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This panel discussion addresses opportunities for innovation, broadening access, improving educational equity and promoting parent engagement across K-12 into postsecondary education. School of Education faculty and alumni share their research and experiences with technology in the classroom, availability of high-quality curriculum and the role of community partnership work in driving innovation. Panelists include: Frances Contreras, Dean and Professor; Mark Warschauer, Professor; Adriana Villavicencio, Assistant Professor; Keith Curry (‘11), President/CEO, Compton College; Frank Olmos ('10), Research and Evaluation Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education; Adjunct Professor, CSU Los Angeles; President, Anteaters in Education Alumni Chapter.

School of Education News

• Andres Bustamante, lead researcher of the Playful Learning Landscapes project and the School of Education to host ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrating the installation of a giant abacus at bus stop, new educational signage inside Northgate Market (Read more)
  
• Q&A with Class of 2024 top honors graduates (Read more)
  
• Ascendium Education Group awards $1.6 million grant to Professor Di Xu, team to investigate noncredit workforce training programs (Read more)
• Q&A with Jennifer Uken '14, Sonoma County Teacher of the Year (Read more)
• UCI CalTeach director Doron Zinger returns to CSUDH as a tenure-track assistant professor in the School Leadership Program (Read more)
• The Partnership for International Research and Education offers undergraduates unique research abroad opportunites (Read more)
• Assistant Professor Katherine Rhodes one of 10 UC Irvine faculty named Hellman Fellows for 2024-25 (Read more)
• #IamUCI: veteran and Master of Arts in Teaching student Michael Donaldson (Read more)
• Reimaging UC to serve Latinx students equitably: a blueprint for becoming a Hispanic-Serving Research Institution (HSRI) system (Watch)
• Climate change education activist Kelley Lê develops programs centered on social justice (Read more)
• Q&A with lecturer and author Jody Guarino (Read more)
• Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 represents and inspires the AAPI community through her work (Read more)
• Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio, Ph.D. candidate Alysia Cruz honored at Latino Excellence and Achievement Awards Dinner (Read more)
• Research team findings highlight the need for more investigation on effective preschool interventions (Read more)
• Dr. Keith Curry, Ed.D. '11 announced as commencement speaker (Read more)
• School of Education enhances research and student experiences with global collaborations (Read more)
• School of Education faculty, postdoc and students honored at AERA Annual Meeting (Read more)
• A conversation with Distinguished Professor & National Academy Professor ​Jacquelynne Eccles (Read more)
• Education researcher Yenda Prado Ph.D. '22 publishes book on inclusive education (Read more)​​​

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School of Education in the Media

• Researchers including Professor Gustavo Carlo find that family-supported youth are more likely to become supportive, empathetic adults (Medical Xpress)
• Associate Professor Emily Penner part of research team that found most teachers who leave their jobs do not earn more in new positions, suggesting that factors other than salary may cause exit decisions (Reason)
• Associate Professor Emily Penner explains why solidarity in schools is crucial to society (EdSource)
• ​School of Education-hosted ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate installation of giant abacus at bus stop, new educational signage inside Northgate Market, part of Associate Professor Andres Bustamante's four-year, $2.57 million NSF grant (New Santa Ana)
• Fraction Ball combines executive functioning skills and math while engaging students in a fun game, says Doctoral Student Lourdes Acevedo-Farag (K-12 Dive)
• Institute of Education Sciences awards PI Young-Suk Kim, team $4 million grant to study effects of Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) on teacher knowledge, instructional practice, and student literacy outcomes in grades K-3 (The Learning Council)
• Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan asserts that eliminating Head Start would have disproportionate effect on low-income families, would increase pre-K program demand and cost families more out of pocket (PolitiFact)
• Professor Kylie Peppler, team publish The Connected Arts Learning Framework, An Expanded View of the Purposes and Possibilities for Arts Learning, which explores the critical role the arts play in building community cultural wealth (American Theatre)
• UCI's Creativity Labs finds AI-powered Symphony Classroom reduces teacher stress, saves time (Merlyn Mind)
• AI K12 Deeper Learning Summit part of effort to grow Orange County into regional AI hub (Orange County Register)
• Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio offers teachers guidance on best practices for English learners (EducationWeek)
• ​Associate Professor Andres Bustamante discusses the Playful Learning Landscapes initiative, and ways local governments can improve playground access and design (LawnStarter)
• Interview with Jenny Woo Ph.D. '22 on mental health, "52 Essential" card games (NBC Bay Area)

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