In addition, a student's life experience or work can be counted toward the Cultural Practices requirement. It is dedicated to publishing fictional and non-fictional work of Philadelphia's communities and neighborhoods. Students will have the opportunity to work on single publications as well as with the individual authors. The Technology Center serves as a resource for children and adults. It offers workshops on writing, computer software, and job skills.
Graduate students can either run particular programs or volunteer hours to aid programs.
Director The Public School Writing Groups is a seven-week program designed to introduce public school teachers into the dynamics of the writing process. Initially, Temple faculty and Philadelphia Public School teachers discuss the nature of writing and produce fictional and non-fictional pieces. Working from these insights, they initiate steps to implement these insights into their classrooms. Graduate students lead writing group sessions. Mentors are trained to work with elderly immigrants, to teach them Standard English, and aid them in working through the naturalization process Teachers for a Democratic Culture, Steve Parks Teachers for a Democratic Culture is a national alliance of faculty committed to open universities and progressive community oriented classes.