March 24, 2017
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GSE students teach English in Penn communities through PEDAL program

PEDAL@GSE offers classes weekly at GSE for people connected to Penn. The Community PEDAL@GSE program offers classes to West Philadelphia community members at the Walnut West Philadelphia Library. Last fall, Community PEDAL became partners with Philadelphia Mayor James Kenny’s Office of Adult Education, which promotes adult literacy.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
March 1, 2017
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Teacher Education Program alumnus puts social justice principles into action

School District of Philadelphia humanities teacher and Penn GSE alumnus Charlie McGeehan helped organize the Black Lives Matter Week of Action in Philadelphia in January, reaching over 100 Philadelphia schools. 

 

  • Teaching & Learning
February 10, 2017
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Yumi Matsumoto studies English as a lingua franca in powerhouse ELX Division

As the world becomes more connected, people from different countries, who speak different languages, need to find ways to communicate. Yumi Matsumoto examines how people from diverse backgrounds use English as a lingua franca to bridge these linguistic and cultural divides.

 

  • Global Initiatives
  • Teaching & Learning
January 31, 2017
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Penn GSE student helps local immigrants and refugees learn English

“I am providing a service to the community by teaching, but I am also learning through the service,” says Anne Pyzocha, a student in the Educational Linguistics Division, specializing in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, or TESOL.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
January 24, 2017
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Students create wearable tech to learn computer science

With a new curriculum, Penn GSE’s Yasmin Kafai aimed to show high schoolers what’s inside their Fitbits. 

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
January 4, 2017
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Flores: Philadelphia once a national leader in bilingual education

Nelson Flores explains to The Notebook how federal policies challenged the city’s robust bilingual programs.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
November 30, 2016
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Baker cooks up new Center for Learning Analytics

Penn GSE's Ryan Baker, whose research is situated at the bleeding edge of technology and learning, established the Penn Center for Learning Analytics (PCLA) and serves as its founding director.

 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning
November 21, 2016
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Five Penn GSE students develop peace curriculum for UNESCO

What started as a curriculum guide in the International Educational Development Program at Penn GSE continued to develop as two students brought it to their internship in Ethiopia.

 

  • Teaching & Learning
November 17, 2016
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A self-care checklist

When educators are under mental duress, they often focus on how they can help their students. This is both natural and noble. But Howard Stevenson, a Penn GSE clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma, believes educators limit their impact and put themselves at risk if they don’t take steps to care for their well-being.

 

 

  • Teaching & Learning
October 26, 2016
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Grossman: Improving teacher education programs will improve student achievement

In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Penn GSE’s dean called on the federal government to invest in teacher preparation and development.

 

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