The soon-be-graduate of the Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational and Organizational Leadership is the executive director of My Brother’s Keeper Newark and was recently elected to his local school board.
The soon-be-graduate of Penn GSE’s Professional Counseling program is headed to Washington, D.C., for a job as a Congressional Fellow with the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.
The student-led, human-centered gathering brought together scholars, industry leaders, and emerging researchers to explore the future of teaching and learning in the age of artificial intelligence.
In a world increasingly dominated by AI, students must be equipped to critically evaluate its output. Yasmin Kafai shares how to implement algorithm audits not just in computer science classrooms, but across subjects dealing with information literacy.
Lauren Overton, GED'16, GRD'24, is among this year’s Lindback Distinguished Principals, while four Penn GSE alums and three partner-school educators receive the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Awards.
The William T. Carter Professor Emerita of Child Development and Education’s recent retirement was commemorated with a daylong symposium on “Imagining and Securing the Futures of Children and Families.”
The Learning Sciences and Technologies master’s student was celebrated for her short VR documentary, “Dreams of Blindness,” about the inner worlds of the visually impaired.
Sade Bonilla's recent research study on the relation between student background and academic performance is the center point of this Philadelphia Tribune article.
Drawing on her global experience across financial services, consulting, and clinical psychology, Dr. Lucrecia Grandolini challenges the traditional “plan–predict–control” model of leadership—and offers a compelling alternative.
Michael Smerconish speaks with Jonathan Zimmerman about the book "Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn," co-authored with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson.
Ahead of two new classes he is teaching on the subject, Zachary Herrmann shares advice for how mission-driven leaders at nonprofits, NGOs, and foundations can learn to negotiate effectively.
Jonathan Zimmerman, the Judy and Howard Berkowitz Professor in Education, writes about the history of the Department of Education from its roots in Reconstruction to the current push to dismantle it.
The senior lecturer and director of the Office of School and Community Engagement is helping a team of fourth-years who are working on an in-shelter after-school program designed for families experiencing homelessness.
This course, taught by the director of the International Educational Development Program, focuses on how migration impacts children, youth, families, and their communities.
Honors from AERA, Penn AI, Penn Alumni, and national organizations highlight faculty and staff contributions across education research, artificial intelligence, and public engagement.
Jonathan Zimmerman says that, although findings show that most service workers now have college degrees, students should not be discouraged from attending college.
Caroline Ebby and Janine Remillard are helping to lead a bold new fellowship to empower Algebra 1 teachers in the School District of Philadelphia—merging deep content knowledge, responsive pedagogy, and a shared passion for making math meaningful.
These eight graduates have made outstanding contributions to the field of education and Penn GSE, representing the breadth and depth of the School’s impact.
Dr. Oscar Arias talks about his chapter, “Leading in Flux,” explaining “flux” and describing a move from VUCA to a BANI world where systems are brittle, anxiety rises, and change is non-linear and hard to comprehend.
This course encourages students to discover and revisit a wide range of children’s literature across genres and to consider their implications for classroom literacy instruction.
The director of growth and impact at Catalyst @ Penn GSE was selected by Sierra Leone’s Central University to help create curriculum and policies as they launch their first postgraduate programs.
During the month-long initiative focused on human-centered AI, Penn GSE will host several events, including a faculty panel on responsible AI use, a two-day symposium on AI in education, and a mindfulness forum.
Luis Morales-Navarro and Shruti Mehta join a University-wide cohort of researchers exploring how artificial intelligence can shape fields ranging from medicine to education.
This course introduces students to empirical applications of quantitative research methods by closely examining a range of studies about contemporary educational issues.
Dr. Becca Clanton shares findings from her research with her own personal and professional stories about how motherhood grows leadership and strengthens other work-related skills.
As a powerful part of an ongoing Wallace Foundation funded initiative, Penn GSE brought district teams from across the country to Montgomery for immersive learning at the Legacy Sites with founder Bryan Stevenson and Professor Howard Stevenson
A course taught by Associate Professor Seiji Isotani, the faculty director of the Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Program, explores intelligent tutoring systems, large language models, and personalized learning.
At We Love Philly, the alum runs a cybersecurity pre-apprenticeship program, offering students technical skills, jobs training, and a nontraditional path to high school graduation
A new book from Penn CLO faculty based on alumni dissertations argues that, in an era defined by volatility, leaders must become designers of systems that foster connection, resilience, and continuous learning.
In a collaboration between Technical.ly and the Bucks County Beacon, Michael Golden comments on the benefits AI can have for classrooms and mentions Penn GSE's PASS program.
Professors Janine Remillard and Sharon Ravitch recently joined the Re-Educated podcast to discuss curriculum use and practitioner research in education.
Drawing on her nationally recognized expertise as an economist of education, Dean Katharine Strunk warns that a new federal proposal misclassifies education degrees and threatens the pipeline of counselors, principals, and mental health professionals.
Through virtual reality, online professional development, and hands-on curriculum design, Learning Sciences and Technologies alumni are partnering with the Center for Engineering MechanoBiology and the School District of Philadelphia to bring interdisciplinary STEM to life.
In this co-taught class, Abby Reisman and Sigal Ben-Porath encourage students to consider their roles and identities as participants and facilitators of discussion as they grapple with the role of classroom discourse in K–12 and higher education settings.
