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February 23, 2016
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UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School Associate Professor Michael Gottfried has been selected as part of the prestigious editorial board for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ), the flagship journal of the American...
February 18, 2016
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Dr. Maria Lucia Castanheira, professor of education at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil will give the free public lecture “Multiple Layers of Context in Everyday Literacy Practices — Insights from a Cross-Generational Study in...
February 17, 2016
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Gevirtz School professor Charles Bazerman led the third meeting of the working group on Lifespan Development of Writing Abilities from January 28 through January 31 at UC Santa Barbara. The group, composed of writing researchers, addresses... -
Steve Smith has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Challenge Success, an initiative based out of Stanford’s Department of Education working to “create a more balanced and academically fulfilling life for kids” by rethinking how...
February 12, 2016
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An interview of Teacher Education alumnus Chris Hanna, recently named a Distinguished New Educator by the Santa Barbara County Education Office, conducted by County Superintendent Bill Cirone.
February 9, 2016
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Faculty and student members of CSBYD
The Center for School-Based Youth Development (CSBYD) at UC Santa Barbara has released its 2015 annual report, highlighting 23 active funded research projects dedicated to work with at-risk students developed by 9 faculty and researchers... -
The Gevirtz School studies how elementary school students learn computer science In his final State of the Union speech, President Obama insisted, “In the coming years, we should build on that progress, by … offering every student the...
February 2, 2016
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A video of a talk given by Michael Gotfried for Policy Analysis for California Education at UC Center Sacramento. -
Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will take major roles in 29 events at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in New Orleans, LA from February 9-13. The National...
January 26, 2016
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will hold an information meeting for students interested in the CalTeach Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Computer Science (STEM) program on Friday, February 19th at 12 noon in Room 4606, Physical...
January 20, 2016
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Nicolasa Sandoval at a student outreach program
Governor Jerry Brown has reappointed UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School alumna Dr. Nicolasa Sandoval to serve on the California State Board of Education. Sandoval, who received her Ph.D. from the Department of Education in 2007, currently...
January 19, 2016
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education will host the forum “Strong Voices, Key Messages from Latino Undergrads: How UCSB Can Truly Become ‘Hispanic Serving,’” on Friday, February 5 from 12:30-2:00 pm in ED 1213. The forum... -
(photo courtesy U of Minnesota)
Vichet Chhuon, alumnus of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School and current Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at University of Minnesota, won two prestigious awards in 2015. He won the Carl A. Grant Research...
January 12, 2016
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Associate Professor Michael Gottfried from the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara's Gevirtz School will be giving an invited lecture on “Reducing Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism in California Schools” at the Seminar for Education...
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Participants during the 2015 Annual Invitational Summer Institute in Composition and Critical Literacy
The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) announces its 38th Annual Invitational Summer Institute in Composition and Critical Literacy. This premier four-week professional development event will be held July 11th - August 4, 2016, Monday-...
January 11, 2016
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Photo Credit: Steve Debenport
Education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is a hot topic for educational reform. For many students, STEM can be the key to future job prospects. Individuals identified with learning disabilities, however, have largely...
January 8, 2016
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The GGSE recently had the opportunity to catch up with Alex Kane (TEP 2007) who teaches 4th grade in the Davis Joint Unified School District. In the interview he discusses his innovative curriculum called Monkey Bar Math that links Math...
January 7, 2016
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Dr. Melissa Morgan Consoli (center) speaking at Centro Universitario de Areco in San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dr. Melissa Morgan Consoli of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School gave a series of invited presentations on her research regarding thriving and resilience in Latino/a populations in Argentina during her fall 2015 sabbatical. Specifically,...
December 21, 2015
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Shane Jimerson, Chair of the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology
The School Psychology Ph.D. program in UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education has been ranked No. 10 in the nation by a website that tracks counseling degrees in the U.S. “It is an honor to see the UCSB program ranked...
December 16, 2015
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School is deeply saddened by the death of graduate student Teresa Marie Igaz, who passed away recently in her Goleta residence. Teresa was in the second year of her doctoral studies in the Department of...
December 15, 2015
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Mandi de Witte with her award posing with Susan Johnson, academic coordinator and Lecturer for CalTeach in the Teacher Education Program and Department of Education
Mandi de Witte, alumna of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, was named Ventura Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year. She was presented with the honor at the 19th Annual Poinsettia Awards Luncheon held in Ventura on December 10. The...
December 8, 2015
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School presents Dr. Christine M. Cunningham giving the talk “Engineering EiE®: The Development of an Elementary Engineering Curriculum” on Thursday, January 14 at 12 noon in the Gevirtz Boardroom, Education...
December 1, 2015
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The Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School recently received approval to expand one of its two undergraduate minors, the Minor in Science and Mathematics Education. This minor will now have two tracks: one for... -
Former UCS Santa Barbara Gevirtz School Ph.D. student David Forman has written a book titled Fearless HR: Driving Business Results. The book explains the value of HR to business competition and the importance of breaking down the...
November 25, 2015
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UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School’s Chryss Yost, a graduate student, and George Yatchisin, Communications Coordinator, have co-edited, along with Nancy Gifford, the poetry anthology Rare Feathers: Poems on Birds & Art (Gunpowder...