Professional Development

Teach for America Urban Teacher Master's and Certification Program:  A two-year program designed specifically for TFA corps members teaching in Philadelphia public and charter schools. Read more.

School Counselor Certification Programs:  GSE offers several programs for people interested in school counseling and psychological services. There are full-time, part-time, and executive-style options, each leading to professional licensure and a master's degree.

Penn Center for Continuing Education in Psychological Services:  Provides psychological-services professionals with educational programs to help them expand their knowledge and keep pace with their field. Read more.

Penn Literacy Network:  A comprehensive professional development/curricular enhancement program that provides on-site seminars, workshops, and mentoring programs to preK-12 educators. Read more.

The Philadelphia Writing Project:  A teacher network of over 600 K-12 teacher-consultants who work with teachers and other educators to explore literacy, writing, teaching, and learning in their classrooms and schools. A site of the National Writing Project.

Special Announcement

The Nanotechnology and Bioengineering in Philadelphia Public Schools (ITEST-Nano) program is recruiting current science teachers from grades 8 through 12 to attend a three-week summer professional development workshop (July 27 – August 14, 2009).  Teachers will receive a stipend, resources for their classrooms, Act 48 Credits, and facilitation in their classes by Penn students and faculty. Sample activities include learning how to podcast, experimenting with nanotextiles and nanoscale metals...  Learn more