February 16, 2024
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Nimet Eren, dressed in red attire, stands in her office surrounded by a collection of artifacts that reflect her journey as an educator.

Homeroom: The story behind Nimet Eren’s artifacts at Kensington Health

Nimet Eren, a Penn GSE graduate and principal of Kensington Health Sciences Academy, blends innovative education with a community focus.

  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
February 6, 2024
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Richard Ingersoll discusses teacher preparation

Ingersoll provides critical insights into the evolving nature of teacher preparation across the U.S. in Education Week.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
January 26, 2024
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A smartphone is held in the center of the image with the ChatGPT website open on its browser. The phone is above a computer keyboard. You can see that the person has input “explain nuclear fusion in simple terms” as their prompt and the AI is generating an answer in return, illustrating how the program works for end-users.

Students are leaning into AI. Faculty need to catch up, according to Penn GSE study

Ross Aikins found students are finding new ways to use the tools, and AI is especially helpful for international students.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
January 22, 2024
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Visiting Scholar Speaker Series dates announced for 2024

This is the first time the Visiting Scholars Speaker Series has tied into the “One Book” program, where faculty and students read and explore a book as a community.

  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
January 12, 2024
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A group of more than 30 teacher education researchers gathered around large round tables in a conference room listen to one of the attendees speaking into a microphone while the presenters stand at the front.

Collaboratory conference tackles teacher training and support

With national data showing an extreme teacher shortage and difficulties hiring qualified candidates, the December gathering focused on actionable practices to prepare people to enter the teaching profession and succeed.

  • Teaching & Learning
January 9, 2024
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Sigal Ben-Porath advises administrators on navigating political situations

School administrators across the country are facing political challenges they might not have expected when they entered education. Sigal Ben-Porath, MRMJJ Presidential Professor, recently offered advice in School Administrator magazine for how superintendents and other leaders can navigate these pressures.

  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
January 5, 2024
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Penn GSE professors named to 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings list

A new year means a new version of the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, with the 2024 edition announced yesterday by Education Week. Nine researchers from the University of Pennsylvania made the annual 200-member list, which was created by Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) to gauge the public impact of ed scholars’ contributions.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
December 21, 2023
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A large multicultural group of 27 youth, parents, and other adults pose together in a semicircle, smiling at the camera in a classroom.

Penn GSE researchers team up with Philly community to make a difference through CARE Initiative

The community-based research partnership aims to effect change through community members’ own research into the educational issues they face.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
December 19, 2023
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Penn GSE 2023 Stories, clockwise from top left: Dean Katharine O. Strunk; Dr. James Lester delivers the keynote at the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership opening event; Suzanne McGraw is in the audience at an event, listening; Cover art for the second episode of the Educator's Playbook Podcast

Our top stories of 2023

Look back with us at some of the stories that defined 2023 for our community.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • News from Penn GSE
November 14, 2023
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Michael Gottfried's spotlight on student absenteeism and its academic impact

In an era dominated by educational technology, Michael Gottfried redirects attention to a critical issue: the profound impact of student absenteeism on academic performance.

  • Teaching & Learning

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