Monthly News | April 2024 | |
Teaching for Justice Conference: Communities of Care | |
Now in its third year, the conference seeks to deepen the integration of care into classrooms and communities through the lens of Asian American studies pedagogy and practice. The two-day event takes place virtually on May 17 and in person at UC Irvine on May 18. Learn more | | |
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Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects will host symposium on May 3
The Annual Forum Symposium facilitates dialogue and collaboration among PK-16 educators and students, statewide leaders, researchers and community partners through immersive experiences, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. Learn more
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Earth Week: 2,000 high school students share insight on climate change views
While the majority of students believe climate change is happening now, they feel schools are not doing enough to support their literacy on the subject, according to an ECCLPs survey. Also, in this article: Four free activities for students to broaden their climate change understanding.
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Strong representation at American Educational Research Association
Dozens of School of Education researchers, faculty and students will participate in the largest gathering of education researchers from April 11-14.
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Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio appointed Vice Provost for Educational and Community Partnerships
In her new role, she will spearhead new strategic initiatives aimed at fostering community engagement and creating academic pathways across the university through the newly formed Office of Educational and Community Partnerships.
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Invest in education this Giving Day, April 16 | | |
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Join the UC Irvine School of Education community as we take a stand together to support the next generation of educators, scholars and leaders.
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Andres Bustamante awarded $500k grant by Heising-Simons Foundation
The Assistant Professor's project, "Co-designing AI Assisted Family Math and Science Learning in Health Care Environments," strives to create engaging, personalized and accessible learning environments for families in healthcare provider waiting rooms.
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Carnegie Corporation recognizes Anaheim Collaborative as a collective leader
Professor June Ahn’s research-practice partnership with Anaheim Union High School District and his work using generative AI to promote system change efforts was spotlighted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as one of 10 Profiles in Collective Leadership.
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U.S. News and World Report ranks School of Education No. 8 among public universities
For a fifth straight year, the UC Irvine School of Education made the annual list of the top 20 education schools nationwide and the top 10 among public schools.
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Yenda Prado Ph.D. '22 pens new book on inclusive education and digital technology
Co-authored with Professor Mark Warschauer, Voices on the Margins: Inclusive Education at the Intersection of Language, Literacy, and Technology examines how digital technologies can empower underrepresented students with disabilities.
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Lecturer Viet Vu Ph.D. '17 publishes interactive book to engage undergraduates
The alum wrote Foundational Issues in K-12 Education in response to his classroom and student needs, noting that student reading habits have moved online. The book can also be integrated into Canvas.
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April 16-May 2 – UCI Science Project: NGSS Certification Program (Tier 1)
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April 29 – Registration deadline for UCI Science Project: PK-5 STEAM Books Program
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May 1-2 – College Access and Preparation (CAP) Forum, sponsored by University of California Office of the President's Graduate, Undergraduate, and Equity Affairs, with welcome remarks on May 1 from Dean Frances Contreras
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May 2 – A More Inclusive History of the OC, sponsored by the UC Irvine School of Humanities
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May 3 – Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs) Annual Forum Symposium, with featured speakers Kelley Lê, ECCLPs executive director, and Jennifer Cao, UC Irvine Science Project associate director
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May 6-17 – UCI Science Project: NGSS Certification Program (Tier 2)
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May 17-18 – Teaching for Justice Conference, presented by the UCI Teacher Academy
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Please visit the Teacher Academy website to view more upcoming workshops. | |
- Professor Stephanie Reich speaks on relationship between decline of mental health among youth and rise of smartphone technology on Get the Funk Out! with Janeane Bernstein (KUCI)
- Professor Gustavo Carlo and doctoral student Alysia Cruz state importance of familismo in Latine children's development (Child & Family Blog)
- Alumna and lecturer Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 discusses overcoming gender bias with emotional intelligence in the workplace (Forbes)
- Professor Stephanie Reich underscores critical need for school administration to address AI-generated inappropriate photos of students as child sexual abuse material (The Orange County Register)
- Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda writes commentary about guiding the influence of AI on education, mentioning School of Education co-sponsored K-12 AI Summit in Anaheim (EdSource)
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- Professor Gustavo Carlo: "Lessons from the Field: Seeking Support and Sharing Wisdom Among Unaccompanied Guatemalan Migrant Youths in U.S. Agriculture." In: Child & Youth Care Forum
- Doctoral Student Siling Guo, Professor Drew Bailey, Assistant Professor Katherine Rhodes, Research Scientist Kreshnik Begolli, Doctoral Student Vanessa Bermudez, Doctoral Student Lourdes Acevedo-Farag, Professor June Ahn, Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante and Professor Lindsey Richland: "Buckets of fun: Impacts of fraction ball activities on students' math-related emotions." In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
- Professor Elizabeth Peña: "Books Provide Full Language Story to Bilingual Students With DLD." In: Asha Wire
- Postdoctoral Scholars Danyang Wang and Alexander Choi-Tucci, and Professor Elizabeth Peña: "Where to start: Use of the bilingual multidimensional ability scale (B-MAS) to identify developmental language disorder (DLD) in bilingual children." In: International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio: "'The Freedom to Teach': The Role of (Re)Professionalization in Cultivating Responsive Schooling for Immigrant Students." In: Educational Studies
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