We know that good teachers and education leaders matter more for student success than any other part of our educational system.
That’s why our faculty are regularly in the field, working closely with K–12 students and teachers, subject-matter specialists and instructional coaches, and principals and other school leaders. They partner with educators and schools to build national models for professional development and instruction and to transform education–so that every child, in every community, has a chance to thrive.
Research and Action Initiatives
Penn GSE researchers are discovering how students learn, and putting that knowledge into practice in preparing the next generation of teachers.
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Collaboratory for Teacher Education
The Collaboratory for Teaching and Teacher Education is committed to advancing knowledge about the fundamental elements of discussion-based pedagogy and what it takes to support teachers to keep discussion at the center of classroom life.
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Community Based Math Project
The Community Based Mathematics Project brings together Philadelphia teachers and Penn GSE faculty and students to develop locally relevant and social justice-oriented mathematics curriculum.
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Core Practice Consortium
The Core Practice Consortium brings together teacher educators from across institutions, disciplines, and theoretical perspectives to grapple with questions about how better to prepare novice teachers.
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Core Practices for Project-Based Learning
The Penn PBL program focuses on the important work of cultivating teachers’ capacity to enact the core practices of project-based teaching.
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CPRE Mathematics Formative Assessment Project
The Ongoing Assessment Project (OGAP) is a large-scale field trial of a mathematics formative assessment program conducted by CPRE and funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Penn Learning Network
The Penn Learning Network (PLN) is a comprehensive professional development/curricular enhancement/school reform program, providing on-site and regionally based credit-bearing or non-credit-bearing courses, workshops, coaching programs, and leadership trainings.
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Philadelphia Writing Project
The Philadelphia Writing Project (PhilWP) is network of over 800 teacher consultants who work with teachers and other educators to explore literacy, writing, teaching, and learning in their classrooms and schools regardless of grade or discipline.
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Project HERO (Helping Educator Resilience & Optimism)
A partnership between Penn GSE and PeopleBench to introduce a scalable, research-informed approach to workforce strategy aimed to improve teacher wellbeing, resilience, and retention.
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Protocol for Language Arts Teaching Observation (PLATO)
The PLATO Teacher observation tool captures literacy instruction across curricular approaches with students in grades 3-9.
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Responsive Math Teaching
Responsive Math Teaching (RMT) is an NSF-funded research project focused on improving mathematics instruction in a network of elementary schools through a research-practice partnership between Penn GSE and the School District of Philadelphia.
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Teaching Beyond September 11th
A multimodal curriculum for high school and college educators and students about the ongoing global impact of 9/11, focusing on the years 2001-2021.
Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education News
With funding from the Neubauer Family Foundation, the program was created in direct response to the School District of Philadelphia’s call for targeted support in Algebra 1 instruction.
On May 17, in the Palestra, Penn GSE commemorated the achievements of the roughly 600 master’s and doctoral graduates at this year’s Commencement ceremony.
This spring, those honors include three Spencer Foundation grants, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, and more.
Professor of Practice Andrea Kane emphasizes the importance of educators and school leaders engaging with themselves, each other, and their school communities to navigate district policies, state laws, and complex or controversial topics in the classroom.
Educators and scholars explored how educators can model democratic engagement while honoring student voice and diverse perspectives.
The recent graduate of Penn GSE’s Urban Teaching Residency shares her classroom at Muñoz-Marin Elementary in North Philadelphia.
The Project-Based Learning for Global Climate Justice certificate program is a collaboration between Penn GSE and 70 educators around Asia, Africa, and Europe working together on a K–12 education program that emphasizes climate change and social inequalities.
Arrington aims to inspire students to think independently and be creative while demystifying and critically examining academic institutions’ expectations for writing and literacy.
Funded by the NSF, the Create AI workshop aimed to empower students and teachers to build, not just use, AI.