OLLI101604 - Educational Solutions

Course Description

Educational Solutions

Instructor: Debra Weiner

Day of Week: Tuesday

Dates: October 1 – December 10 (10 sessions)

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location: Hybrid at TUCC

Instead of focusing on persistent educational problems, we will hear from practitioners who have implemented replicable solutions—in school leadership, parent involvement, math instruction, preparing low-income students for college, African American history, dropout prevention/school reentry, and support for hungry and homeless college students. In the first session we will formulate interview questions for the guest speakers. In the last two sessions we will discuss how school systems and community dynamics can be modified to facilitate program replication and school and student success.

Maximum: 30

Instructor Bio: Debra Weiner has graduate degrees in city planning and urban education through which she has met local innovators from diverse professions who share a commitment to making Philadelphia a more united, resilient and equitable community. Her 45-year career in education included leading several non-profit education advocacy organizations, advising state and local education officials, designing and evaluating college prep programs and high school/college partnerships, researching policy options, and teaching working adults in higher education.

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