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Graduate School of Education
How to encourage student attendance
How to encourage student attendance
From Penn GSE’s Educator’s Playbook, Michael Gottfried highlights approaches that schools and teachers can take to address absenteeism by identifying root causes and creating a supportive environment for all students.
The PZ project: Children’s and young adult literature on the rise
The PZ project: Children’s and young adult literature on the rise
From picture books to 'The Poet X,' Penn Libraries are expanding and diversifying their holdings of books for young readers.
Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García
Who, What, Why: Literacy advocate Meresa García
The Penn Graduate School of Education student, who earned her bachelor’s from the College of Arts and Sciences in the Spring, talks about her work with the Penn Libraries Community Engagement team and her aspirations of becoming a teacher.
A new high-touch, low-tech approach to summer learning in West Philadelphia
A new high-touch, low-tech approach to summer learning in West Philadelphia
The format of the joint pilot collaboration with the Netter Center and Penn GSE has been transformed to better focus on the needs of the young students.
Who, What, Why: Jimil Ataman on the politics and contradictions of slow fashion
Who, What, Why: Jimil Ataman on the politics and contradictions of slow fashion
The anthropology Ph.D. candidate discusses what she has learned following slow fashion creators and consumers on Instagram and in the Pacific Northwest.
School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties
School presidents report they need more training around nonacademic duties
School leaders are calling for more support and training in areas such as overseeing their collegiate athletic programs in order to avoid burnout.
Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction
Hard at work, crews make progress during summer construction
Ahead of the arrival of students, summer on campus bustles with construction teams advancing various building projects and maintenance work. Here, a look at what’s happening now.
A Book a Day inspires young readers with inclusiveness and representation
A Book a Day inspires young readers with inclusiveness and representation
A Book a Day, a nonprofit run by Penn GSE’s Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova, has partnered with medical providers like the Puentes de Salud clinic to provide books to children, including titles in Spanish and other languages.
Rand Quinn appointed as faculty director of Civic House
Rand Quinn appointed as faculty director of Civic House
Quinn, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education and scholar of public education, will begin his appointment on Aug. 11.
Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program
Sigal Ben-Porath named the faculty director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program
World-renowned scholar of democratic theory and practice Sigal Ben-Porath, who has been a professor at Penn since 2004, will assume the role Sept. 1.
In the News
Associated Press
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic
Dean Katharine Strunk of the Graduate School of Education says that math issues are most pronounced among Black, Latino, low-income, and other vulnerable students, as with many learning setbacks.
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The Washington Post
In some schools, dread over the new year: ‘We’re scared to teach’
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that the ambiguity of bans on teaching topics creates more anxiety among educators.
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USA Today
Summer school may be back in vogue as college students work toward early graduation
Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education is co-leading a three-year bachelor’s degree project.
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Forbes
It’s been a stressful summer for big time college presidents
In an Op-Ed, Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education discusses Penn’s efforts to address the gap in the education and training of current college presidents.
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Christian Science Monitor
Rise of the microschool: Small, student-centered learning spaces take off
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that multi-age, communal school environments with small student populations have consistently reemerged through the decades as Americans have rejected sprawling schools with hundreds or thousands of students.
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