October 2019 Newsletter
The Value of College
A School of Education study that is providing insight into the value of college and creating tools that other universities can utilize to better understand their own students began with a launch event on September 25.
Faculty News
School of Education receives NSF grant to create and test interactive videos to foster science learning
School of Education faculty have partnered with PBS Kids to develop a conversational agent that will be implemented in an upcoming animated television program.
New publication addresses complex web of inequality in North American schools
Prof. Gilberto Q. Conchas served as lead editor on a new book that reveals historical biases relating to non-dominant youth and calls for reforms in the name of social justice. A School of Education alumna and doctoral student served as co-editor.
New associate dean of faculty development and diversity appointed
Prof. Elizabeth Peña will provide administrative leadership for the School’s commitment to a diverse, equitable and inclusive community.
Welcome Week
School hosts ninth annual Ph.D. poster presentation
Doctoral students entering their second year showcased findings from their first-year research during the School’s annual Ph.D. poster presentation event on September 27.
Welcome to new cohort of doctoral students
The UCI School of Education welcomed 29 doctoral students, an all-time high for an entering cohort at the School.
Dean Arum welcomes Education Science majors
Approximately 100 freshmen and 50 transfer students begin work in the Education Sciences undergraduate program.
UCI School of Education
fall 2019 magazine
We invite you to browse the newest issue of the School of Education magazine, featuring faculty research, events, class notes, donor contributions, and more.
Events
Upcoming Workshops from the UCI Teacher Academy
Register today for a workshop taught by leading experts in the California Subject Matter Projects!
October 2019 - April 2020
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
WRITE Center hosts leading academic, all-star panel for Center’s launch

October 24, 4:00 p.m.
Steve Graham (right), Warner Professor, Arizona State University, will present: “Research Based Practices for Improving Secondary Writing Instruction.”

The WRITE Center is an IES-funded project that is poised to become a national center for the study of secondary writing.

To watch the launch event live, click below!
Register now for UCI Writing Project Workshop Series
The three-part workshop series, "Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Learning for All Students" begins on October 30.

Antero Garcia , assistant professor, Stanford University, and Nicole Mirra , assistant professor, Rutgers University, will present on "Fostering Collaborative Inquiry and Civic Engagement through Youth Participatory Action Research." The event will run 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Register for the first, or all three workshops below.
UCI Writing Project to host annual Literacy Conference

December 5, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The daylong conference from the UCI Writing Project will feature workshops and keynote speakers Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle, co-authors of 180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents.
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