April 18 - April 26

Thursday, April 18
12:30 pm - 2 pm, Psychology 1312

Sunghee Lee, Respondent driven sampling: An application to foreign-born Korean Americans and to persons who inject drugs

The Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (QMSS) colloquium. Lee is from the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

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Friday, April 19
3 pm - 4 pm, Corwin Pavilion

Melissa Gordon Wolf, UCSB Grad Slam Finals

Wolf, a student in Education, will give the presentation “Survey Item Validation.”

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April 19 - May 1

GGSE Staff Citation of Excellence Award, Nomination Period

To acknowledge and celebrate outstanding achievements and meritorious service, all GGSE staff and faculty may nominate a staff member by submitting a name and brief statement in support of the nomination for this new award. Send nominations to briana@education.ucsb.edu.

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Wednesday, April 24
9 am - 12 pm, UCSB Campus

Harding School, UCSB Visit

The 4th through 6th graders from the Harding School come to the UCSB campus and take part in activities coordinated with their school curriculum. This will be the tenth annual visit of students from the Harding University Partnership School to campus.

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Wednesday, April 24
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm, SRB 2154

Writing Soft Skills Success Series, Narrative--the Power of Storytelling in Academia

This workshop with Dr. Robby Nadler will teach participants the ins and outs of narrative. From there, participants will learn how to revise their writing to better position the narratives in their own works. RSVP online or drop-in.

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Thursday, April 25
9:30 am - 10:30 am, Transfer Student Center, UCSB Library

TEP Information Meeting

For applicants: this meeting provides information regarding the structure of the credential program with the Master’s Degree in Education (M.Ed.); university, program, and state requirements for admission; and instructions for completing the online E-App.

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Friday, April 26
3:30 pm - 5 pm, ED 3209

Dr. Jia Li, Multiculturalism, Critical Culture Awareness, Open Educational Resources (OER) and English Instruction: Connecting Canadian and Hong Kong University Students through Teleconferencing and Online Discussion Platforms

The Applied Linguistics Spring Colloquium. Li is a John A. Sproul Research Fellow, Berkeley Language Center, UC Berkeley & Associate Professor, Technology and Language and Literacy Development, University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

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Friday, April 26
4 pm - 6 pm, HSSB 6020

Dr. Douglas Baker, Invisible Lessons of Graduate School: Implications for Our Careers and Leadership

Douglas Baker (’01 Ph.D., Department of Education) is a professor in the English Education program at Eastern Michigan University. In graduate school we learn to accept the adage attributed to Aristotle and Einstein, “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.” Of course, we may not recognize what we don’t know and lessons, invisible at the moment, to address our ignorance often become critical for our careers. In his talk, Baker will explore invisible lessons he experienced at UCSB and how they informed his teaching and leadership. The inaugural Gevirtz School Alumni Lecture.