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June 21, 2018
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Graduate Student Association Excellence in Teaching Award for 2017-18 winners Heather Macias (left) and Kelly Whaling (right)
Heather Macias and Kelly Whaling of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School won Graduate Student Association (GSA) Excellence in Teaching Award for 2017-18. The GSA Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes graduate students who have shown...
June 20, 2018
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Stephanie Arguera of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School helped to coordinate a mural painting project at Isla Vista’s St. George Youth Center (SGYC); the mural had its ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, June 15. As a graduate student from...
June 15, 2018
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Aaron Jones will be receiving his Ph.D. from UCSB’s Department of Education with an emphasis in Educational Leadership and Organizations. Jones is the Director of the Educational Opportunity Program at UCSB. As a graduate student, he...
June 12, 2018
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Drew Edelman is graduating with a Master's in the Department of Education with an emphasis in child and adolescent development, and an interdisciplinary emphasis in cognitive science. Edelman also plays for the UCSB Gaucho basketball team...
June 11, 2018
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A lecture presented April 23, 2018 at UC Santa Barbara's MCC Theater, the second in the series presented by UCSB's Gevirtz School. Dr. Solorzano from UCLA gave the talk “ Using the Critical Race Tool of Racial Microaggressions to Examine... -
Attendees for Methods U 18 register and prep with coffee and donuts
Monday, June 11 and Tuesday, June 12 the Gevirtz School is hosting approximately 45 scholars in the Education Building for the first two-day offering of Methods U. Attendees include UC Santa Barbara graduate students (many of whom have...
June 8, 2018
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Kelsey Oliver is a doctoral student in the Department of Education with an emphasis in Special Education, Disabilities, and Developmental Risk Studies with Dr. Robert Koegel as her faculty advisor. Her research interests include the... -
UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education (GGSE) has bolstered its commitment to academics and research with the addition of two members to the school’s leadership team. Jill Sharkey has been named associate dean for research...
June 1, 2018
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Sharon Conley (third for right) with the students in her Doctoral Seminar in Policy and Leadership
“There is nothing so practical as a good theory,” psychologist Kurt Lewin said. Professor in the Department of Education Sharon Conley’s aim is to take Lewin’s words to heart, for she says, “My work lies at the intersection of...
May 30, 2018
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David Hallowell is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Education with an emphasis in child and adolescent development, and an interdisciplinary emphasis in cognitive science. Hallowell has pursued his interest in cognitional theory...
May 29, 2018
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Rebeca Mireles-Rios and Jacob Kirksey were both nominated for 2018 Margaret T. Getman Service to Student Awards. In honor of the former UCSB Dean of Student Residents, Margaret T. Getman, these annual awards recognize university staff and...
May 23, 2018
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The Santa Barbara Unified School District has named Elise Simmons, alumna of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, as the next principal of Santa Barbara High School. Simmons earned her single subject teaching credential...
May 22, 2018
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education concludes this year’s “Policy Goes to School” lecture series on Wednesday, June 6 from 12 pm - 1 pm in room 1207 Education Building. Rachel Baker, Assistant Professor of Education... -
Gevirtz School alumna Dr. Stephanie Couch will take the stage as the 2018 UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division Commencement Keynote speaker on Sunday, June 17 at 4 pm on the Commencement Green. “I value my time at UC Santa Barbara,” she said...
May 21, 2018
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Andrew Maul of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will give the talk “Rethinking Traditional Methods of Survey Validation” on Wednesday, May 23 from 12 pm – 1:30 pm in Education 1201. The free event is sponsored by Quantitative Methods in...
May 15, 2018
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If you are a community partner or academic researcher (including Santa Barbara Unified School District employees enrolled in a graduate program), and wish to conduct a program evaluation or academic study, please work with school...
May 14, 2018
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The Spring 2018 Applied Linguistics Colloquium presenters: Wona Lee, Justine Meyr, Feng Xie
On Friday, June 1, UC Santa Barbara’s Applied Linguistics Interdisciplinary Emphasis will host its spring colloquium featuring student research from 11 am – 12:30 pm in Education 1217. Pizza, drinks, and dessert will be provided at this...
May 11, 2018
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At a luncheon ceremony on Friday, May 11, 2018, UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Education honored its 2017-18 fellowship award winners. See a full album of photos from the event of our Facebook page. The awards and the recipients:... -
Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor in UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, will give the talk “Showing Up: Chronic Absenteeism Disparities Between Children with and without Disabilities in NYC’s Public Schools” on Wednesday, May 16 from...
May 9, 2018
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Judith Green at the "In the Company of Scholars" event in June 2016
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education (GSE) kicked off its Distinguished Lecture Series on May 9 with the talk “Experiencing Learning in a Berkeley Way: Creating a Basis for Your Career” by Dr. Judith Green, Professor Emerita in UC...
May 1, 2018
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Jacob Kirksey, a doctoral student at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, has received the Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy. The Emerging Scholars Award recognizes excellence in graduate student research... -
The release and signing of the Curie-osity Project’s 4-6th grade authors’ new book, STEMinists: The Lifework of 12 Women Scientists and Engineers (Xóchitl Justice Press), will be on May 7 from 6 pm to 7 pm at Chaucer's Bookstore, 3321... -
To help increase the exposure of the UC Santa Barbara student body to the latest research in a variety of disciplines that concern educational issues, the Gevirtz School, with support from UCSB Associated Students, has begun the new...
April 26, 2018
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Registration is now open for the first Methods University. Housed in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Methods U is a two-day intensive statistical workshop focused on a specific topic. There are four different two-day (June 11-12...
April 24, 2018
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Department of Education doctoral candidate Justin McClinton has been selected as a fellow by the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. Through their research, the fellows explore issues ranging from what the latest data...