May 13, 2022
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Seven children are spread out on a blackboard surface facing the ground, holding white chalks, and drawing various images including the earth, planets, stars, and a satellite.

Asking Questions and Building Bridges: Penn GSE Education, Culture, and Society Master’s Students Expand Opportunities for Learners

A desire to build bridges, create educational access, and learn about different facets of education led these two students to pursue the Education, Culture, and Society program at Penn GSE.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
May 2, 2022
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Supporting education in Ghana

Sharon Wolf is leading a project to reach parents in impoverished rural areas with text messages.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Teaching & Learning
April 11, 2022
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Lea School principal Aaron Gerwer speaks from behind podium at celebration event.

Penn and Lea School celebrate signing of $4 million commitment

Students, staff, and faculty from across Henry C. Lea Elementary School, the Penn Graduate School of Education, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and the University of Pennsylvania gathered to celebrate a new era in the Penn-Lea partnership.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
April 4, 2022
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Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman and Lea Principal Aaron Gerwer on his collaborative vision for a true community school

GSE Dean Pam Grossman and Lea Principal Aaron Gerwer answer questions about the partnership, its history, and their shared vision for prioritizing the needs and desires of the Lea community.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
April 1, 2022
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America as it actually was: Symposium confronts American myth, complexities of teaching 1776 in light of 1619

“Teaching Independence: Bridging the Communications Gap” brought educators from around the area together to discuss the complicated task of teaching race and its relation to America’s founding in a harshly divided political climate.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
March 31, 2022
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Absenteeism actively harms everybody — even the students who show up. How do we stop it?

In partnership with co-authors from Brown University, Penn GSE’s Michael Gottfried has compiled an evidence brief providing strategies for combatting growing absenteeism numbers.

  • Teaching & Learning
March 29, 2022
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Penn GSE once again ranked #1 in U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Education Schools

The ranking marks Penn GSE’s second year in a row at #1 in U.S. News & World Report’s list and its seventh consecutive year in the top five.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
March 15, 2022
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Panel Addresses the Future of Higher Education

What can institutions do to help students make informed choices about higher education? How can we make sense of skepticism surrounding cost, value, and return on investment? Four members of the Penn GSE community at the forefront of these changes spoke at a recent Penn Alumni panel event.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
March 11, 2022
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“I realized the community’s needs were bigger than me”: One Penn GSE alum’s quest to fight childhood illiteracy

Struck by her own experience as an educator, Penn GSE alum Rina Madhani is helping promote childhood literacy in the underserved communities of the Bronx through a growing nonprofit.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
March 8, 2022
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Five tips for teachers on navigating the complicated subject of the Russia-Ukraine war with their students

Penn GSE doctoral student Lightning P. Jay talked with Tech & Learning about ways educators can engage in this difficult but worthwhile conversation with their students.

  • Teaching & Learning

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