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An Introduction: Fall 2014. Our Mission. 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.
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Our Mission 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.
A School of Education for the Future Technology A School Grounded in Interdisciplinary Collaborations Psychology ● Neuroscience ● Economics ● Sociology Linguistics ● Learning Sciences ● Humanities ● Informatics
Who We Are • Personnel • 23 Senate Faculty • 69Lecturers • 35 Professional and Support Staff • 18 Affiliated Faculty • 5 Visiting Scholars • Programs • Ph.D. Program – 79 Students; all of our current students are funded • Teacher Education – 333 Post-Baccalaureate & Masters Students • Undergraduate Major in Education Sciences – the first in the U.S.! • 315 majors have signed up for Fall 2014 • Undergraduate Minor – Most Popular UC Irvine Minor >1,600 students/quarter; @ 350 graduates/year
Faculty Synergies Note: Currently, teacher education is embedded within the grid; however, faculty are discussing whether teacher education should be reflected separately—vertically or horizontally. Other schools of education have teacher education on the vertical axis.
Quality Indicators Grants and Contracts 2013-2014 68 Proposals 42 Awarded or Pending
Quality Indicators Number of Ph.D. Applications
Community Partnerships • Student teachers placed in 30 school districts • Writing Project has worked with 90 School Districts over 38 years; 35,000 Teachers; 15 Institutions of Higher Education; 9,320 PK-12 Students Annually • Think Together—largest afterschool network in CA • CASE After School Program • The Academy Charter School • UC Irvine Child Development Center • St. Margaret’s Episcopal School • Garden Grove Unified School District • Tiger Woods Learning Center
5-Year Priorities Grow faculty to 37 members to build research & teaching capacity in core areas Move into the Ranks of the Top 20 Schools of Education Cultivate New Undergraduate Major in Education Sciences Secure School of Education Naming Gift Expand Cal Teach Undergraduate Teacher Credential Program Build Online Programming for the Certificate in AfterSchoolEducation (CASE) Acquire additional space to support the School`s work