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PZ Page Turners: A Book Talk with David Perkins

Join Project Zero for a lunch-time talk with PZ founding member and HGSE Professor Emeritus David Perkins. In conversation with Lecturer Daniel Wilson, Perkins will dig into the most popular of his many books, Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education.   What if we taught "the whole game" rather than isolated pieces of a discipline? In Making Learning Whole, Perkins shows how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if it's approached like learning baseball or any game. Join him for a demonstration with real-world examples of the seven principles for making learning whole: from making the game worth playing (emphasizing the importance of motivation to sustained learning), to working on the hard parts (the importance of thoughtful practice), to learning how to learn (developing self-managed learners). Seating is first-come, first-seated. This event will not be livestreamed. Type of Event: Discussion. Who can attend? Alumni. Faculty. General Public. Harvard Community. Staff. Students. Building/Room: Gutman Conference Center E3. Contact Name: Kristin Livingston. Contact Email: kristin_livingston@gse.harvard.edu. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Project Zero. Registration Required: No. Admission Fee: Free. Friday, October 17, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Gutman Conference Center 3. For more info visit docs.google.com.

Gutman Library Virtual Book Talk - Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives

REGISTER NOW!  In Leveled Reading, Leveled Lives, leading literacy expert Timothy Shanahan curates a lively tour of the history of reading instruction in the United States, arguing that the most popular reading instruction method is failing students and suppressing their literacy achievement. He breaks down the reasons why teachers and researchers alike have favored this accepted wisdom, known as instructional-level theory, in US schools over the past five decades—and presents a compelling case for a new way forward that will bolster students’ reading skills. Today it’s not uncommon to find students in a fourth-grade classroom reading books suitable for third-, second-, or even first-graders. Teachers suggest books to students at their deemed “instructional levels,” but how these instructional levels are determined is suspect. With a comprehensive, critical analysis of instructional-level pedagogy, Shanahan exposes its shaky foundations and shows how faulty research findings have become so entrenched. He… Type of Event: Presentation. Question & Answer Session. Discussion. Topic: Leadership. Equity and Access. Evaluation and Assessment. Early Childhood and PreK. Teaching. Literacy. Learning. Who can attend? Alumni. Faculty. General Public. Harvard Community. Staff. Students. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Myanne Krivoshey. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Gutman Library and Harvard Education Press. Registration Required: No. RSVP Required: No. Featured Event: Gutman Library Book Talk. Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Virtual (on Zoom). For more info visit calendar.gse.harvard.edu.

Jarvis R. Givens at Harvard Book Store

Harvard Book Store and the Monroe C. Gutman Library welcome Jarvis R. Givens — professor of education and African and African American Studies, and the co-founding faculty director of the Black Teacher Archive at Harvard University — for a discussion of his new book American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation. He will be joined in conversation by Philip J. Deloria — author and the Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History at Harvard University. Type of Event: Discussion. Who can attend? General Public. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Book Store. Contact Email: info@harvard.com. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard Book Store and Gutman Library. Registration Required: No. Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Harvard Book Store 1256 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138. For more info visit www.harvard.com.

Harvard Education Press’ The Future of Education Webinar

So much is changing in the field of education today. But among the challenges are real opportunities. Join Harvard Education Press authors Cheryl Fields-Smith, Shaun R. Harper, and Brent W. Maddin as they talk about what’s on the horizon for education. Register here. Type of Event: Panel. Who can attend? General Public. Harvard Community. Staff. Students. Faculty. Alumni. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Harvard Education Press. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Harvard Education Press. Registration Required: Yes. Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Virtual (on Zoom). For more info visit harvard.zoom.us.

University Holiday: Veterans Day

Holiday Calendar University is closed. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Human Resources. Registration Required: No. Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Gutman Library Virtual Book Talk - Critical AI in K-12 Classrooms

REGISTER NOW! Artificial intelligence is rapidly integrating into today’s classrooms, but unlike other new technologies, AI has the potential to harm, making it difficult to take advantage of its benefits. In Critical AI in K–12 Classrooms, Stephanie Smith Budhai and Marie K. Heath draw attention to the biases embedded within AI algorithms, such as those powering OpenAI’s ChatGPT and DALL-E, to guide students and teachers in developing strategies to best incorporate AI—or not—into equitable learning. AI’s reliance on existing data and knowledge systems means Black, queer, those with disabilities, and other marginalized students are at greater risk of being harmed by built-in limitations and bias. Budhai and Heath show how to circumvent if not actively resist such harms as machine learning, NLPs, LLMS, and GenAI enter the classroom, with practical examples rooted in culturally sustaining, abolitionist, and fugitive pedagogies across disciplines. Their practical guide creatively answers the concerns of… Type of Event: Presentation. Question & Answer Session. Discussion. Topic: Early Childhood and PreK. Teaching. Learning. Schools. Policy. Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Who can attend? Alumni. Faculty. General Public. Harvard Community. Staff. Students. Building/Room: Other. Contact Name: Myanne Krivoshey. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Gutman Library and Harvard Education Press. Registration Required: No. RSVP Required: No. Featured Event: Gutman Library Book Talk. Monday, November 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. Virtual (on Zoom). For more info visit calendar.gse.harvard.edu.

University Holiday: Thanksgiving Recess

Holiday Calendar University is closed. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Human Resources. Registration Required: No. Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Friday, November 28, 2025.

University Holiday: Christmas Eve Half Day

Holiday Calendar University is closed for half day. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Human Resources. Registration Required: No. Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

University Holiday: Winter Recess

Holiday Calendar University is closed. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Human Resources. Registration Required: No. Thursday, December 25, 2025 – Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

University Holiday: New Year's Day

Holiday Calendar University is closed. Type of Event: Holiday. Sponsoring Organization/Department: Human Resources. Registration Required: No. Thursday, January 1, 2026.