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Volume 12 Issue 1 (Spring 2015)

Editorial: Teacher Networks and the Drive for Equity

Gina Cappelletti, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Cat McManus, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

A Love Supreme: Reflections on Why We Continue to Teach

Call for Response Piece

Brendon Jobs, Shamir Reese, Kenloy Henry, Christopher Rogers, Samuel Reed, and Raymond Roy-Pace

Teacher Networks in Philadelphia: Landscape, Engagement, and Value

Daniel Schiff, Philadelphia Education Fund

Dr. Liza Herzog, Philadelphia Education Fund

Dr. Elizabeth Farley-Ripple, University of Delaware

Lauren Thum Iannuccilli, School District of Philadelphia

Teacher Networks Companion Piece

Ami Patel Hopkins, Philadelphia Education Fund

Dr. Carolyn Rulli, Philadelphia Education Fund

Daniel Schiff, Philadelphia Education Fund

Marina Fradera, Philadelphia Education Fund

Reading for Change: Social Justice Unionism Book Groups as an Organizing Tool

Kathleen Riley, Ph.D., West Chester University

Much More Than It’s Cooked-Up To Be: Reflections on Doing Math and Teachers’ Professional Learning

Joshua A. Taton, Ph.D. candidate, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Teachers, Traditions, and Transformation: Keynote Address Delivered at the 9th Annual Master’s Capstone Conference for the Urban Teacher Master’s and Certification Program at the University of Pennsylvania on 29 April 2014

John F. Smith, III, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow

Intrinsic Motivation and the Five-Paragraph Essay: Lessons Learned on Practitioner Research, the Role of Academic Research in the Classroom, and Assessing Changes in Student Motivation

Dan LaSalle, Temple University

Reimagining Reading: Creating a Classroom Culture that Embraces Independent Choice Reading

Katie Dickerson, Olney Charter High School, Philadelphia, PA

Saturday School: Implementing Project-Based Learning in an Urban School

Susan Catapano, Ed.D., University of  North Carolina in Wilmington

Jenny Gray, Ed.D., Griffith Elementary, Ferguson-Florissant School District 

Inequities of Intervention Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Liz Cramer, Ph.D., Florida International University 

Listening to Students from Refugee Backgrounds: Lessons for Education Professionals

Dr. Shirley Mthethwa-Sommers, Nazareth College

Dr. Otieno Kisiara, Nazareth College

Educational Ecosystems: A Trend in Urban Educational Innovation

Dr. Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar, Harvard Law School

Dr. Barbara Kurshan, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Philadelphia’s Renaissance Schools Initiative after Four Years

Kati Stratos, The School District of Philadelphia

Tonya Wolford, Ph.D., The School District of Philadelphia

Adrienne Reitano, The School District of Philadelphia

This is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education. José Vilson. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Books, 2014. 220 pp.

Reviewed by Kirsten L. Hill, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Marketing Schools, Marketing Cities: Who Wins and Who Loses When Schools Become Urban Amenities. Maia Bloomfield Cucchiara. University of Chicago Press, 2013. 304 pp.

Reviewed by Miyoung Park, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education