Department of Education Studies

UCSD EDS and Sony have a new collaboration called KOOV Academy aiming to excite and engage students in STEM learning through fun learning activities. It collaborates with educators in implementing such engaging KOOV lessons via teacher training, co-designing lessons, and providing in-class support in the virtual classrooms that they offer. The program’s goal is to support classrooms serving underprivileged populations of students in San Diego through remote lessons to promote STEM and Computer Science learning (STREAM)for their students. https://www.prnewswire.com//sony-electronics-launches-koov

Congratulations to our MA Teaching and Learning Alum, Superintendent of San Diego Unified, Cindy Marten, on the nomination by President Joe Biden for the position of Deputy Education Secretary. https://www.kpbs.org//sd-unified-superintendent-cindy-mar/

Are you an undergraduate interested in STEM Education? Join us for the winter CalTeach event on 1/28 from 4-5 pm! There will be an instructional activity, guest speaker and a gift card raffle! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/knmsx89AbsdgX4z27

Why get involved with Partners at Learning (PAL)? Hear from PAL student leaders and be inspired! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3831q_3eoGc&feature=youtu.be

San Diego teacher and UC San Diego Education Studies M.Ed. Alum, Jessica Macias, filmed her own job-search story for the PBS documentary series ‘American Portrait'. The episode airs Tuesday, Jan. 12, at 9 p.m. on KPBS-TV. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com//column-san-diego-tea

Today EVC Simmons will host a faculty panel entitled Election 2020: What Now? What Next? from 4:00-5:00. This webinar aims to provide expert perspective and nonpartisan information to help reduce election-related anxieties in the UC San Diego community, set the record straight on misinformation that may be circulating, and help encourage everyone to trust the process of vote-counting that may be ongoing in the coming days. Please register here: https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/-5fa09b595573c1.08055609

Join us this Wednesday from 12-1 pm for the Education Studies Info Session! Learn more from current students and staff about the opportunities available through EDS. To register: https://forms.gle/6rVhs1NAQnq7HrNP6

Please join our distinguished panel of educators to explore a career sparking young people’s passion for science and mathematics. The panelists have considerable expertise teaching in schools that serve diverse populations, and experience supporting current and prospective teachers. This inspiring event will be moderated by a current student in the UC San Diego credential program! Register here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfR9WLB2e4AP_iUT8/viewform Speaker and panelist bios and more at: https://center.ucsd.edu/student-events/upcoming-events.html

Join the Conference for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) tomorrow to hear one our Education Sciences majors discuss the research she has been conducting on these important topics!

Congratulations to Caren Holtzman and many others on their contributions to this wonderful project highlighting the vibrant presence and important contributions of refugees in the San Diego community. Refugee San Diego is designed to be a digital repository for information and resources of interest to refugees, refugee-run and refugee-serving organizations; educators, researchers and students; and politicians, community leaders and activists. We invite members of the San Diego community to visit this website, and especially those from refugee backgrounds, to help build this repository by uploading materialsartwork, essays, reports, photos, short stories, poetryabout refugee life directly to the website.

Thanks to Amy Vatne Bintliff and all the teachers (and our UCSD student research team) who helped with this important research. Teachers are deeply affected by the pandemic and remote learning. More publications are forthcoming, but this one is especially relevant as school starts. https://www.psychologytoday.com//it-impacted-me-profoundly

Check out this great resource for quick and easy activities for teachers, tutors, students, and families to use anytime and anywhere! https://tlcollabresources.weebly.com/

Please view our department's statement on racial injustice and our pledge. http://eds.ucsd.edu/discover/statement/index.html

UCSD Undergrads! Looking for a Summer Session course? EDS 133: Counsel, Mentor and Advise is now being offered during Summer Session 1. Learn practical, meaningful ways to promote and support students' social and emotional goals. Satisfies DEI and other college requirements!

Great article by Dr. Amy Bintliff, an expert on adolescent development and wellbeing. https://www.psychologytoday.com//multidimensional-aspects-

A huge congratulations to 3 of our Ph.D. Candidates, Katherine Garcia, Jessica Miguel and Ramon Stephens, who are UC San Diego recipients of the inaugural University of California President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship (PPPF). These students’ outstanding academic achievements, commitment to advancing issues of equity and inclusion, and interest in pursuing a career in the professoriate make them ideal Fellows. We are honored to support all their work. The UC Office of the President launched the PPPF as part of its UC-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative (UC-HSI DDI) on September 30, 2019. The initiative aims to enhance faculty diversity and pathways to the professoriate for underrepresented students from California Hispanic Serving Institutions.

Congratulations Jeff Lampert, Secondary/M.Ed Teacher Candidate, who was just awarded the prestigious Knowles Teaching Fellowship! This is a 5-year program that provides professional development, financial resources, and ongoing mentorship for new science and math teachers who demonstrate excellence and leadership in their respective disciplines. Only 35 fellowships are awarded across the nation annually, and to date, Jeff is one of only 5 UCSD EDS STEM teacher candidates t...o ever receive this award. Jeff participated in a rigorous application process which included a written submission, a phone interview, as well as a full in-person weekend interview in Philadelphia with other teachers. Congratulations on this wonderful award! This is a huge honor, and we know Jeff will be a true asset to this group of educators and will continue to improve STEM education for all youth served.

Congratulations Professor Thandeka Chapman and Professor Frances Contreras and their colleagues on the publication of their new book, High Achieving African American Students and the College Choice Process: Applying Critical Race Theory.

Our M.Ed. Alum, Charles Coomber, is taking education a step further; uses love of video games in lessons for students. Way to go Charles! We are so proud of you! Check out the stories on the various news outlets: https://www.cnn.com//animal-crossing-wedding-h/index.html... https://www.youtube.com/watch https://www.youtube.com/watch https://vrscout.com//teachers-vr-math-lesson-half-life-a/ https://www.reddit.com//actual_math_teacher_recording_and/