Peter J. Kuriloff, Penn GSE
In the Media
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September 24, 2018
, Phi Delta Kappan: The Professional Journal for Educators

Miles to go: The continuing quest for gender equity in the classroom

Peter Kuriloff writes about how gender-conscious teaching can help dismantle bias and foster gender equity in the classroom. 

Krystal Strong, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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September 21, 2018

Krystal Strong

Krystal Strong has received a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to support the next 14 months of the project "Education and Political Change: Mapping Contemporary School Protests in Africa." Dr. Strong's research team will complete the first comprehensive, cross-national database of the incidence and...

Awards & Honors
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September 19, 2018

Janine Remillard, Caroline Ebby

Janine Remillard and Caroline Ebby have received a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation for the project "Transitions to the First Year of Teaching in Urban Schools: Learning to Enact Dialogic Instruction in Mathematics."

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Awards & Honors
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September 19, 2018

Caroline Ebby, Caroline Watts

Caroline Ebby and Caroline Watts have received $2,993,280 from the National Science Foundation for their four-year project "Building Sustainable Networked Instructional Leadership in Elementary Mathematics through a University Partnership with a Large Urban District."

 

In the Media
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September 18, 2018
, Education Week Teacher

Race & racism are not 'merely curricular topics'

Ali Michael contributes to a response on the biggest mistakes teachers make when addressing issues of race and racism in the classroom.

Manuel S. González Canché, Penn GSE
In the Media
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September 17, 2018
, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Geographical bias in testing: Is cultural bias a problem of the past or are we simply not looking in the right space?

Manuel González Canché discusses the problem of cultural and geographical biases in standardized college admissions tests.

Penn GSE News
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September 12, 2018

Penn GSE and Aditya Birla Education Academy partner to train teachers in India in online and blended learning

This month in Mumbai, the first cohort of Indian teachers will begin the Virtual Online Learning and Teaching Certificate Program, tailored to their needs.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Global Initiatives
In the Media
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September 11, 2018
, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Easing the transition: 3 pieces of advice for supporting first-generation or underrepresented students on your campus

Andrew Martinez offers guidance on how administrators, faculty, and peers can help cultivate a positive transition for first-generation students entering college or graduate school.

Penn GSE News
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September 10, 2018

Penn GSE receives grant to train STEM teachers for high-needs schools

The Weiss Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows will receive support and mentoring beginning in the fall of 2019.

Philadelphia Impact
Teaching & Learning
Press Releases
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September 7, 2018

Pennsylvania to Revolutionize Preparation of STEM Teachers for High-Need Communities Across State

Governor Wolf Announces Launch of Pennsylvania Teaching Fellowship Program in Partnership with Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Teaching & Learning
In the Media
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September 6, 2018
, Bloomberg News

MasterClass has celebrity instructors and $136 million. Will students show up?

A Penn AHEAD study on enrollment and completion of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is cited in a commentary on the online education platform MasterClass, which recently received an influx of investment funding.

Susan A. Yoon, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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September 4, 2018

Susan Yoon

Susan Yoon, with Blanca Himes and Matthew Breitenstein, both of Penn Medicine, has received a grant of $1,036,108 from the National Science Foundation for the project "Professional Development Supports for Teaching Bioinformatics through Mobile Learning." The project aims to help create an engaged population of...

Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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September 4, 2018

Laura Perna

Laura Perna, with project partners Robin LaSota of Development Services Group and Joshua R. Polanin of the American Institutes for Research, has received a $600,000 grant from the Institute of Education Sciences. Their two year project, “The Effects of College Aid Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” aims to...

Abby Reisman, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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September 4, 2018

Abby Reisman

Abby Reisman has received a $19,993 grant from the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program for the project “The Life of African Americans in 19th Century Philadelphia: Using Library of Congress Resources to Uncover Hidden History.” The project will establish a professional development series to support...

Manuel S. González Canché, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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September 4, 2018

Manuel González Conché

Manuel S. González Canché has received a $70,000 grant from the National Academy of Education for his project “Overcoming the Geography of Disadvantage: A Spillovers Framework to Identify Structural Means to Enhance Community College Students’ Educational Outcomes Despite Their Location.”

 

Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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September 4, 2018

Laura Perna

Laura Perna has received a $300,000 subcontract from Research for Action, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will support the project “Evaluating free college programs,” which is designed to advance understanding of design, implementation, and effects of selected state and local free community...

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