Penn GSE Calendar

Join the Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning for a conversation with Dr. Ghaffar-Kucher about addressing September 11th in school.

Dr. Carolyn Heinrich, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Vanderbilt University, presents Repercussions of a Raid: Health and Education Outcomes of Children Entangled in Immigration Enforcement as part of the IES Predoctoral Training Program weekly seminar series.

Penn HR Learn & Grow Trainings, Courses, and Webinars HR Events & Programs Event View Event Registration Welcome Back Wellness Walk Event Information Event Code: HW00001-091421 Event Dates: 9/14/2021 Event Cost: $0.00 Event Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Event Location: Locust Walk, by College Hall-Ben Franklin statue Event Instructors: Center for Public Health Initiatives Event Description Celebrate 10 years of Be in the Know with this Welcome Back Wellness Walk, sponsored by Human Resources and led by the Center for Public Health Initiative team! The CPHI will lead you on a two-mile walk on/near campus to help you increase physical activity and steps, plus build community with participating Penn staff and faculty. Be sure to wear sneakers or comfortable shoes, bring water, and invite a colleague to join the celebration!

With successful communication organizations have increase in morale, productivity and staff commitment. This brown back will help participants understand the importance of workplace communication, identify proper communication channels, identify barriers to communicating effectively, and how to overcome communication challenges.

Dr. Sharon Wolf, Assistant Professor, will present a Human Development and Quantitative Methods colloquium titled, "Leveraging Developmental Science for Educational Innovation: Lessons from Children in Low- and Middle Income Countries."

Leading Through Uncertainty: Exploring How Senior Leaders Approach Uncertainty in a Knowledge-Intensive Organization ∙ Online ∙ September 22 ∙ 10:00 AM ∙ *Due to the University’s social distancing measures beginning March 16, 2020, this hearing may be held remotely using video conferencing software.

“Amend: Teaching the U.S. Constitution in an Era of Constitutional Crisis” featuring Dr. Jill Lepore, the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, at the biennial Steven S. Goldberg and Jolley Bruce Christman Lecture in Education Law on Thursday, September 23. RSVP by September 17.

Dr. Meghan McCormick, Senior Associate for Family Well-Being and Children's Development, MDRC, presents Long-term Effects of Social-Emotional Learning: Experimental Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice as part of the IES Predoctoral Training Program weekly seminar series.

Join us for a virtual information session to learn about the Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, Ed.D. This session will introduce you to the program curriculum, the format, and structure, as well as insights into the career outcomes of its alumni network.

Everybody needs to have an estate plan. Learn about establishing and prioritizing goals, today’s estate tax landscape and what it means for you, and how to avoid common mistakes people make with their estates. This financial workshop is sponsored by MetLife and facilitated by Al Corrato, Jr., from Creative Financial Group.

As part of our Ideas for Sustainable Life Balance series, 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.