“Reporters, researchers and scholars all have unique perspectives on what makes educational improvement so challenging,” Andy Porter, Penn GSE dean, said. “Working together on a seminar like this lets us address the most consequential topics in the field in a way that improves reporting and research.”
Co-sponsored by Penn GSE and the American Educational Research Association, a Washington-based research association for 25,000 scholars engaged in research in education and learning, this year’s seminar will cover such topics as school violence, college spending, principal leadership, improving community colleges, dropouts, college affordability, absenteeism, affirmative action, charter schools, online learning, summer learning loss and early education research.
Porter will discuss “Shifting States: What’s in Store from Common Core,” Thursday at 11:45 a.m. in Houston Hall’s Hall of Flags, and “What About Principals?” at 3:55 p.m. in the Ben Franklin Room.
Richard Ingersoll will talk about “Tomorrow’s Teacher: Paths to Prestige and Effectiveness” Friday at 9 a.m. in Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge.
Yasmin Kafai will discuss video games and their role in helping children learn with “Serious Fun: Making, Not Playing, Games for Learning” Saturday at 8 a.m. in Houston Hall’s Class of ’49 Room.
Shaun Harper will talk about “Looking at Patterns of Success, Not Failure” Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Houston Hall’s Ben Franklin Room.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will deliver the keynote address during the Buskin lecture and luncheon Friday at 12:30 p.m. in the Hall of Flags in Houston Hall.
Nanoparticle blueprints reveal path to smarter medicines
New research involving Penn Engineering shows detailed variation in lipid nanoparticle size, shape, and internal structure, and finds that such factors correlate with how well they deliver therapeutic cargo to a particular destination.
A generous gift from alumni Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman brings the work of internationally acclaimed artist Jaume Plensa to the University of Pennsylvania. The latest addition to the Penn Art Collection expands Philadelphia's public art.
A massive chunk of ice, a new laser, and new information on sea-level rise
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland’s Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim’s massive calving events don’t behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.
