Penn GSE Calendar

For more than three decades, the McGraw Prize in Education has recognized outstanding individuals deeply committed to harnessing innovation in education to improve the lives of learners worldwide. Join us for a webinar with 2018 McGraw Prize winner Arthur Graesser, Professor of Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychology and Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis. This webinar is one in a series presented by Catalyst @ Penn GSE featuring winners of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize for Education. Together, Catalyst and the McGraw Prize are advancing innovation in education through a growing array of programming. This live virtual event will be recorded.

Dr. Rucker Johnson, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, presents Does Increased K-12 Funding Improve Student Learning and Narrow Achievement Gaps? New Evidence from California's Local Control Funding Formula as part of the IES Predoctoral Training Program weekly seminar series.

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Item Response Theory Analysis of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-3 (ECERS-3) • Online • December 9, 2021 • 3:00 PM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

Be(com)ing Language (Student) Teachers in a TESOL Practicum • Online • December 10, 2021 • 10:00 AM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

Dr. Betina Jean-Louis, Principal, Arc of Evidence, and Founding Director of Research, Harlem Children's Zone, presents Creating a Culture of Learning: What I Learned at the Harlem Children's Zone as part of the IES Predoctoral Training Program weekly seminar series.

EXPLORING THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOUR ONLINE VOCABULARY TASKS FOR L2 LEARNERS OF DIFFERENT PROFICIENCY LEVELS • Online • December 15, 2021 • 9:00 AM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

Issues Carousel: How Does a Radical Change In Public Education Law Come About? • 3700 Walnut St., Room 124 • December 15, 2021 • 12:00 PM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

Strategic Response in Regional Comprehensive Universities: The Influence of the Environment in Higher Education • Online • December 16, 2021 • 11:00 AM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.

Real-time practice: Classroom teachers’ roles within the 3rd space of student teaching • Online • December 20, 2021 • 2:30 PM ET • Due to the University's response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, dissertation hearings may be conducted remotely.