May 30, 2018
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NPR showcases Sharon Wolf's work to transform Ghana’s preschools

In Ghana’s capital city of Accra, roughly 80 percent of children are enrolled in preschool by age three – but tests show that traditional call-and-response teaching, rote memorization, and corporal punishment do not lead to much learning.

 

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  • Counseling & Psychology
March 23, 2018
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Wagner: To succeed as Secretary, Pompeo must strategically use foreign aid

Writing in The Hill, Dan Wagner argues for improving how the U.S. spends foreign aid money on education.

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  • Education Policy & Analysis
March 14, 2018
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Sharon Wolf receives 3-year Jacobs Fellowship to extend early childhood research in rural Ghana and Ivory Coast

Wolf is one of 11 Jacobs Fellows chosen from a pool of over 400 applicants.

 

  • Global Initiatives
November 20, 2017
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Wagner: The US needs UNESCO

Dan Wagner, Penn GSE professor and Special Advisor to UNESCO’s Director-General, argues the U.S. decision to withdraw from UNESCO is shortsighted. 

 

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September 7, 2017
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Dan Wagner named Special Advisor to Director-General of UNESCO

Throughout his career, Wagner has focused on problems of literacy in the developing world through applied research and advising international agencies, governments, and non-profits. 

 

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August 24, 2017
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Hannah Brenneman, teaching ambassador

The Penn GSE graduate received a fellowship from the U.S. Department of State to teach English in Mexico.

 

  • Global Initiatives
February 10, 2017
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Yumi Matsumoto studies English as a lingua franca in powerhouse ELX Division

As the world becomes more connected, people from different countries, who speak different languages, need to find ways to communicate. Yumi Matsumoto examines how people from diverse backgrounds use English as a lingua franca to bridge these linguistic and cultural divides.

 

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  • Teaching & Learning
October 1, 2016
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Fostering Understanding: Penn GSE Student James Busacca Prepares to Teach Globally

A master’s student in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program, James Busacca is pursuing his dreams of an international career.

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  • Alumni
September 19, 2016
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Sharon Wolf brings expertise in early childhood to Penn GSE, Ghana

Wolf’s research is helping education leaders in Ghana reimagine the school experience.

 

  • Global Initiatives
June 28, 2016
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In Zambia, Boruch and Penn GSE alums measure progress

The eSchool 360 program in rural Zambia uses strength of Penn GSE's quantitative methods research to inform the Impact Network's schools. 

 

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