State of the School

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Expanding Minds, Transforming Lives

The School of Education seeks to promote educational success and achievement of diverse learners of all ages through our research, teaching, and service activities that foster learning and development in and out of school.

People

o 27 Senate Faculty o 68 Lecturers o 35 Professional and Support Staff o 17 Affiliated Faculty o 4 Visiting Scholars o 6 Postdoctoral Scholars

Rachel Baker Constance Iloh Jade Jenkins

Emily Penner Sandra Simpkins Di Xu

Quality Indicators

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Major Grants

• Advancing the Use of Digital Museum Assets and Tools in K-12

Classrooms

Carnegie Corporation

• Combined Cognitive and Motivational Interventions for ADHD

Individuals: Achievement and Classroom Behavior Outcomes

USDE IES

• Digital Scaffolding for English Language Arts

USDE IES

• From Keystrokes to Achievement Scores: The Main, Mediating, and Moderating Effects of Computer Use on Writing

Spencer Foundation

• Hispanics in the Pipeline: Foundations of Persistence from

Middle School to STEM Careers

NSF

• Increasing School Readiness through a Head Start-University

Partnership

Haynes Foundation

• Investigating Virtual Learning Environments

NSF HER

• Using Baby Books to Improve Maternal and Paternal Parenting and Child Outcomes

NICHD

• Working Memory Training in Older Adults

NIH/NIA

123 Graduates in First Year (June 2015)

585 Declared Undergraduate Majors (Fall 2015)

• 70% 1 st generation to pursue a college degree

• 48% URM

• Most diverse program on UCI campus

“My time within the Education Sciences program made me realize that my goal in life is to give students the opportunity to be curious about the world they live in, to foster their interest in their own education, and to prepare them to be understanding and tolerant of those around them.”

Ashley Leung

94 Awarded Since 2012

Provides

• Basic knowledge in child/adolescent development

• Theory, research, and evaluation of afterschool programs/activities

• Practical skills working in AS centers

“Kids in afterschool programs are a great target population, considering they don't always have the proper resources or help they could use.”

Jenel Lao

STEM Degree + Teacher Credential in 4 Years

• 59 Graduates

• 75% teach in a high-needs school

• 100% retention among teachers in high-needs schools

• #1 in western region

• 2015: recognized by President Obama’s White House Initiatives on Educational

Excellence for Hispanics

“The CalTeach program prepared me so well that even before graduating, I was offered a job teaching high school math.”

Kim Ngo

New Format Replaces Standalone Credential Program

• 14 months

• Extensive field-based experience in K-12 classrooms

• Close monitoring by highly trained supervisors

• Explicit links between theory and practice

“UCI’s Master of Arts in Teaching helped influence my drive for an equitable classroom.  I’m willing to go the extra mile for every student in my  classroom.”

David Monge

Number of Ph.D. Applications

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37 Graduates

72 Current Students

Student Productivity from Sept.

2014 – June 2015

• 48 articles published/in press

• 45 articles under review

• 94 presentations at conferences

Ph.D. Student Honors

• Eugene Cota Robles Fellowship

• Provost Ph.D. Fellowship

• Graduate Opportunity Fellowship

• SRCD Dissertation Award

• Faculty Mentor Program Sponsorship

• Public Impact Fellowships

• National Science Foundation

• East Asia & Pacific Fellowship

• AERA OST Emerging Scholar Award

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

• Chancellor’s Club Dissertation Fellowship

• President’s Dissertation Year Fellowship

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• Advanced Learning Academy

• Children’s Hospital of Orange

County

• Crystal Cove Alliance

• Garden Grove Unified School District

• Online Toolbox: Afterschool and

Summer Outcomes

• Orange County Head Start

• St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

• Samueli Charter High School

• UC Irvine Child Development Center

Centers

• Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences, and Sustainability

• Center for Research on Teacher Development and Professional

Practice

Labs

• Adolescent Literacy Lab

• California Motivation Project (CAMP)

• Development in Social Context Lab

• Digital Learning Lab

• Learning to Notice Teaching and Learning

• Out-of-School Time Research Laboratory

• Social Emotional Development Lab

• STEM Learning and Praxis Lab

• Working Memory and Plasticity Lab

11 million USDE Office of Innovation & Improvement

35,000+ teachers from 90 school districts and

15 colleges/universities

1500+ students: Summer 2015

650+ attendance: Fall 2015

• Using Technology to Transform Learning

• 50th Anniversary Celebration in Aldrich Park

• 50th Anniversary Festival of Discovery

• Forum on Teacher Education

• SoE Alumni Spring Alumni Event & Job Fair

• Hunan Education Delegation Visit

• Nacka, Sweden Education Delegation Visit

• Celebration of Teaching Awards o Jeff Johnston: Outstanding UCI Lecturer o Cathery Yeh: Most Promising Future Faculty Member o Penelope Collins: Outstanding Teacher

• UCI Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumni: Jeneen Graham

• Erin Gruwell “Freedom Writers” Premiere Screening

• Irvine Museum Tour and Reception

• 32 Brownbag Presentations

• 15 Teachers of Tomorrow Meetings

• 9 Ph.D. Professional Development Seminars

• 9 ADSE Meetings (Associate Doctoral Students in Education)

• 3 Cal Teach Breakfasts

• 2 Dean's Advisory Board Meetings

• 2 Leadership Council Meetings

• 2 Alumni Executive Council Meetings

• 1 Doctoral Student Celebration

• 1 UC Mentor Teacher Dinner

• 1 CalTeach Celebration Dinner

• 1 BAES Honors Breakfast

• 1 Stepping Down Ceremony: Dean Deborah Lowe Vandell

● Using Technology to Transform Learning

● Promoting Early Childhood Learning and Development

● Fostering Literacy in a Diverse Society

● Strengthening Competencies in Math and Science

● Researching Brain Processes, Motivation, and Development

● Transforming Education of Tomorrow’s Teachers

● Expanding Learning Opportunities: Afterschool and Summer

Programs

● Remaking the University

● Supporting Community Partnerships

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