November 10, 2015
Feature Image:

NYT features Ebony Elizabeth Thomas on children’s literature and race

In the NYT, Ebony Thomas states that the book A Fine Dessert presents a “degrading” depiction of an enslaved African-American mother and daughter in 1810 South Carolina. 

 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
October 14, 2015
Feature Image:

Workshop series prepares graduate students for teaching in the university classroom

Workshops sponsored by the Penn Center for Teaching and Leadership give students skills for the classroom—and the academic job interview. 

 

  • Teaching & Learning
October 12, 2015
Feature Image:

Penn GSE student-run journal mentors students and seeks variety of authors

Penn GSE’s Perspectives on Urban Education prepare the next generation of scholars to successfully publish research and review that of their peers. 

 

  • Teaching & Learning
October 7, 2015
Feature Image:

The value of caring in the classroom

Chris Lehmann and Zac Chase discussed building more humanistic models for schools with Dean Grossman at Penn GSE Centennial event. 

  • Teaching & Learning
July 30, 2015
Feature Image:

Penn GSE Mid-Career Program hosts EdCamp Leadership

The “unconference” brings together school leaders to think about new approaches to professional development.

 

  • Teaching & Learning
July 24, 2015
Feature Image:

PBS’s NewsHour features Penn GSE’s Richard Ingersoll

Ingersoll talks about what motivates and challenges teachers entering the classroom.

 

  • Teaching & Learning
June 30, 2015
Feature Image:

Penn GSE's Joe Mazza to moderate Twitter chat with Arne Duncan

The U.S. Secretary of Education will take part in #PTchat at 1:30 p.m.

 

  • Teaching & Learning
June 12, 2015
Feature Image:

Doctoral candidate Katie Clonan-Roy is awarded coveted fellowship for her excellence in teaching

Clonan-Roy received the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Graduate Fellowship for Teaching Excellence. “Good teaching practices are developed through critical self-reflection and student feedback,” she said. 

 

  • Teaching & Learning
April 28, 2015
Feature Image:

What’s next for women in gaming after Gamergate?

A pair of conferences at Penn GSE led by Yasmin Kafai explored ways to open up computer science and gaming fields to women. 

 

  • Teaching & Learning
April 26, 2015
Feature Image:

Applying brain power to education

Penn GSE’s Center for School Study Councils (CSSC) took learning about the brain—and learning with the brain—to a whole new level with a visit to The Franklin Institute science museum. 

 

  • Teaching & Learning

Pages



There are currently no posts in this category.