Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership
About the Graduate School of Education

The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education is one of three Ivy League graduate schools of education. Its alumni include pathfinding teachers, heads of school boards, leading advocates for public education, scholars, school counselors, CLOs, and heads of government agencies.

A pioneer in instructional theory, assessment, psychology of learning, and classroom training, GSE is distinguished by its "inquiry" approach, which motivates and prepares students to think like educators. The Inquiry Stance obliges teachers to continuously re-evaluate their classroom practices and professional perspectives in order to satisfy pupils' needs more thoroughly.

Support for students includes access to case histories, classroom oversight, and courses to meet the special needs of new teachers. Among the several research institutes affiliated with GSE are the Consortium for Policy Research in Education, the Literacy Research Center, and the Center for Research and Evaluation in Social Policy. The university's library system contains 5,500 volumes on education, one of the largest such collections.