1. An Introduction, August 2013

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

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

4. Who We Are  Personnel  24 Senate Faculty  48 Lecturers (Teacher Education clinical faculty and supervisors)  28 Professional and Support Staff  17 Affiliated Faculty  Programs  Ph.D. Program – 66 Students; 83% Placement of June 2013 Graduates  Teacher Education – 248 Post-Baccalaureate & Master’s Students in Fall 2013 (Compared to Fall 2012, 38% Increase in Credential Students, 29% Increase Overall)  Undergraduate Minor – Most Popular UC Irvine Minor; >1,600 students/quarter; @ 350 graduates/year

5. Our Conceptual Framework 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 nationally have teacher education on the vertical axis. Learning, Cognition, & Development (Psychology & Learning Sciences) Education Policy & Social Context (Sociology & Economics) Language, Literacy, & Technology (Informatics & Linguistics) Early Childhood Collins, Reich, VandellDuncan, FarkasBlack, Mancilla-Martinez K-12 Math & Science Conley, Eccles, Kang, Santagata, Sengupta-Irving, Van Es Domina, Farkas K-12 Brain Processes, Motivation & Development Conley, Dahl, Eccles, JaeggiConchas, Duncan K-12 Literacy CollinsBrouillette Black, Lawrence, Mancilla- Martinez, Olson, Warschauer Afterschool & Summer Mahoney, VandellFarkasOlson Higher Education Sandholtz Conchas, Domina, Duncan, McDaniel Warschauer

6. Community Partnerships  Partnerships with 28 Regional School Districts  Writing Project (36 years): 85 School Districts; 23,000 Teachers; 12 Institutions of Higher Education; @ 4,500 PK-12 Students Annually  Think Together  CASE After School Program  The Academy Charter School  UC Irvine Child Development Center  St. Margaret’s Episcopal School  Garden Grove Unified School District  Girls, Inc.  Tiger Woods Learning Center

7. Cross Campus Collaborations  CalTeach and New Undergraduate Majors in Biology Education and Math Education – Biological Sciences & Physical Sciences  Summer Outreach Project – Engineering  NSF Funded Project to Study STEM Education in Large Undergraduate Lecture Courses – Information and Computer Sciences, Social Ecology, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, & Social Sciences  Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes – Division of Undergraduate Education  Irvine Network on Interventions and Development Research Collaboration – Public Health, Social Sciences, Social Ecology, & Business

8. CONNECTING TO PHILANTHROPY Preparing New Teachers Programs for Students Evaluating Educational Policy Curriculum Development Programs for Teachers Preparing Educational Leaders Research

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