Five takeaways from the international PISA exam results Image: iStock / Chinnapong Five takeaways from the international PISA exam results Every three years, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development issues a standardized test to 15-year-old students around the world. Here, an education professor boils down the results.
The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field The Economic Justice Project was created by (left to right) recent Wharton grad Solomon Thomas, Makuu Director Brian Peterson, and Wharton fourth-year Khushi Shelat. nocred The Economic Justice Partnership focuses on creating an equal financial playing field From the basics of setting up an investment account to giving a play-by-play on how interest accrues, the partnership—a Projects for Progress winner—hosts financial literacy workshops with middle and high school students around Philadelphia, as well as Penn and other college students.
From high school to the hospital Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine From high school to the hospital An immersive program at the Perelman School of Medicine gives high school students a sneak peek at a potential future in the medical field.
American Education Week: Philly schools highlight initiatives to motivate, inspire students Penn In the News Fox 29 (Philadelphia) American Education Week: Philly schools highlight initiatives to motivate, inspire students Faculty from Penn recently taught students at Henry C. Lea Elementary School in West Philadelphia for the second year in a row. Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens Robert King, a Big Picture High School student, utilizes the Stevens Center Program as his internship placement for course credit. (Image: James Blocker, Shira Yudkoff Photography) Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens For over a year, 35 high school students who are interns at the Center developed an app that helps college-bound adolescents calculate the cost of higher education. How to encourage student attendance Image: iStock/imtmphoto 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. Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research Brittany Zulkiewicz discusses group dynamics and the process of working together. (Image: Thandi Lyew) Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research Annenberg School doctoral students Thandi Lyew and Brittany Zulkiewicz worked with local teens through a Penn Graduate Community-Engaged Research Fellowship. Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp A team of GEMS campers working together on a group project. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp Penn GEMS, an annual engineering, math, and science camp for middle school students, is a weeklong dive into various engineering disciplines, made possible with philanthropic support for community partnerships. Dental School inspiring high school students through Summer Mentorship Program SMP participant Anya Bourne in the advanced simulation lab. nocred Dental School inspiring high school students through Summer Mentorship Program This summer, the School of Dental Medicine welcomed 16 high school students from the broader Philadelphia area for the Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program. Drilling into a model of a skull: a ‘cool’ taste of doctoring for Philly high schoolers Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Drilling into a model of a skull: a ‘cool’ taste of doctoring for Philly high schoolers The “Pipeline Plus” summer program at Penn Medicine, run by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, is designed to teach Philadelphia high school students about careers in the health sciences. Load More
Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens Robert King, a Big Picture High School student, utilizes the Stevens Center Program as his internship placement for course credit. (Image: James Blocker, Shira Yudkoff Photography) Stevens Center unveils app made for teens, by teens For over a year, 35 high school students who are interns at the Center developed an app that helps college-bound adolescents calculate the cost of higher education.
How to encourage student attendance Image: iStock/imtmphoto 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.
Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research Brittany Zulkiewicz discusses group dynamics and the process of working together. (Image: Thandi Lyew) Helping Philadelphia high school students communicate health research Annenberg School doctoral students Thandi Lyew and Brittany Zulkiewicz worked with local teens through a Penn Graduate Community-Engaged Research Fellowship.
Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp A team of GEMS campers working together on a group project. (Image: Courtesy of Penn Giving) Penn GEMS brings STEM to summer camp Penn GEMS, an annual engineering, math, and science camp for middle school students, is a weeklong dive into various engineering disciplines, made possible with philanthropic support for community partnerships.
Dental School inspiring high school students through Summer Mentorship Program SMP participant Anya Bourne in the advanced simulation lab. nocred Dental School inspiring high school students through Summer Mentorship Program This summer, the School of Dental Medicine welcomed 16 high school students from the broader Philadelphia area for the Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program.
Drilling into a model of a skull: a ‘cool’ taste of doctoring for Philly high schoolers Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Drilling into a model of a skull: a ‘cool’ taste of doctoring for Philly high schoolers The “Pipeline Plus” summer program at Penn Medicine, run by the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, is designed to teach Philadelphia high school students about careers in the health sciences.