Community Engagement
The School of Education's community-engaged initiatives bridge research and practice to improve learning opportunities and outcomes for K-12 students in our local communities
The UCI School of Education is home to several initiatives intended to foster community-driven solutions to education issues, problems, and inequities faced by our local communities with implications for national and global impact. As a cornerstone of a preeminent research university, the School of Education’s community-engaged initiatives link strong research knowledge and expertise to pressing local needs.
Our faculty and students partner with colleagues across campus to design programs that are informed by the most up-to-date research on teaching and learning across the K-12 university spectrum, teacher learning and professional development, policy and systemic approaches to educational improvement, issues of equity and social justice, and human development. In addition, we systematically study the impact of our programs and projects through research that seeks to refine theoretical understanding and guide practice toward innovative solutions.
Through these initiatives, and with the support of a top-10 public university, the School of Education is transforming educational access and opportunity in Orange County and beyond.
To learn more about our community-engaged initiatives, please browse each initiative's website, below:
Our faculty and students partner with colleagues across campus to design programs that are informed by the most up-to-date research on teaching and learning across the K-12 university spectrum, teacher learning and professional development, policy and systemic approaches to educational improvement, issues of equity and social justice, and human development. In addition, we systematically study the impact of our programs and projects through research that seeks to refine theoretical understanding and guide practice toward innovative solutions.
Through these initiatives, and with the support of a top-10 public university, the School of Education is transforming educational access and opportunity in Orange County and beyond.
To learn more about our community-engaged initiatives, please browse each initiative's website, below:
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Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP)The Center for Educational Partnerships creates collaborations that support preparation for and success in higher education. Our focus is on equity and access for all students in order to achieve the University of California’s goal of academic excellence. CFEP programs work directly with K-12 students, community college students, K-12 teachers and UCI undergraduates to increase postsecondary readiness and completion.
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Orange County Educational Advancement Network (OCEAN)OCEAN is a network of partnerships between K-12 schools, nonprofit organizations, with researchers at the UCI School of Education. Our goal is to utilize research-practice partnership and improvement science approaches to identify local, community needs and contribute actionable scholarship to help inform those needs.
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UCI Teacher AcademyThe UCI Teacher Academy creates a context where teachers collaborate, inspire and lead others in transforming their instruction. The Teacher Academy provides a home for teachers and school leaders to develop and enhance their professional practice by offering programs that support teacher preparation, professional development, teacher leadership, and administrator leadership.
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Center for Research on Teacher Development and Professional Practice (CRT)The CRT fosters collaborations among faculty, students, and practitioners on projects focused on a variety of aspects of teacher development and learning and on the study of teaching and teacher professional practice and of the systems in which these are embedded (including school and district leadership).
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