December 16, 2022
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Helping Students See Themselves

Penn GSE alumni bring diverse perspectives to their classrooms and make DEI a priority for their students.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
November 1, 2022
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A student making a poster that says "No Planet B"

Experts, educators gather to learn how to teach environmental justice

More than 130 local educators came together at a recent writing conference co-hosted by the Philadelphia Writing Project.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
September 21, 2022
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In South Africa, Penn GSE interns find purpose and put theory into practice

Two Penn GSE students share their enriching experiences as interns in Johannesburg, South Africa.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Alumni
September 15, 2022
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Penn GSE center reveals broad impact of standards-based reform on student learning

A seven-year project shows that standards-based reform has not lived up to its promise, but it also provides a big-picture perspective of what worked — and didn’t work — in the implementation process. This knowledge holds lessons for education leaders as they undertake future reforms aimed at improving instruction and advancing student achievement.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
August 29, 2022
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Jonathan Zimmerman shares his five "best books about student activism"

"I’ve spent my adult life studying the ways that human beings imagine education, across space and time," wrote Zimmerman, a leading historian of education. "In a diverse nation, what should kids learn? And who should decide that?"

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
June 10, 2022
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Three generations of women

Penn GSE graduates a third-generation leader for its renowned Penn Literacy Network

Running the impactful Penn Literacy Network is truly a family affair. Lara Paparo, the program’s associate director, was recently awarded her doctorate of education from Penn GSE, making her the third generation in the family to achieve an Ed.D. here.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
May 18, 2022
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Professor Jonathan Zimmerman wins prestigious literary award

Penn GSE's Jonathan Zimmerman and editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson are recognized for their contribution to the conversation about free speech. 

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
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 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

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