In another life, I would’ve worked on Broadway as a stage manager. Or as an air traffic controller. Or as a dog show planner. Essentially, anything with a walkie talkie earpiece and a clip board. My GA experience is like that, but with emails, and a team of friends. I am part of a team of 7 IEDP GAs. Each of us has a specific … Continue reading Bread, Butter and Resumé Boost 1: IEDP GAship
Here we are back with the special post I mentioned in the last post before the spring break. Dr. GK, Co-Director of International Educational Development Program, is the author of the guest post of this week, and she’s here to provide advice and tips for those considering to apply to the program. I’m pretty sure a lot of our readers might have dreamed/waited for this … Continue reading ‘Tis the season for Admissions!
I know. It sounds crazy but for those who are doing the program in a year and a half, it indeed is! For those who are finishing in a year, even less is left. A lot happened over the past seven months and IEDPers grew, with more insights about the program and graduate school experience. Just like the time when this year’s cohort reflected on … Continue reading Can you believe that we are already half way through our IEDP journey?
One of the most frequently asked questions during virtual information sessions, email exchanges, phone conversations, etc. with prospective students is “What does your typical day at IEDP look like?” And too many times we struggle to provide crisp answer to that question mostly because our typical days look all very different! It depends on whom you ask, on what day of the week you ask … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally: How I spend my Wednesdays – Grad student’s life
One of the most frequently asked questions during virtual information sessions, email exchanges, phone conversations, etc. with prospective students is “What does your typical day at IEDP look like?” And too many times we struggle to provide crisp answer to that question mostly because our typical days look all very different! It depends on whom you ask, on what day of the week you ask … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally 3: Snippets from my Monday
One of the most frequently asked questions during virtual information session, email exchanges, phone conversation, etc. with prospective students is “What does your typical day at IEDP look like?” And too many times we struggle to provide crisp answer to that question mostly because our typical days look all very different! It depends on whom you ask, on what day of the week you ask … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally 2: A (Wednes)day in my life as an IEDPer
One of the most frequently asked questions during virtual information session, email exchanges, phone conversation, etc. with prospective students is “What does your typical day at IEDP look like?” And too many times we struggle to provide crisp answer to that question mostly because our typical days look all very different! It depends on whom you ask, on what day of the week you ask … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally 1: A Peak Into My Thursday
IEDP experience spills beyond IEDP – now that we have checked off a handful of prerequisite courses in fall semester, many of our cohort mates are expanding their horizons by enrolling courses outside of IEDP. Some of these outside-of-IEDP courses include refugee law, indigenous languages, global citizenship and ethnographic film-making. In this post, I will introduce the outside-of-IEDP courses that I’m enrolled for this semester … Continue reading Courses Outside of IEDP: Choices, choices, choices…
Hello IEDP blog readers! I’m excited to share with you today about my experience being involved with programs outside of IEDP. At Penn, one of my main commitments outside of class is working with the Penn Reading Initiative (PRI). You may be wondering if and how IEDP students get involved in things outside of the IED program or outside of the Graduate School of Education; … Continue reading Guest Post: Engaging at Penn Outside of IEDP
The first full week (kind of) of the spring semester has ended! The school was closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) on Monday but IEDPers were busy contributing to various community services that took place across the campus. It was only the first week but as you can see from the title, a lot happened. It might seem loaded but … Continue reading Classes, Socials, Community Services and a Guest Lecturer – Regular but Solid One Week at IEDP
The International Educational Development Program 