Penn GSE Calendar

Esteemed faculty from five disciplines at Penn will come together to unpack the myriad policies, messages, and conditions that led to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, as well as explore how we move forward as a country. This 90-minute panel discussion — moderated by Dean Erika James of the Wharton School with a Q&A session facilitated by Dean Ted Ruger of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — is a unique opportunity to hear the diverse perspectives of scholars across our University.

Dr. Sharon Wolf, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Quantitative Methods, Penn GSE, presents Longitudinal Impacts of the 'Quality for Preschool Ghana' Interventions on Child Development as part of the IES Predoctoral Program weekly seminar series.

The term “anti-fragility”, coined by NYU professor Nasib Talib takes the concept of resilience to the next level by asserting that there are conditions whereby we are not only able to bounce back, but we become even stronger as a result. This interactive workshop provides tools for increasing your ability to be super-resilient. Based on the work of Harvard educator Dr. Ben-Shahar, author of Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment.

Join Juliana Rosati to share readings on the theme of Love and Friendship. Bring a book excerpt or poem to read on the theme, or just come to chat about what you’re reading these days. She will email the link the day before or morning of.

Taking care of your mental health is as essential as your physical health. Join us for this session presented by the Division of Human Resources and Health Advocate EAP to learn more about Penn's employee well-being services and programs including the Penn Employee Assistance Program, Penn health plan behavioral health networks, and Penn Healthy You resources such as Be in the Know and the Virgin Pulse platform.

This Brown Bag interactive workshop defines energy management in terms of its relationship to work-life balance asserting that time is finite but energy is not. Several traditional tools are presented but the focus is largely on the need for sustainable practices of working and living in the midst of a pandemic. Individuals will be asked to do a personal energy assessment and to consider a habit that will serve them.

Dr. Sarah Komisarow, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy presents The Doctor Will See You Now: School-Based Telemedicine, Student Absences, and Engagement as part of the IES Predoctoral Program weekly seminar series.

A virtual discussion with Penn GSE alumni sharing insights on navigating careers in education

Higher Education Colloquium presented by Dr. Juan Carlos Garibay, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia

Presented by Health Advocate EAP, we will discuss how income tax is calculated, types of adjustments/deductions, ways to reduce taxation and strategies to save. We will review some of the common tax law changes from the Tax Cut Jobs Act of 2017 as well as some common mistakes to avoid.

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 panel discussion and Q&A with the 2020 McGraw Prize winners moderated by Penn GS​E Dean Pam Grossman.

As we continue to look for new ways to connect during these times, the GSE Community-Building Committee is excited to introduce the GSE Virtual Breakroom. Each 3rd Thursday of the month, the breakroom will be open from 12:30pm-1:30pm for all to drop by. Join us for most of the time or even 5 minutes to say hi, and family and pets are welcomed.

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This workshop is for participants to practice present moment awareness with kindness and compassion. During the first part of our practice, we will begin with a guided meditation focusing on the breath. The second half of our session will focus our attention on a guided exploration of the body, bringing awareness to the different areas of the body, and allowing ourselves to experience how each part feels, without trying to change anything. No experience necessary. All warmly welcome.

Penn GSE's Office of Development & Alumni Relations presents Food for Thought: Bite-sized Lectures from Penn GSE's Faculty Experts, featuring Zachary Herrmann, Executive Director, Center for Professional Learning, on “‘Teaching a Future President’ and Project-Based Learning at Penn GSE.”

Join staff from Penn’s Student Financial Services (SFS) and Human Resources Tuition Benefits Offices to learn more about the tuition benefit program for dependents and the financial aid process. The session will provide an overview of Penn’s two dependent child tuition benefit plans and help to clarify how the tuition benefit interacts with financial aid packages. This session will also offer tips for reading and comparing financial aid package components and communications with financial aid offices.

Introducing the 6-part Resilience and Well-Being Workshop Series for Penn faculty and staff. This series will present core resilience and well-being skills you can use in your personal and professional lives. During each 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn how each skill contributes to resilience and well-being and participate in group exercises with colleagues to explore the content together. We hope that this series provides you with new tools to bolster your resilience and well-being and enhance your relationships at work and at home.

Change in the workplace is inevitable. However, a changing environment can often produce stress or anxiety. Change and the resulting stress derive from both positive and negative events. This workshop explores the various stages of change, and steps employees can take to achieve acceptance. Through awareness, participants can increase their ability to cope with change in both their professional and personal lives.

The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and the Center for Urban Ethnography will celebrate the 42nd convening of the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, one of the most longstanding and renowned scholarly venues for this intellectual tradition. This year’s theme focuses on the complexities associated with race and inequity that have historically defined social systems in the U.S. and globally.

Dr. James Kim, Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, presents Learning from Replication Failure to Improve a Multi-Year Content Literacy Intervention: The Importance of Transfer Measures as part of the IES Predoctoral Program weekly seminar series.