Science
Jablon, P. (2012). An alternative research and science teacher preparation agenda for urban science education: An insider's call for a focus on success. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 23(3), 221-231.
Dr. Jablon worked as a teacher for 20 years in New York City schools, helping to create schools for teenagers previously disengaged with school, which are now being replicated through funding from the Gates Foundation and others. He continues to work with urban schools throughout the country to utilize effective project-based, interdisciplinary models that rely on personalized relationships between teachers and their adolescent students.
At the university, he teaches courses that assist teachers and administrators to create effective science and interdisciplinary programs, peaceable schools, and effective service learning experiences. In many US cities, he leads staff development workshops for the new Small High School programs and has directed many funded programs that have engaged thousands of teachers in more effective inquiry science practices.
pjablon@lesley.edu