October 23, 2018
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The teacher workforce is transforming. Here’s what it means for schools and students.

Penn GSE’s Richard Ingersoll chronicles a surge in teacher hiring and continued instability in the profession in his new report.

 

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
September 26, 2018
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Mining for Data Gold: Ph.D. Student Digs Into Research on MOOCs

Penn GSE doctoral student Juan Miguel “Miggy” Andres is conducting pioneering research on massive open online courses and how to increase students’ completion rates.

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
September 10, 2018
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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
August 23, 2018
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‘Redshirting’ debate raises questions for parents of children with late birthdays

Caroline Watts told the Philadelphia Inquirer that parents need to think about their child’s unique development.

  • Teaching & Learning
August 14, 2018
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In a reverse, high school students give teacher apprentices a lesson

Students from Kensington Health Sciences Academy have helped give Penn GSE’s teacher apprentices an introduction to Philadelphia.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
July 23, 2018
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Creating Through Electronic Textiles and DNA: Penn GSE’s Dr. Yasmin Kafai Advances Active Learning

Whether she uses e-textiles, video games, or—most recently—synthetic biology to improve learning, Dr. Yasmin Kafai focuses on access, creativity, and community.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
June 14, 2018
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Representing slavery in children’s literature

Penn GSE's Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discusses her work exploring depictions of slavery in children’s books.

 

  • Teaching & Learning
June 1, 2018
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Penn GSE launches Collaboratory for Teacher Education

Penn GSE recently launched an exciting new initiative that grounds three of its renowned teacher education programs in the Collaboratory – a laboratory for the design, implementation, and study of experimental approaches to teacher education. 

 

  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
May 14, 2018
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Vote for Penn GSE projects in National Science Foundation STEM For All Video Showcase

Yasmin Kafai and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education are competing in the STEM For All Video Showcase, with viewer’s choice voting open May 14-21. 

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
May 10, 2018
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Listening to the needs of Black male teachers

In his forthcoming book, the Collaboratory’s Ed Brockenbrough explores the unique challenges Black male teachers face.

 

  • Teaching & Learning

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