Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2014

From Intern to Employee

Kelly (Franquemont) Shiohira, GED’12, travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, for her internship with the Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy, a nongovernmental organization that operates literacy projects throughout Africa.

Global Initiatives
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2014

Building Skills While Living Abroad

Sarah Horns, GED’11, and Khaing Zah Lynn, GED’12, speak about how their GSE skills and knowledge allowed them to make a global impact on education.

Global Initiatives
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2014

Thinking Outside of the Box to Find Solutions

Nicholas Ashburn, GED’12, is executing high-impact global initiatives from Penn’s campus.

Global Initiatives
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2014

Careers with Global Impact: International Educational Development Program Internships Build Practical Knowledge

Learn how alumni prepared for careers improving education around the world through Penn GSE’s International Educational Development Program.

Global Initiatives
Alumni
Press Releases
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April 14, 2014

Penn GSE and the Milken Family Foundation Announce 2014 Education Business Competition Finalists and $140,000 in Prize Funding

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Penn GSE News
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Microgiving @ Penn GSE Campaigns Exceed Goals

All three 2013­–2014 campaigns offered through the community focused crowd-funding initiative Microgiving @ Penn GSE have exceeded their goals.
Penn GSE News
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Next Generation MOOCs: Perspectives From the Learning Sciences

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have taken higher education by surprise, with some courses attracting more than 100,000 registered students. Whether researching MOOCs users, focusing on the potential for MOOCs in the developing world, or hosting a lecture series, Penn GSE faculty and students are examining this emerging trend. The Next Generation MOOCs lecture series presents four speakers who will evaluate and explain how MOOCs have changed higher education.
Penn GSE News
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Historic Gathering of Global Educators To Discuss MOOCs In Developing Countries

Penn GSE and five other Penn schools are hosting an invitation-only conference April 10-11 on MOOCs in developing countries. MOOCs4D brings together leading scholars, administrators, policy makers and technologists from over 25 countries to spark dialogue.
Penn GSE News
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Pam Grossman named Dean of Penn's top-ranked Graduate School of Education

New dean joins Penn GSE on January 1, 2015. Former Stanford professor is an expert on teaching and teaching practices.
Penn GSE News
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Innovative Education Fund Initiative Graduates First Cohort With “Demo Day”

Penn GSE News
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Overseer Josh Berlin Offers April Challenge to Support Scholarships

Thanks to the Penn GSE Annual Fund April Challenge offered this spring by Overseer Josh Berlin, supporters of the School have a special opportunity to foster the growth of GSE students and the field of education.
Penn GSE News
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Tony Sinanis Named 2014 NYS Elementary Principal of the Year

Cantiague Elementary School principal Tony Sinanis has been chosen as the 2014 New York State Elementary Principal of the Year.
Penn GSE News
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Dr. Laura W. Perna selected as a 2014 AERA Fellow by the American Educational Research Association

One of 22 nationwide recipients, Dr. Perna will be inducted at the April 4th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.
Press Releases
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February 27, 2014

Penn GSE Report Finds That Many States Have No Plan to Create a More Educated Workforce

Higher Education
Penn GSE News
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Microgiving @ Penn GSE Funds Community Literacy Project in South Philly

Dr. Gerald Campano and his Reading/Writing/Literacy students are teaching students at the Aquinas Center how to ask - and answer - critical questions about issues that matter to them.
Penn GSE News
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West Philly Community Driving New Vision of Local K-8 School, With Penn Acting as a Facilitator of Change

A new Penn GSE report shares the first glimpses of a new vision for the Lea School.

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