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2020 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NEWS
January
- Teacher Value-Added research by Emily Penner & colleagues featured in Brookings article
- Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles receives 2020 Society for Research on Adolescence Outstanding Mentor Award
- Lecturer Bruce Baron receives 2020 Hilda Taba Award for "exemplary skills, dedication, & commitment to high quality social studies education"
- Alumna Tirana Khan (Ph.D. '19) joins PBS SoCal as Education Research and Evaluation Analyst
- Alumna Lauren Shea (Ph.D. '12) is providing science & literacy content consultation for new PBS animated series Hero Elementary
- RHSU names Dean Richard Arum and Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan to 2020 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
- New article by Edward Chen and Drew Bailey: Dual-Task Studies of Working Memory and Arithmetic Performance: A Meta-Analysis
- New article from Susanne Jaeggi and colleagues: Evidence for the Contribution of COMT Gene Val158/108Met Polymorphism (rs4680) to Working Memory Training‐Related Prefrontal Plasticity
- CalTeach student Valeria Zavala profiled in NBC's The Voice
- New article from Jacky Au, Benjamin Gibson, Kimberly Bunarjo, Martin Buschkuehl, & Susanne Jaeggi: Quantifying the Difference between Active and Passive Control Groups in Cognitive Interventions Using two Meta-Analytical Approaches
- New article by Jiwon Lee & Rossella Santagata: A Longitudinal Study of Novice Primary School Teachers' Knowledge and Quality of Mathematics Instruction
- New article by Drew Bailey and colleagues: Reciprocal Effects of Reading and Mathematics? Beyond the Cross-Lagged Panel Model
- New article from Carol Connor and colleagues: Predicting Second and Third Graders’ Reading Comprehension Gains: Observing Students’ and Classmates Talk During Literacy Instruction Using COLT
- Acacia Warren, Joshua Yuan, Joshua Gagnier, Nora Renteria present at 7th Annual California STEAM Symposium
- Greg Duncan research cited in Maclean's article: Can Treating Poverty Change a Child's Brain?
- Undraa Maamuujav publishes in CATESOL Journal: Developing Autonomous Self-Editors: An Alternative Approach to Written Corrective Feedback
- Adrianna Villavicencio speaks about her experiences at Research Alliance for NYC Schools during January Teacher Learning Group meeting
February
- Scholars from Mellon Research Forum convene for first time at UCI School of Education
- Distinguished Professor George Farkas's research on special education needs in California highlighted as part of PACE policy briefs
- The UCI School of Education, in partnership with Educational Testing Service (ETS) hosts local leaders to discuss modern competencies and future workforce needs
- OCEAN Spotlight: Enhancing Dual-Language Curriculum
- Established in fall 2018, the UCI Teacher Academy provides professional development opportunities to all educators
- Rudy Hanley Scholarships support future teachers such as Master of Arts in Teaching + Teaching Credential candidate Saeed Hussein Marandi
- Alumna Feliza Ortiz-Licon speaks at 2/13 Graduate Alumni Speaker Event: Reflections of an Equity-Minded, State Board Member of Education
- Professor Felicitas Thiel, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, presents at Teacher Learning Group on 2/13
- Associate Professor Kylie Peppler discusses intersection of arts, computational technologies, and interest-driven learning with Dean Richard Arum - YouTube Trailer (3:25)
- New publication from Young-Suk Kim & colleagues: "Academic Language and Listening Comprehension—Two Sides of the Same Coin?"
- Yasmiyn Irizarry presents 2/10: Racialized Tracking in the United States: Black Students and Trends in Advanced Math Enrollment
- Frontiers in Psychology publishes research from Prof. Eccles' Motivation & Identity Research lab in special issue: Gendered Paths into STEM. Article: Traditional Gender Role Beliefs & Career Attainment in STEM: A Gendered Story?
- Ben Motz presents to Digital Learning Lab 2/7: Behavioral Guide Rails to Improve Student Engagement
- Lydia Liu presents 2/5: Assessing Skills for a New Economy
- Record number apply to UCI - 72,391 - second year in a row for most applications in UC system
- Caitlin Zaloom presents 2/3: Indebted: How Families Make College Work
- For Education Sciences major Jocelyne Munoz, UCI feels like a home away from home
- Teacher Value-Added research by Emily Penner & colleagues featured in Brookings article
- Alum David Liu presenting at 2020 LA UX Research Meetup 2/11 in Los Angeles
MARCH
- New chapter from Sharin Jacob, Leiny Garcia, & Mark Warschauer: Leveraging Multilingual Identities in Computer Science Education
- Prof. Elizabeth Peña publishes in Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
- Professor Gustavo Carlo presents at School: The Interplay of Parenting, Values, and Culture-Specific Mechanism on Prosocial Development
- Faculty and doctoral students present at Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Conference, March 11-14
- Doctoral candidate Jane Nazzal presenting at two national conferences in March: Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) & Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC)
- Doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav presenting at two international conferences: AAAL Conference and TESOL International Convention
- Alumna Melissa Callaghan and Associate Professor Stephanie Reich publish in the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning: Applying a Developmental Lens to Educational Game Design for Preschoolers
- Joseph Aubele publishes in Science Communication: Hedged Language and Partisan Media Influence Belief in Science Claims
- Faculty, doctoral students, and alumni present at the 45th Conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), March 19-21
- Deborah Vandell, Ken Lee, Anamarie Auger, Kim Pierce publish in Child Development: Cumulative and Differential Effects of Early Child Care and Middle Childhood Out‐of‐School Time on Adolescent Functioning
- UCI School of Education inaugurates IDEA Wall: (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Advancement)
- Faculty and students present at Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, March 19-21
- Michelle Spiegel publishes in The Early Years: Harnessing a Behavioral Economic Framework for Supporting Providers in Improving Early Childhood Care
- New article from Carol Connor, Ashley Adams, Elham Zargar, Taffeta Woods, Belinda Hernandez, Deborah Vandell: Observing Individual Children in Early Childhood Classrooms Using Optimizing Learning Opportunities for Students (OLOS)
- New article from Rachel Baker and Gabe Orona: The Role of Non-Cognitive Variable in Identifying Community College Students in Need of Targeted Supports
- Doctoral students Jenny Woo and Ying Xu qualify for UCI's 2020 Grad Slam Finals
- Professor Nicole Patton Terry presents at School: Contextualizing the Science of Reading: Vulnerability as a Framework to Understand and Address Reading Achievement among African American Students
- New article from Tara Barnhart and Elizabeth van Es: Developing a Critical Discourse about Teaching and Learning: The Case of a Secondary Science Video Club
- New article from Carol Connor and colleagues in the Journal of Deaf Studies: Language and Reading Progress of Young Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
April
- Dean Richard Arum: The cost of providing instruction has not decreased, if anything there is an added cost to moving instruction. CNBC Online
- Dr. Acacia Warren & UCI Teacher Academy offer free online PBL and STEAM workshops for K-12 educators
- MAT Program and CalTeach Program host online panel discussion for candidate job market preparation
- Prof. Elizabeth Pena: Language & Literacy Together: Supporting Grammatical Development in Dual Language Learners with Risk for Language & Learning Difficulties - Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
- Prof. Ahn: Studies show a negative impact on student achievement when K-12 students move to online formats - Journalist's Resource
- Prof. Duncan: The weight of the evidence shows additional resources help kids - New York Times
- Prof. Villavicencio: School closures could have long-term impacts on students' educational outcomes, mental health - Newsweek
- Alumna Jin Kyoung Hwang publishes: The Relationship Among Home Language Use, Parental Beliefs, and Spanish-Speaking Children's Vocabulary - International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
- Online Learning Research Center featured - Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
- Alum, publisher providing free materials for kids during school closures - Daily Pilot
- Dean Richard Arum writes in op-ed: What is a College Education in the Time of Coronavirus? - New York Times
- Prof. Di Xu discusses online learning - Seattle Times
- School of Education Online Learning Research Center featured - Campus Technology
- UCI’s graduate program in education shines in U.S. News & World Report rankings: 10th among U.S. public Schools of Education; 20th nationally
- Professor Mark Warschauer elected to National Academy of Education
MAY
- Alumnus Hansol Lee & Professor Mark Warschauer publish article describing how learner factors are associated with successful second language vocabulary learning Modern Language Journal
- First-year doctoral student Jonathan Montoya named 2020 Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Research Fellow
- Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week!
- Professor Judith Haymore Sandholtz is School of Education Dean’s Honoree for the 2020 UCI Celebration of Teaching
- Doctoral student Ta-Yang (Diane) Hsieh awarded UCI 2020 Promising Future Faculty Award
- Three doctoral students- Jennifer Cabrera, Perla Ramos Carranza, Joseph Ta Tho Wong -named fellows by NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. UCI School of Education has most GRFP fellows in STEM Education & Learning Research for fifth time in past seven years.
- Three doctoral students advised by Prof. Carol Connor - Jenny Woo, Dandan Yang, & Elham Zargar - receive PrecL awards for collaborative research & training
June
- Assistant Professor Nia Dowell awarded Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to grow new generation of learning engineers
- Doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav receives Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program appointment
- Professors June Ahn, Rossella Santagata, Adriana Villavicencio receive grant from UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence to advance equity in the age of COVID-19
- Professor Young-Suk Kim awarded IES grant to develop and test an oral language and literacy development intervention
- Distinguished Professor George Farkas receives Willard Waller Award from American Sociological Association for lifetime achievement in the field of sociology of education
- Fifth-year doctoral student Mariela Rivas receives 2020 Latino, Excellence and Achievement (LEAD) Award for academic excellence and service to others
- Associate Professor Lindsey Richland receives NSF grant to study the Impact of COVID-19 emotional stressors on college students' executive function and e-learning
- School of Education alum Mary Cappellini, Save Our Youth, keeping American Dream alive for
underserved OC youth during pandemic - Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi awarded EF+Math Program Grant to develop tools that assess executive functions and math learning
- Doctoral student Hye Rin Lee utilizes YouTube videos in STEM Persistence Project to support engineering transfer students
- Bilingual Multiple Subject candidates Olympia Martinez and Brenda Ramos receive California Association for Bilingual Education awards
JULY
- Alumnus Nestor Tulagan (Ph.D. ’20) awarded two-year NSF fellowship to study family influences on Latinx middle schoolers’ math motivational beliefs & performance
- Professors Brandy Gatlin-Nash & Rossella Santagata receive Faculty Mentorship Awards for Inclusive Excellence
- Destination UCI brings together incoming EAOP students to learn about campus resources & engage as a part of the UC community
- UCI GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness Readiness Undergraduate Programs) Compton provides academic support in Math & English Language Arts for 350 students in 8th & 9th grades
- Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
- Professor Constance Iloh receives grant to explore COVID-19 College-Going for Low-Income Black and Latinx Students
AUGUST
- The UCI School of Education welcomes two new professors to its faculty - Dr. Gustavo Carlo and Dr. Julie Washington
- First Gen SAGE Scholar Kevin Mendez (BA '20, Economics) thanks family for their love & support throughout his educational journey
- Associate Professor Stephanie Reich awarded Institute of Digital Media and Child Development grant to study screen use by young children and parents during COVID-19
- NSF awards Asst. Prof. Andres Bustamante grant to co-design with Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative a series of playful installations in public areas to encourage engagement in informal STEM learning
- The UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence awarded funding to Asst. Prof. Brandy Gatlin-Nash & colleagues for Project LIFTED, designed to provide a pathway for incarcerated students to obtain a UC bachelor’s degree
- The Scientific Studies of Reading journal named Professor and Sr. Associate Dean Young-Suk Kim its editor-in-chief
- MAT Colloquium for Classroom Inquiry highlights student teaching experiences with distance learning
2020 IN THE NEWS
JUNE
- Graduates Natalie Mejia & Amanda Dabbous found their career path in UCI's CalTeach Science & Math program UCI News
- Professor Elizabeth Peña urges school speech-language pathologists to use remote testing to avoid potentially damaging delays in speech-language evaluations ASHAWIRE
- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Educational Partnerships Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio leads discussion of COVID-19 and its impact on the K-12 educational system YouTube
- Dean Richard Arum believes Ed Tech has the potential to transform higher education MSN News
- CalTeach mentors offer educational support, resources & inspiration to teachers through Mentor Match Broadcom Foundation
- Associate Professor Di Xu finds online education helpful in early identification of struggling students and for offering targeted support Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- School of Education study reveals students' attitudes toward COVID-19 UCI News
- Professor Mark Warschauer warns that coronavirus-prompted changes could worsen disparities in academic achievement between low- and high-income students UCI News
- CalTeach Director Doron Zinger contributes STEM expertise for Earth School curricula for world-wide youth confined by COVID-19 UCI News
JULY
- Professor Mark Warschauer predicts "the deleterious effects of the digital divide will continue to be deeply felt this school year" WIRED
- The Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN) and doctoral candidate Yenda Prado featured in WSJ article discussing “pandemic pods” and inclusiveness Wall Street Journal
- Doctoral candidate Yenda Prado explains how the UCI School of Education and OCEAN are supporting equitable, inclusive, and community-driven learning pods Online Learning Research Center
- Dean Richard Arum's "Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project" & UCI featured in PBS NewsHour special series “Rethinking College” PBS News Hour
- Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi's Working Memory and Plasticity Lab research finds mixed results with brain training games Best Health
- UCI featured as "elite research university that is haven for Latinos" LA Times
- Assistant Professor Constance Iloh highlighted for grant awarded in the UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence’s Confronting Extremism Program Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante's Fraction Ball research is bringing math from the classroom into the schoolyard while providing a playful context for students to engage in embodied rational number learning Brookings
AUGUST
- Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi leads National Institute of Mental Health funded study of 30,000 volunteers to determine who benefits most — or least — from online games designed to challenge & enhance high-level cognitive abilities Discover
- Academy of Sciences report - led by Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan - advocating for a child allowance could be best investment to cut child poverty in half New York Times
- National Academy of Sciences report - led by Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan - the topic of conversation on Vox & Ezra Klein show Vox
- Experts from UCI’s Online Learning Resource Center offer back-to-school tips and resources for parents navigating remote learning OC COVID-19
- Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles is one of five scholars featured in article: “Conversations with Five Highly Successful Female Educational Psychologists” Educational Psychology Review
2020 PUBLICATIONS
MAY
- Professor Elizabeth Peña explores grammatical development in Dual Language Learners with risk for language & learning difficulties Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
- Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante & alumnus Kreshnik Begolli examine ability of game Parkopolis to foster STEM language & interaction in young children Developmental Psychology
- Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi & colleagues publish article assessing impact of adaptive training on brain activity and working memory load Neuroimage
- Associate Professor Di Xu & colleagues publish article on summer session enrollment patterns & student performance in face-to-face & online classes The Internet and Higher Education
- Second-year doctoral student Hye Rin Lee & colleagues publish cautionary note on self-related beliefs in motivational measures Journal of Educational and Psychological Research
- Associate Professor Stephanie Reich authors new textbook on contemporary social issues: climate change, affordable housing and homelessness, and immigration Community Psychology: In Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being
- Associate Professor Drew Bailey examines evidence for persistence and fadeout from educational interventions Psychological Science in the Public Interest
- The Chicana/o/x Dream, new book by Professor Gilberto Conchas, chronicles experiences of first-generation, Mexican-descent college students Harvard Education Press
- Fourth-year doctoral student Jane S. Nazzal & colleagues publish new article analyzing differences in academic writing across four levels of community college composition courses Teaching English in the Two-Year College
- Assistant Professor Nia Dowell & colleague explore the relationship between emergent sociocognitive roles, collaborative problem-solving skills and outcomes Journal of Learning Analytics
- Fifth year doctoral student Miguel Abad examines infrapolitical maneuvers in the era of college and career readiness Anthropology and Education Quarterly
- Professor Elizabeth Peña explores English Semantics Measure for identifying Developmental Language Disorder in Spanish–English Bilinguals Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante asks: Are our preschool teachers worth more than they were two months ago? Brookings Institute Education Blog
- New article by Alumnus Peter McPartlan illustrates how adolescents use ability feedback to promote a positive self-concept of ability in mathematics Journal of Early Adolescence
JUNE
- Article on middle school girls of color developing STEM identities, co-authored by Assoc. Prof. Hosun Kang, Prof. Sandra Simpkins & colleagues, one of Science Education Journal's top-10 percent most downloaded articles of 2019 Wiley Online Library
- Professor Young Suk Kim contributes chapter on an interactive dynamic literacy model for reading-writing relations Reading Writing Connections: Toward Integrative Literacy Science
- Fifth-year doctoral student Vicky Chen, Professor Emerita Carol B. Olson & UCI Writing Project Director of Research Huy Quoc Chung publish on characteristics of secondary students’ on-demand analytical essay writing Journal of Writing Assessment
- Second-year doctoral student Daniela Alvarez-Vargas is lead author, with third-year doctoral student Sirui Wan, Associate Professor Drew Bailey of article on researchers’ ability to communicate causal interpretations to readers PsyArXiv
- Postdoctoral scholar Christine R. Starr publishes article about science practices in classrooms predicting increases in UGs’ STEM motivation, identity & achievement Journal of Research in Science Teaching
- Fourth-year doctoral student Christopher Wegemer & Chancellor's Professor Emeritus Deborah Lowe Vandell publish article on parenting, temperament, & attachment security as antecedents of political orientation Developmental Psychology
- Alum Dr. Jenell Krishnan, Prof. Rebecca Black, Prof. Emerita Carol Booth Olson publish article exploring teachers' formative assessment for online collaborative writing Reading and Writing Quarterly
- Assoc. Prof. Kylie Peppler, first-year doctoral student R. Mishael Sedas, Analyst Specialist Maggie Dahn (UCI Informatics) publish article on minoritized youth and maker practices Education Sciences
- Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen, Professor Mark Warschauer document impact of project‐based introductory engineering course on students' subsequent academic success Journal of Engineering Education
- Fifth-year doctoral student Vicky Chen’s explores representations of autism in online Harry Potter fanfiction Journal of Literacy Research
- Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publishes article on linkages between expectancies, values, performance, and choice Educational Psychology Review
JULY
- Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes article on bilingual children's receptive and expressive responses to a novel category sorting task American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Alumna Nancy Tsai (PhD ’18), Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi, Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles & colleagues publish article on the influence of early adolescent stress on later adolescent anxiety Frontiers in Psychology
- Assistant Project Scientist Anja Pahor & Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publish article on methods to estimate user skill level & predict appropriate task challenges Frontiers in Science
- Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen (first author), Associate Professor June Ahn & colleagues publish article on crowdsourcing tasks Proceedings of the Seventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale
- Fifth-year doctoral student Stephanie Soto-Lara is first author with Professor Sandra Simpkins of an article on parent support of Mexican-descent high school adolescents' science education Journal of Adolescent Research
- Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes article about using comprehensive assessment when making diagnostic decisions for dual language learners American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Fourth-year doctoral student Dandan Yang is first author, with fifth-year doctoral student Elham Zargar, postdoctoral scholar Ashley Marie Adams, project scientist Stephanie Day, Chancellor’s Professor Carol Connor, of an article on the use of stealth assessment in a digital reading platform Assessment for Effective Intervention
- Alumna Wendy Ochoa (PhD '19), Associate Professor Stephanie Reich, Distinguished Professor George Farkas publish article assessing how caregivers’ mobile device use influenced quality of interactions with their children Academic Pediatrics
- Second-year doctoral student Yiwen Lin, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Asst. Prof. Nia Dowell publish article on gendered linguistic signals of performance and experience in online STEM courses AIED 2020: Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Alumna Qiujie Li, Dr. Christian Fischer, Assoc. Prof. Di Xu, & Assist. Prof. Shayan Doroudi publish article examining what data are useful for predicting college success Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM ’20)
- Alumna Veronica Ahumada-Newhart & Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publish article exploring the use robotic avatars to benefit children homebound by illness Technology, Mind, and Behavior
- Professor Rossella Santagata publishes article on benefits of using video in teaching Italian Journal of Educational Technology
AUGUST
- Project scientist Anja Pahor asserts: "A personalized approach to brain training could be beneficial" BOLD
- Alumnus Osman Umarji (Ph.D. ‘19), associate project scientist Stephanie Day, fifth-year doctoral student Ying Xu, fifth-year doctoral student Elham Zargar, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, & Chancellor’s Professor Carol Connor publish article on elementary students’ in-the-moment reading behaviors with an online choose-your-own adventure e-book Reading and Writing
- Postdoctoral researcher Mark Vincent B. Yu is first author of the chapter: "Supporting Youth Purpose in Adolescence: Youth-Adult Relationships as Ecological Assets" The Ecology of Purposeful Living Across the Lifespan
- Fourth-year doctoral student Yucheng (Ruby) Cao publishes article on effectiveness of an educational game design in improving elementary students’ math learning Cognitive Cities
- Assistant Professor Shayan Doroudi is co-author of an article probing learning scientists’ beliefs about learning & science The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
- Fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu and UG Catherine Kung publish article examining five commonly used machine learning models in student success prediction Proceedings of the Seventh ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale
- Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publishes with colleagues from Finland on brain activity associated with working memory training in adults with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder Human Brain Mapping
- Assistant Professor Shayan Doroudi contributed an article on mastery learning heuristics in new publication Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Assistant Professor Jade Jenkins publishes on the local deterrence effect of immigration raids on Hispanic Head Start enrollment American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings
- Second-year doctoral student Jonathan Montoya is first author of an article exploring whether Project-based Learning is a feasible method for woman-focused Career and Technical Education 8th International Research Symposium on PB
- Fourth-year doctoral student Sharin Jacob; third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen; second-year doctoral student Leiny Garcia; Debra Richardson, professor emerita & founding dean of the UCI School of Information & Computer Science; & professor Mark Warschauer publish article analyzing how enactment of inquiry-based learning can be applied to computer science education ResearchGate
- Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles publishes with Janice Templeton on retention predictors for Native American college students Future Review: International Journal of Transition, College, and Career
- Third-year doctoral student Ha Nguyen, second-year doctoral student Leiny Garcia, fourth-year doctoral student Sharin Jacob, Professor Emerita Debra Richardson (ICS), & Professor Mark Warschauer publish article on teachers’ use of Flipgrid to promote computer science language RESPECT 2020
SEPTEMBER
- Associate Professor Stephanie Reich & alumna Melissa Callaghan (PhD ‘18) publish article examining the presence of feedback in 76 digital games for preschoolers Journal of Children and Media
- Second-year doctoral student Yiwen Lin, fourth-year doctoral student Renzhe Yu, Assistant Professor Nia Dowell publish article on cognitive linguistic features significantly predicting female’s likelihood of passing an online chemistry course Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Postdoctoral scholar Amy Pratt, postdoctoral scholar Ashley Adams, Professor Elizabeth Peña publish article exploring the accuracy of a parent and teacher report designed to measure developmental language disorder in bilingual children Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
- Doctoral candidate Ying Xu, alumna Joanna Yau (Ph.D. ’19), Associate Professor Stephanie Reich publish article analyzing how use of touchscreen media impacts learning in early childhood Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
- Doctoral candidate Remy Pages is first author of article on research replicating and extending earlier assessment of Head Start’s life cycle skill formation impacts Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
2019
jANUARY
- CalTeach Hosts Winter Workshop for Mentor Teachers
- UCI Celebrates the Arrival of Year of the Golden Pig
- Drew Bailey Selected as Jacobs Foundation Early Career Research Fellow
- UCI History Project 8th Grade Workshop for Teachers Examines the Mexican American War
- Second School of Education Workshop - Communicating to Learn - Attracts 200+ Educators
FEBRUARY
- UCI Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Program1
- School Hosts Family Weekend Event: "21st Century Undergraduate Education"
- Working Memory & Plasticity Lab Undergraduate Researchers Awarded Funding for UROP Proposals
- Di Xu & Colleagues Receive Gates Foundation Grant to Examine College Acceleration Strategies
- Navy Veteran Jacob Kepins Awarded Brython Davis Fellowship in Honor of his Father's Marine Corps Service
maRCH
- Hosun Kang Receives 2019 NARST Early Career Research Award
- Third Research-Based Strategies Workshop Attracts 100+ Southern California Educators
- Ph.D. student Kimberly Telfer-Radzat and UCI alumna Dr. Sarah Bach received proposal approval from (OCDE) for the establishment of Sycamore Creek Community Charter School in Huntington Beach, CA
- Hosun Kang receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Deborah Vandell Receives SRCD 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Public Policy and Practice in Child Development Award
- El Sol Project Receives AERA 2019 SIG Civic Action and Social Engagement (CASE) Award
april
- California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) Program Hosts Inaugural Alumni Roundtables Event
- Hansol Lee Advanced to Associate Professor at Korea Military Academy
- UCI School of Education at 2019 CABE Conference
- Jade Marcus Jenkins Honored at 2019 Celebration of Teaching: School of Education Dean's Honoree
- LEAD Invited Speaker Address: Veronica Ahumada Newhart, PhD
- UCI Celebrates Latino Excellence and Achievement at Second Annual Dinner Gala
- Wendy Ochoa Honored at 2019 Latino Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD)
- MAT Program Hosts Annual Job Fair for Teacher Candidates
maY
- National Teacher Appreciation Day Celebration at Beckman Center Attracts 200+ Educators
- Building Partnerships to Improve Education Symposium
- Socorro Cambero: 2019 UROP Chancellor's Award
- Associate Professor Rossella Santagata: Sharing Research on Teacher Learning at Nine Universities in Four Countries
- 2019 Doctoral Student Recognition Ceremony
- Alumnus David Schrenzel Honored as IUSD Teacher of Promise
- Pheather Harris Receives UCI Dynamic Womxn Spotlight Award
- Tina Matuchniak: Promoted to Assistant Professor Position at California State University, Long Beach
- Tyler Watts to Join Columbia Teachers College as Assistant Professor
- Karen Taylor Accepts Postdoctoral Position at Stanford University
- Dr. Jessica Tunney: 2019 UCI Lauds & Laurels Distinguished Alumna
- Sabrina Solanki Accepts Postdoctoral Position at University of Michigan
- Kayla Puente Honored at 2019 Dynamic Womxn of UCI Awards Ceremony
- Peter McPartlan Accepts Post-Doctoral Fellow Position at SDSU
- UCI Hosts National Teacher Appreciation Day (video)
- Khamia Powell Garners Honorable Mention from Faculty Mentor Program
- Yangyang Liu Receives Dissertation Fellowship Award
- Sharin Jacob Named 2019 California State University Doctoral Incentive Program Scholar
- Undergraduate Research Symposium: May 18, 2019
- Delegates from Seoul National University Visit UCI to Explore Global Partnership Options
- Shanyce Campbell Awarded NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Rachel Baker Awarded NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
- MAT Teacher Education Candidates Volunteer at 2019 Very Special Arts Festival
- MAT Alums Share Technology Ideas with Teacher Candidates during Tech Day at Woodbury Elementary
- SAGE Scholars Program Honors 2019 Graduates
- UCI Hosts Spring Credential Advisory Council Meeting
- PhD Students Showcase Research at 2019 AGS Annual Graduate Research Symposium
- PhD Students Present at 2019 APPAM Conference at UCI
JUNE
- WRITE Center Delivers Live-Stream Book Talks, Poised to Become a National Center for the Study of Secondary Writing
- Professor Sandra Simpkins Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Lecturer Susan Guilfoyle Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Acacia Warren Facilitates Project-Based Learning Institute for K-12 Educators
- Jade Jenkins Awarded 2019-2020 Hellman Fellowship
- CalTeach Program Reception Honors 2019 Graduates
- Jacquelynne Eccles Honored with University of Michigan Naming: "Jacquelynne S. Eccles Collegiate Lecturer of Psychology"
- Jade Jenkins is UCI Co-PI on 5-year NICHD Grant: "Factors in Persistence Versus Fadeout of Early Childhood Intervention Impacts"
- Qiujie Li Accepts Postdoctoral Researcher Position at New York University
- In Memorium: Rita Peterson, Ph.D.
- Rachel Stumpf Joins Santa Clara University as Faculty Development Program Manager
- "Exploring Associations between Leisure Activities and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults"
- "Fraction Ball" at El Sol Academy
- Sylvia Navarro Hernandez's Inspiration Leads to Introduction of UCI's Brave Spaces
jULY
- Center for Educational Partnerships Summer 2019: 24 Programs Serve 910 Participants
- WRITE Center Delivers Live-Stream Book Talks, Poised to Become a National Center for the Study of Secondary Writing
- Professor Sandra Simpkins Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Lecturer Susan Guilfoyle Receives Faculty Mentorship Award for Inclusive Excellence
- Acacia Warren Facilitates Project-Based Learning Institute for K-12 Educators
- Jade Jenkins Awarded 2019-2020 Hellman Fellowship
- CalTeach Program Reception Honors 2019 Graduates
- Jacquelynne Eccles Honored with University of Michigan Naming: "Jacquelynne S. Eccles Collegiate Lecturer of Psychology"
- Jade Jenkins is UCI Co-PI on 5-year NICHD Grant: "Factors in Persistence Versus Fadeout of Early Childhood Intervention Impacts"
- Qiujie Li Accepts Postdoctoral Researcher Position at New York University
- In Memorium: Rita Peterson, Ph.D.
- Rachel Stumpf Joins Santa Clara University as Faculty Development Program Manager
- "Exploring Associations between Leisure Activities and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults"
- "Fraction Ball" at El Sol Academy
- Sylvia Navarro Hernandez's Inspiration Leads to Introduction of UCI's Brave Spaces
SEPTEMBER
- Study by Prof. Penner finds that culturally centered program for Black, male students boosts persistence
- WRITE Center to Launch with Keynote, All-Star Panel
- October 30 Workshop: Fostering Collaborative Inquiry & Civic Engagement through Youth Participatory Action Research to feature Nicole Mirra & Antero Garcia
- PhD Candidate Jacob Kepins Awarded AERA Dissertation Grant
- PhD Candidate Jennifer Duer Awarded DHHS ACF Dissertation Grant to Study Early Head Start
- Second year PhD in Education students showcase 1st year research at annual Poster Presentation
- Professor George Farkas Publishes in Child Development
- New article by doctoral student Undarmaa Maamuujav, allumna Jenell Krishnan, and Assoc. Prof. Penelope Collins: The Utility of Infographics in L2 Writing Classes
- PhD Student Undarmaa Maamuujav Publishes in Tesol Journal
- School Welcomes 150 New Education Sciences Majors for a Total Enrollment of 825
OCTOBER
- USDE awards Prof. Elizabeth Peña $1.25 million training grant to develop Special Education emphasis in UCI’s Ph.D. in Education program
- Prof. Mark Warschauer leads team on $4 Million EIR Grant: Improving Pedagogy to Accelerate Computational Thinking (IMPACT)
- Chronicle of Higher Education features launch of Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project
- MAT alumna Megan Smith receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- New book from Prof. Liane Brouillette explores ways to integrate arts into diverse K-5 curricula
- Dist. Prof. George Farkas publishes "Are U.S. Schools Discriminating When Suspending Students With Disabilities? A Best-Evidence Synthesis"
- Asst. Prof. Emily Penner's research cited in Futurity: "Manhood Development" program cuts drop-out rate for Black male high schoolers
- New article by Prof. Sandra Simpkins, Yangyang Liu, Ta-yang Hsieh, & Gabriel Estrella: Supporting Latino HS Students' Science Motivation
- New chapter from Assoc. Prof. Drew Bailey in the Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence & Cognitive Neuroscience: "How Intelligence Research Can Inform Education & Public Policy
- Alumna Tarana Khan joins PBS SoCal/Public Media Group of Southern California as Education Research and Evaluation Analyst
- Alumna Lauren Shea, adjunct professional lecturer at American University, consulted for new PBS series Hero Elementary
- Alumna Joyce Lin joins CSU Fullerton as assistant professor
- Century High School's TEACH Academy Advisory Board meets at UCI
- UCI News features Alumnus David Liu's PhD Journey
- PhD Candidate Jennifer Renick awarded Newkirk Fellowship in Community-Based Research
- Doctoral student Joseph Aubele co-authors chapter in Misinformation and Fake News in Education
- Doctoral student Jacob Steiss sole author of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy article promoting critical pedagogy
- Doctoral student Paul Yoo lead author on new RAND Report: Putting Data to Work for Young People
- New article by Susanne Jaeggi: "Benefits of Playing Number and Working Memory Games on Kindergartners’ Numerical Knowledge"
- New article by postdoctoral scholar Jasmine Nation & colleagues analyzes impact of service learning engineering course
November
- The Writing Research to Improve Teaching & Evaluation (WRITE) Center celebrates its official launch
- Record number of students honored at Master of Arts in Teaching + Teaching Credential Scholarship Awards Ceremony
- More than 100 Southern California educators attended the first workshop in the UCI Writing Project's 2019-20 series, "Research-Based Strategies to Enhance Learning for All Students"
- Associate Professor Lindsey Richland discusses children's reasoning and higher-order thinking with Dean Richard Arum
- Andrea Kristell Medrano - a first-gen senior majoring in Education Sciences and Spanish - hopes to become an academic counselor in low-income communities
- Doctoral student Jenny Woo showcased her social-emotional learning activity, 52 Essential Conversations, during the university's campus-wide Honors Program's New Student Orientation
- Associate Professor Susanne Jaeggi publishes in Developmental Science: "Racing Dragons and Remembering Aliens: Benefits of Playing Number and Working Memory Games on Kindergarteners' Numerical Knowledge"
- Assistant Professor Emily Penner publishes "My Brother's Keeper? The Impact of Targeted Educational Supports" in The National Bureau of Economic Research
- Associate Professor Hosun Kang discusses science education, teaching, identities, and social justice with Dean Richard Arum
- Century High School's TEACH Program, which helps high school students interested in teaching prepare for college, visits UCI School of Education
DECEMBER
- Chancellor's Professor serves on National Assessment of Educational Progress panels
- UCI's Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) supports Anaheim Education Pledge, which fundamentally changes the drivers for education from focusing on "college readiness" (through test scores) to “college, career & life success"
- Professor Mark Warschauer receives grant to improve computer science teaching practices
- New study for California State Bar by Distinguished Professor of Education George Farkas finds racial disparities in lawyer discipline
- Research by Distinguished Professor George Farkas for California Bar Association reveals black male lawyers more likely to be disciplined
- Ying Xu awarded UCI's Distinguished Public Impact Fellowship to develop conversational videos for new PBS science show, Elinor Wonders Why
- Center for Educational Partnerships issues 2018-2019 SAGE Scholars Annual Report highlighting student achievement
- Professor Mark Warschauer publishes with Fernando Rodriguez, Ninger Zhou, Christian Fischer, & Susan King: "Exploring how Enrolling in an Online organic Chemistry Preparation Course Relates to Students’ Self-Efficacy" in Journal of Computing in Higher Education
- School of Education welcomes Beijing Normal University doctoral students for weeklong research project
- Jenny Woo receives seed grant from Consortium on the Developmental Science of Adolescence to research college students' sense of belonging through social-emotional learning
- Professor Elizabeth Peña publishes chapter in Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice, 4th Edition: "The Social and Cultural Bases of Communication
- UCI/Tustin USD Science Academy workshop explores opportunities to enhance students' complex thinking
- Assistant Professor Emily Penner and colleagues publish "Teacher Effects on Student Achievement and Height: A Cautionary Tale" (working paper #26480, National Bureau of Economic Research)
- School of Education hosts fall credential advisory meeting
- UCI's Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) is participating in the Anaheim Education Pledge with Anaheim Union High School
- Alumna Tutrang Nguyen presents at EPSC lab: "Unpacking Microlevel Features of Classroom Quality to Improve Early Childhood Education at Scale
- Photographs: UCI Writing Project hosts the 25th Annual Literacy Conference for K-12 Educators
