Graduate School of Education

Young elementary school student at a home computer attending virtual school.

To build community this fall, think of your class as a team

Before COVID-19, it was easier for teachers to build community within their class. How can teachers do that meeting virtually?

Graduate School of Education professor Sigal Ben-Porath poses in a hallway with her arms folded.

Free speech advocate discusses growing talk of ‘cancel culture’

Sigal Ben-Porath, a professor of education, political science, and philosophy, talks de-platforming, toppling statues, rescinding admissions, Twitter, the First Amendment, and hate speech.

Children’s literature as ‘seed work’

Penn GSE’s Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discusses the importance of more diverse books for kids and the challenges that continue to stifle early anti-racist learning. She also shares a curated list of recommended books for youth catered to this particular moment.

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A task force for higher education’s pandemic budget challenges

A policy brief from Penn GSE lays out principles to guide state policymakers through higher education’s trying summer and beyond.

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Police killings and Black mental health

Specialists from across the Penn community discuss the mental health impacts of Black people being subjected to videos of African Americans being killed by the police.

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The 2020 Summer Reading List: Book recommendations from Penn faculty and staff

Book recommendations from Penn personalities to carry you through your summer.

A child sits on the grass in front of a large fence covered in Black Lives Matter protest signs, another child plays on a small toy slide on the sidewalk in front of the fence.

The trauma that underlies student behavior and educators’ responses

As educators work to understand their students’ emotional needs, they must also consider how they themselves are impacted by traumatic events. Says Penn GSE’s Marsha Richardson, everyone is reacting to stressors and trauma in their unique way.

Sixteen Penn students and recent graduates awarded 2020-21 Fulbright Scholarships

Sixteen Penn students and recent graduates have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year to conduct research or teach English in countries around the world. The list includes nine undergraduates and one graduate student in the Class of 2020.

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Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person

A research course on community engagement had been collaborating with Philadelphia teachers to create a curriculum about the importance of voting. Then the classroom experience moved online.

Scholarship through the lens of an iconic media brand

A new Annenberg course centered around HBO offered undergrads hands-on exposure to media production and a chance to hone their analytical skills using primary source materials.

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