Pace for Completing Courses of Study in the IEDP The pace of program completion IEDPers choose can in some ways influence the design of their course of study. There are many configurations for finishing the IEDP, but for simplicity there are two main paces for completion. The traditional pace (~1.5 years) would be taking 3.5 credit units (CUs) in the fall and 3.5 CUs in … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.4: Multilingual Contexts+
Emily Moore is a first year IEDP student specializing in higher education for marginalized and minoritized populations. A proud midwesterner, she hails from Columbus, OH and is a graduate of The Ohio State University. She is also the IEDP blog manager for spring semester 2020. Mo nife re. It means “I love you” in Yoruba, a language and a people indigenous to West Africa. It … Continue reading Service: The “Why” in IEDP
Amanda Reffsin (she/her/hers) is a first-year student in the IEDP, specializing in EiE and policy. Amanda graduated from Ithaca College with her BA in Culture & Communications and has been deeply rooted in civil service, youth advocacy and nonprofit work since. While at Penn, she consults for UNICEF USA, as well as acting as Social Media Manager for the Ware College House on Campus. I … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.3: Taking an SP2 Travel Course
Elisa is a Swiss student doing a double major at the School of Education in Human Development and International Education Development. She has always been interested in traveling around the world and knowing more about people, languages, and cultures. After the program, she is thinking of ways to increase her skills in curriculum and pedagogy, to create school programs that cather to all aspects of children … Continue reading IEDP Courses of Study 1.2: Creating a Space between the Micro and the Macro
The IED program attracts many former teachers. Some of us have taught in U.S. classrooms while others have worked abroad. The relationships we formed with students deepened our commitment to improving schooling for all children and led us to further our own education at Penn. When I returned to the classroom as a student in the IEDP last fall, I missed my students and couldn’t … Continue reading Bread, Butter, and Resumé Boost 2.2: Penn Reading Initiative: Remembering Our Educator Roots
I still remember my very first day of internship and now it’s approaching to an end. In this blog, I would like to share some of my reflections on the past 4 months. During my internship, I’m mainly responsible for two projects. One is about Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MLE) and the other one is related to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). MLE … Continue reading Reflecting On My Internship
Hi everyone I’m Lijin. My internship is going well so far but I would like to share something other than work in this blog. There’re many amazing places in Bangkok and here are my top 10 favorites. 1. Office Yes, office is one of my favorite places. I came to the Bangkok knowing no one and it was people in the office that made it … Continue reading My Top 10 Favorite Things in Bangkok
Hi everyone I’m Lijin. As two thirds of my internship has past, I’ll share some of my working experience with my organization in this blog. My organization held many conferences during my internship, so in the past 9 weeks, I spent half of my time in office and another half in hotels supporting different conferences and meetings. Days in office Working time is pretty flexible … Continue reading Working in Bangkok
Hey everyone my name is Lijin and I started my internship in Bangkok early September this year. Although my visa application started 9 weeks before, I was so pressed for time that I got my Thai visa one day before the flight departure. But anyway, I caught my flight, arrived Bangkok on time and fall in love with the city immediately. First impression of the … Continue reading Start of a New Journey
It is amazing how quickly time flies. I spent three months in Malawi for my internship and it has now been over a month since I left Malawi. As I reflect back to my time in Malawi I thought of 5 tips that would help others going on their internships. Be open: Be ready and open to say yes to different experiences even if … Continue reading Five tips for surviving and thriving on your internship
The International Educational Development Program 