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January 4, 2017

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Flores: Philadelphia once a national leader in bilingual education

Nelson Flores explains to The Notebook how federal policies challenged the city’s robust bilingual programs.

Philadelphia Impact
Teaching & Learning

December 9, 2016

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University boards can play a role in institutional diversity

Senior Fellow Peter Eckel, a member of the Higher Education division at Penn GSE, was a recent guest on Wharton’s Sirius radio station to discussing the role boards of trustees can play in universities.

Higher Education

November 30, 2016

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Baker cooks up new Center for Learning Analytics

Penn GSE's Ryan Baker, whose research is situated at the bleeding edge of technology and learning, established the Penn Center for Learning Analytics (PCLA) and serves as its founding director.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Teaching & Learning

November 28, 2016

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ShaVon Savage, Penn GSE alum, finds home leading West Philly's Lea School

Savage, also a Penn Law graduate, brings diverse career experiences to her new role as principal. She hopes to inspire in her students the same sense of intellectual curiosity that kept her learning and exploring.

Philadelphia Impact

November 21, 2016

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Five Penn GSE students develop peace curriculum for UNESCO

What started as a curriculum guide in the International Educational Development Program at Penn GSE continued to develop as two students brought it to their internship in Ethiopia.

Teaching & Learning

November 17, 2016

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A self-care checklist

When educators are under mental duress, they often focus on how they can help their students. This is both natural and noble. But Howard Stevenson, a Penn GSE clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma, believes educators limit their impact and put themselves at risk if they don’t take steps to care for their well-being.

Teaching & Learning

November 14, 2016

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Penn GSE faculty share expertise at AERA Knowledge Forum

At the 2016 American Educational Research Association annual conference, Vivian Gadsden, Richard Ingersoll, Laura Perna, and Howard Stevenson were four of 32 scholars sharing research in the Ed-Talk format.

News from Penn GSE

November 2, 2016

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A year after student protests at Missouri, Jonathan Zimmerman is still looking at the politics on American campuses

Zimmerman, one of the foremost education historians, has joined the Penn GSE faculty.

Higher Education

October 26, 2016

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Grossman: Improving teacher education programs will improve student achievement

In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Penn GSE’s dean called on the federal government to invest in teacher preparation and development.

Teaching & Learning

October 14, 2016

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Science, Coding, and Citizenship: Penn GSE’s Dr. Susan Yoon Brings App Inventor to Philadelphia Schools

Dr. Yoon wants science to empower students—both to develop the skills their futures will require and to live as engaged citizens.

Teaching & Learning
Alumni

Pages

February 18, 2020

What I Wish I Knew

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

Money is stressful, but don’t let the stress take precedence over the pursuit of your degree. I have personally used these tips to help relieve some of my own finance-induced anxiety. Your time at GSE will go by fast. Keeping money under control, whether through these tips, a budget, or other strategies, will allow you the flexibility to take full advantage of your program and the many resources the university offers.

Reflections

February 18, 2020

Why I Chose Penn GSE

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

It is that time of year once again where prospective students are considering their graduate school options. Already, people have reached out interested to learn more about the Education Policy Program at Penn. One of the first questions is always “Why did you choose Penn?”

Why Penn GSE

February 18, 2020

Best Places to Study on Campus

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

The graduate student experience is an amalgamation of networking, building your skills, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and most of all reading.

Coursework

January 16, 2020

Best Spots in Philly

Posted by Scott Kominkiewicz '20

One of the first things that struck me was how many vegan-only restaurants there were in Philly and, moreover, how good they were.

Finding Jobs

January 16, 2020

A Day in the Life

Posted by Kate Conroy '20

Seeing other Masters students in my cohort after school is great because we get to share stories from the day and give each other feedback on problems we’re having in our classroom. It’s so important to have other teachers in your life. We will never be able to come up with all the solutions we need on our own, and often, the thing we really need the most is someone else’s perspective

Reflections

January 16, 2020

Why I Chose Penn GSE

Posted by Lentner Jaraba '20

Penn GSE is an institution that serves the community it surrounds. It provides various resources to its community, especially to the schools in the city. Two of the resources are research and social justice.

Why Penn GSE

January 16, 2020

Favorite Philly Finds

Posted by Mandy Duong '20

Although I just moved here four months ago to start my program, I quickly fell in love with Philly and all of its quirks.

Favorite Finds

January 16, 2020

Handling Coursework

Posted by Michaela Ward '20

I’ve loved my coursework. I’ve been consistently excited about my classes, and have really enjoyed feeling my own academic commitments clarify with time.

Coursework

January 16, 2020

Moving to Philly

Posted by Mike Hogan '20

I moved to Philadelphia this past summer from Buffalo, in upstate New York, and before that spent a year living in Boston. One of the things that I love most about living here, beyond the affordability, is the strong sense of community that I felt in Buffalo with the amenities, diversity, and resources of Boston.

Transitions

January 16, 2020