Journey to IEDP series: Here we are again in November, continuing our series from October on our cohort’s distinct experiences that brought us to IEDP. Many of you reading this blog probably have myriad of questions: “should I go to graduate school?” “if so, which program should I apply to?” “how would my experience fit in IEDP?” “why would I want to be in IEDP” … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 1.4: Way of Giving Back
It’s been only a week since we reflected on our midterms experiences (read: supposedly done with paper/assignment/exam frenzy for now…?) but it feels as if school waits for no one really. Our cohort very soon was swamped with next series of various types of assignments, which can feel overwhelming at times. But one has to remember: IEDP experience is NOT ALL ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASSES! … Continue reading Happy Halloween!
It was difficult to imagine myself being done with midterms but the time does go by – slowly but surely! Starting around the beginning of October, IEDPers have been completely consumed with assignments, exams and papers for good two to three weeks, depending on what kind of courses one is taking. I felt like it was such a big part of our IEDP first semester … Continue reading Midterms Reflections
Journey to IEDP series: Throughout October, the IEDP admissions blog will publish a series of posts on our cohort’s distinct experiences that brought us to IEDP. Many of you reading this blog probably have myriad of questions: “should I go to graduate school?” “if so, which program should I apply to?” “how would my experience fit in IEDP?” “why would I want to be in … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 1.3: My Students Ignited My Fire
Journey to IEDP series: Throughout October, the IEDP admissions blog will publish a series of posts on our cohort’s distinct experiences that brought us to IEDP. Many of you reading this blog probably have myriad of questions: “should I go to graduate school?” “if so, which program should I apply to?” “how would my experience fit in IEDP?” “why would I want to be in … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 1.2: Seeing the World Through Hands
Journey to IEDP series: Throughout October, the IEDP admissions blog will publish a series of posts on our cohort’s distinct experiences that brought us to IEDP. Many of you reading this blog probably have myriad of questions: “should I go to graduate school?” “if so, which program should I apply to?” “how would my experience fit in IEDP?” “why would I want to be in … Continue reading Journey to IEDP 1.1 : From 16th century manuscripts to International Education
Hi! My name is Ale, a first-year student at IEDP, and I’ve written a guest post for this week’s blog to provide a different perspective on the EDUC 514 course. I’m in a section taught by Dr. Wagner, as opposed to Hannah who is in Dr. GK’s section. Hopefully, this post will give you a sense of variety available at IEDP by showing how one … Continue reading Guest Post: Exploring Development
“Who knows? A year and a half at IEDP might total[ly] shake up my goals and directions and take me to somewhere that I had not imagined. That does sound daunting but I’d really like to keep my options – all options possible! – open at the moment. Whichever path it might be, I would be a happy adult if I feel like I’m making … Continue reading Everything you didn’t know about Development
According to the Ty, co-director of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden, it was solstice today and that farms get busy around this time as they prepare for the fall season. Upon hearing that, I thought to myself 1) ‘finally the fall is coming – can’t wait to wear my sweaters around’ and 2) ‘what a great day it was to visit this lush and … Continue reading Till your way: Cohort trip to Bartram’s Garden
And here we are: it’s been three weeks since the fall term started at Penn. Every “first” is exciting but difficult, and academic terms are not an exception to that. Nothing seems determined at the moment, and exploring all the course options can come off as a bit daunting. But just like moving into a new city (check out the previous blog post for reference), … Continue reading Ready, Set, Go!
The International Educational Development Program 