2025 Spring Curriculum Units Posted! September 26, 2025

Pictured Above: Seminar leader Russell Richie teaches Fellows in his Introduction to Cognitive Science Workshop

The 2025 Spring Curriculum Units are now available to view on our website! Last Spring there were four seminars led by our TIP Professors:

  • Diverse Children’s Literature: Literary Art, Cultural Artifact and Contested Terrain led by Wanda Brooks
  • Introduction To Cognitive Science: Uncovering the Machine in The Mind led by Russell Richie
  • Robots And Smart Tech for Physical Therapy led by Michelle Johnson
  • The Soviet World in Literature led by Kevin Platt

During these seminars, TIP teachers who work in the School District of Philadelphia had the opportunity to develop their own curriculum units to take back to their classrooms. These curriculum units span different grade levels and take a deeper dive into the overarching themes of each seminar to help students learn about diverse educational topics in creative ways.

Use the links below to explore each seminar and their corresponding Curriculum Units:

Diverse Children’s Literature: Literary Art, Cultural Artifact and Contested Terrain

Introduction to Cognitive Science: Uncovering the Machine in the Mind  

Robots And Smart Tech for Physical Therapy

The Soviet World in Literature