An Introduction: August 2014

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

S HAPING THE F UTURE OUR VISION A School Grounded in Interdisciplinary Collaborations Psychology, Neuroscience, Economics, Sociology, Linguistics, Learning Sciences, Humanities, Informatics Psychology, Neuroscience, Economics, Sociology, Linguistics, Learning Sciences, Humanities, Informatics

Who We Are  Personnel  23 Senate Faculty  58 Lecturers  35 Professional and Support Staff  17 Affiliated Faculty  Programs  Ph.D. Program – 79 Students; all of our graduates have positions  Teacher Education – 248 Post-Baccalaureate & Masters Students  Undergraduate Major in Education Sciences – the first in the U.S.! 220 majors have signed up for Fall 2014  Undergraduate Minor – Most Popular UC Irvine Minor; >1, 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. Learning, Cognition, & Development (Psychology, Neuroscience, & Learning Sciences) Education Policy & Social Context (Sociology & Economics) Language, Literacy, & Technology (Informatics & Linguistics) Early Childhood Bailey, Collins, Reich, VandellDuncan, Farkas, RuedaBlack, Mancilla-Martinez K-12 Math & Science Bailey, Conley, Eccles, Kang, Sandholtz, Santagata, Sengupta- Irving, Vandell, Van Es Brouillette, Duncan, Domina, Farkas Warschauer K-12 Brain Processes, Motivation & Development Conley, Eccles, Jaeggi, VandellConchas, Duncan K-12 Literacy CollinsBrouillette Black, Lawrence, Mancilla- Martinez, Olson, Warschauer Afterschool & Summer Eccles, VandellFarkasOlson Higher Education Kang, Sandholtz, Sengupta-Irving, Van Es Conchas, Domina, DuncanWarschauer

Quality Indicators Grants and Contracts Proposals  57 Proposals  34 Awarded or Pending

Quality Indicators

SoE TOP Citations/Faculty (.01%) Articles/Faculty (.01%) % of Faculty with Grants (.02%) Performance Relative to Other Schools of Education

Community Partnerships  Student teachers placed in 28 school districts  Writing Project has worked with 85 School Districts over 38 yrs; 23,000 Teachers; 12 Institutions of Higher 4,500 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 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 AfterSchool Education (CASE)  Acquire additional space to support the School’s mission and vision

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