Programs aim to help teach youth about building wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Tribune Programs aim to help teach youth about building wealth Bridges to Wealth is a financial literacy organization founded by Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School and Jill Bazelon of the Graduate School of Education. Operated out of Penn’s Netter Center, the organization provides access to investment opportunities as well as housing, job training, early childhood education, and financial education to people experiencing homelessness. Historic move ushers in new era of care The opening of the Pavilion marks the completion of the University’s largest capital building project, and culmination of a planning and design process years in the making. (Image: Eric Sucar) nocred Historic move ushers in new era of care Over eight hours, 310 patients moved to the Pavilion, a 17-story, 1.5-million-square-foot addition to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania campus. Philadelphia artist Odili Odita’s Pavilion mural is a ‘kaleidoscope landscape’ Philadelphia-based artist Odili Donald Odita aimed to transport viewers to a colorful, outdoor scene. (Image: Penn Medicine News) Philadelphia artist Odili Odita’s Pavilion mural is a ‘kaleidoscope landscape’ The mural, titled “Field and Sky” spans two floors of the Pavilion, with rich bright colors evocative of nature to generate the idea of being in different stages of daylight. Supporting Philadelphia newcomers and longtime residents through Palms Solutions Wil Prall, a biology doctoral student, volunteered as part of Palm It Forward, an event organized by Palms Solutions to support the West Philadelphia community during the pandemic. (Image: Courtesy of Mecky Pohlschröder) Supporting Philadelphia newcomers and longtime residents through Palms Solutions Founded by a Penn alum, the West Philadelphia-based nonprofit connects members from area African and Caribbean immigrant communities with students through mentoring and tutoring alongside social and cultural exchanges. Al Filreis dwells in possibility Al Filreis, an English professor at Penn since 1995, founded the Kelly Writers House on Locust Walk in 1995 and has since served as the faculty director.nocred Al Filreis dwells in possibility Celebrating poetry and literature at Penn since 1985, Al Filreis continues to create community at the home for writers he founded in a Locust Walk house a quarter-century ago. A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected. Meshing academics and fun for a summer program like no other Most of the teachers recruited for the program had trained in some capacity with Penn GSE’s Philadelphia Writing Project and Responsive Math Teaching project, which enabled them to practice their craft and receive further coaching if they wanted. Meshing academics and fun for a summer program like no other An inaugural Projects for Progress award helped bring to light a Penn Graduate School of Education and Netter Center for Community Partnerships initiative that readied young learners returning to in-person school this fall, and boosted teachers’ confidence. Exploring along the edges of Philadelphia reveals the essence of the city Exploring along the edges of Philadelphia reveals the essence of the city The SNF Paideia Program teamed up with Penn alumnus and artist JJ Tiziou for “Walk Around Philadelphia,” a fall retreat for student fellows. Building (and hiring) for the future at Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion Before the Pavilion officially opens, staff have taken part in “dress rehearsals” and walk-throughs. (Image: Penn Medicine News) Building (and hiring) for the future at Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion In the months leading up to the Pavilion debut, a massive recruitment effort is underway to hire more than 600 employees. Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences August 31, 2021 Understanding the pandemic classroom In the latest episode of Penn Today’s ‘Understand This ...’ podcast series, Caroline Watts of the Graduate School of Education and Philip Gressman of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss the return to the classroom. Welcome to the fall semester’s first episode of the “Understand This ...” series, a Penn Today podcast. This podcast series is designed as a journey to understand how to solve problems of the day—and of our time—by uniting minds from different disciplines. This episode is both a reflection on what students and educators have experienced in learning during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, plus an examination of how lessons from the pandemic can be applied to a return to in-person classroom settings. Joining for the conversation is Caroline Watts, senior lecturer in the Graduate School of Education and director of School and Community Engagement at GSE, as well as Philip Gressman, a professor of mathematics in the School of Arts & Sciences. Watts is team leader for GSE’s Project for Progress, addressing West Philadelphia students’ school readiness and teachers’ instructional capacity and mental health needs. Gressman, meanwhile, reshaped the teaching of calculus during the pandemic to fit the needs of students, with a focus on inclusive and equitable teaching. Together, they talk about their experiences as educators during the early days of the pandemic, lessons learned, and how the classroom might look and feel different in the coming months. 6:56: Gressman discusses recognizing the scope of the problem at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying the need for education to adapt, and time spent on adapting a calculus curriculum for remote learning. 13:30: Watts talks about what worked well in the transition to remote learning and what didn’t—plus, new forms of feedback for instructors. 16:18: Watts discusses the ongoing Project for Progress in West and Southwest Philadelphia summer schools, what we gained from the experiences of the past 18 months, and the “joy” of students and teachers being reunited. 21:20: “Quote Break” 27:40: Gressman highlights the need to be accommodating in this extraordinary moment in teaching, as well as what to consider taking out of the classroom when balancing synchronous and asynchronous learning. 31:58: Watts: “A model I’ve learned for life is to be prepared to adapt and be flexible.” View Transcript Follow the “Understand This ...” podcast on Apple Music. 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Historic move ushers in new era of care The opening of the Pavilion marks the completion of the University’s largest capital building project, and culmination of a planning and design process years in the making. (Image: Eric Sucar) nocred Historic move ushers in new era of care Over eight hours, 310 patients moved to the Pavilion, a 17-story, 1.5-million-square-foot addition to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Philadelphia artist Odili Odita’s Pavilion mural is a ‘kaleidoscope landscape’ Philadelphia-based artist Odili Donald Odita aimed to transport viewers to a colorful, outdoor scene. (Image: Penn Medicine News) Philadelphia artist Odili Odita’s Pavilion mural is a ‘kaleidoscope landscape’ The mural, titled “Field and Sky” spans two floors of the Pavilion, with rich bright colors evocative of nature to generate the idea of being in different stages of daylight.
Supporting Philadelphia newcomers and longtime residents through Palms Solutions Wil Prall, a biology doctoral student, volunteered as part of Palm It Forward, an event organized by Palms Solutions to support the West Philadelphia community during the pandemic. (Image: Courtesy of Mecky Pohlschröder) Supporting Philadelphia newcomers and longtime residents through Palms Solutions Founded by a Penn alum, the West Philadelphia-based nonprofit connects members from area African and Caribbean immigrant communities with students through mentoring and tutoring alongside social and cultural exchanges.
Al Filreis dwells in possibility Al Filreis, an English professor at Penn since 1995, founded the Kelly Writers House on Locust Walk in 1995 and has since served as the faculty director.nocred Al Filreis dwells in possibility Celebrating poetry and literature at Penn since 1985, Al Filreis continues to create community at the home for writers he founded in a Locust Walk house a quarter-century ago.
A pandemic year, in photos Annenberg’s Kyle Cassidy, with Pete Coyle, an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School. Together they came up with the idea for this exhibit, which Cassidy says can be adapted to almost any group and many kinds of spaces. A pandemic year, in photos ‘Apart Together,’ a new photography exhibit at the Annenberg School, shows that despite not being physically in the same place the past 18 months, our shared experiences kept us connected.
Meshing academics and fun for a summer program like no other Most of the teachers recruited for the program had trained in some capacity with Penn GSE’s Philadelphia Writing Project and Responsive Math Teaching project, which enabled them to practice their craft and receive further coaching if they wanted. Meshing academics and fun for a summer program like no other An inaugural Projects for Progress award helped bring to light a Penn Graduate School of Education and Netter Center for Community Partnerships initiative that readied young learners returning to in-person school this fall, and boosted teachers’ confidence.
Exploring along the edges of Philadelphia reveals the essence of the city Exploring along the edges of Philadelphia reveals the essence of the city The SNF Paideia Program teamed up with Penn alumnus and artist JJ Tiziou for “Walk Around Philadelphia,” a fall retreat for student fellows.
Building (and hiring) for the future at Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion Before the Pavilion officially opens, staff have taken part in “dress rehearsals” and walk-throughs. (Image: Penn Medicine News) Building (and hiring) for the future at Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion In the months leading up to the Pavilion debut, a massive recruitment effort is underway to hire more than 600 employees.