August 9, 2022
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From summer camp to game-filled festivals, Penn GSE makes math meaningful for West Philly kids

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Responsive Math Teaching project shows Philadelphia teachers and students how rewarding math can be.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
August 5, 2022
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Virtual kindergarten program keeps Philly kids smiling — and sets them up for success

It's not easy to get a room full of 5-year-olds to pay attention. It's even trickier when the 5-year-olds are in 25 different rooms.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
August 3, 2022
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Focused on the fun side of learning, Penn GSE's holistic summer program preps kids for the school year

In its second year, the Office of School and Community Engagement's six-week summer program helps students with both academic difficulties and socio-emotional struggles.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
July 25, 2022
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UTAP apprentices get to know Philly — and its libraries — by working with local families this summer

The summer intro program shows Penn GSE students around West Philadelphia, building cohort camaraderie along the way.

  • Teaching & Learning
July 22, 2022
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At DISCUSS Summer Institute, emerging teachers learn how to lead tough conversations about history and current events

The collaboration between Penn GSE and Temple University focuses on the facilitation skills needed to talk to students about history, civics, politics, and policy.

  • Teaching & Learning
June 9, 2022
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Amid teacher shortage, Penn GSE experts weigh in

#PennGSEExperts Pam Grossman and Richard M. Ingersoll were interviewed for a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article about the looming crisis. Between 30 and 50 percent of new teachers now leave the profession after their first five years.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
May 13, 2022
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“The Theme Is that We Give to Students”: Penn GSE’s Dr. Andrea Kane on School Leadership and Supporting Students’ Potential

New faculty member and former superintendent Dr. Andrea Kane shares her expertise in instructional leadership, access and equity, and more, as she brings her perspective from twenty-five years in public schools to Penn GSE.

  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
May 13, 2022
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Professional Growth Through Collaboration: The Penn GSE Center for Professional Learning Builds Networks

Responding to the emerging needs of educators and leaders, Penn GSE’s Center for Professional Learning cultivates learning and connections that endure.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Higher Education
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
May 13, 2022
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Fueling Educational Leadership Across the Lifespan: Penn GSE Develops the Leaders of the Future for PreK–12, Higher Education, and the Workplace

At a time of incredible flux, Penn GSE’s innovative leadership programs are helping create better school environments, amplifying the impact of K-12 leaders, shaping the future of higher education, and producing scholar-practitioners for the workplace.

  • Higher Education
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
May 13, 2022
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Faces of Philanthropy

Three stories of support underline how giving to Penn GSE is opening doors and bringing hope and opportunity to a new era.

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  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Faces of Philanthropy

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