Penn GSE Calendar

Dr. Rekha Balu, Director, MDRC Center for Applied Behavioral Science, will present an Education Policy Colloquium titled, "How Intervention Research Informs Policy and Inequality"

Penn faculty members talk about critical race theory and what Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) mean and look like at Penn. Panelists include Beverly A. Crawford, director of Diversity and Inclusion; Captain W. Nicole McCoy, commanding officer of DEI; and Monica Monroe, associate dean for Equity & Inclusion.

Dr. Andrea Kane joins the Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning for a conversation about equity in education.

Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman will moderate a conversation featuring members of the Penn GSE Community working to address the challenges and opportunities surrounding mental health among student populations. Panelists include Dr. Batsirai Bvunzawabaya, Dr. Ariane Thomas, and Dr. Caroline Watts.

Stress is stress, but it seems to quadruple around the holidays! This workshop addresses the multiple causes of holiday stress, and provides tips on how to reduce these stressors, so participants can maintain their productivity, achieve a better balance and enjoy the holidays.

Penn GSE will be hosting a school-wide book discussion group for all students, faculty, and staff. This year’s book is Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights by Robert Moses and Charles E. Cobb Jr.

Join us for an interactive panel on the Black Lives Matter work involving Philadelphia youth and educators.

Dr. Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor, Penn GSE, presents Narrowing the Scope: A Focus on Classrooms in Addressing Absenteeism

Dr. Sarah Kavanagh, Assistant Professor, will present a Colloquium Titled, "Breaking the Fourth Wall: Research on Practice-Based Designs for Teacher Learning."

Upcoming Visiting Scholar of Color Dr. Justin Driver is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He teaches and writes in the area of constitutional law and is the author of The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind.

Voices of Students, Teachers, and Parents: An Ethnographic Study on Language Ideology, Investment, and Raciolinguistic Socialization in a Chinese Two-Way Dual Language School • 3720 Walnut St • Solomon, B50 • November 16, 2021 • 1:00 PM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

This interactive workshop is part of our Ideas for Sustainable Life Balance series that provides tools for increasing your ability to be super-resilient. Based on the work of Harvard educator Dr. Ben-Shahar, author of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment.

It’s been a difficult time for everyone, and many of us have focused our efforts on helping others, at work and at home. But when caregivers neglect to take time for self-care, extreme stress and destructive behaviors can surface. Understanding how to avoid burnout and practice self-help can provide a roadmap to recharge and re-energize. Together, we’ll discuss how to promote our well-being while caring for others.

Howard C. Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. He is a nationally recognized clinical psychologist and researcher of racial stress and trauma. Stevenson will be in residence at Brandeis from November 17 to 19. Full details about his residency can be found at https://www.brandeis.edu/gittlerprize/index.html.

FAMILIES MATTER: A CASE STUDY ON EXAMINING DETERMINATIONS ON SUMMER LEARNING AND HOME LITERACY PRACTICES • Online • November 19, 2021 • 12:00 PM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

Dr. Beth Tipton, Associate Professor of Statistics, Northwestern University, presents Generalizability and Heterogeneity: Designing Your Study When Treatment Effects Vary as part of the IES Predoctoral Training Program weekly seminar series.

Join Juliana Rosati to share your love of books and reading. You can bring your lunch and a book excerpt or poem to read on the theme of Gratitude, or just come to chat about what you’re reading these days. She will email the BlueJeans link the day before or morning of.