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February 15, 2019
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Events to feature Gevirtz School faculty and alumni Drafted by students, faculty and other delegates from across the UC system during a special conference at UC Santa Barbara in April 1969, El Plan was a 155-page manifesto and detailed...
February 13, 2019
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Tania Israel of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will give the talk “Fascinating Facts about Bisexuality” as part of the UCSB Alumni series Profs at the Pub on Wednesday, February 20 at 6 pm at the Santa Barbara Cider Company, 325...
February 8, 2019
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School held its 2018-19 Fellowship Breakfast on Wednesday, January 16 at The Club on the UCSB campus. The event was a school-wide celebration and recognition of the students who have received fellowships for the...
February 7, 2019
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Omar Espinoza is training the next generation of digital natives to be skilled and confident content creators. He graduated from the Teacher Education Program in 2016 with a M.Ed. and a multiple subject teaching credential and currently...
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The teacher shortage in California has become dire. Just checkout the RAND report “Teacher Shortages in California: Status, Sources, and Potential Solutions” (Darling-Hammond, Sutcher, Carver-Thomas), which claims: “About 90% of principals... -
To say that Department of Education doctoral student Ann Wai-Yee Kwong is a passionate advocate in the fight for inclusive education (and work places) is practically an understatement. Last year she was invited to give two talks at the... -
Like many of her peers, Adriana Sánchez’s journey to UCSB was not without adversity. After graduating high school in Simi Valley, she enrolled at Cal State Monterey Bay but found herself struggling with being so far away from family. “I... -
The landscape of today’s internet is complex, especially considering the advent of social media. Despite the complicated nature of social networking platforms, it has become increasingly important for individuals to have an online presence...
February 6, 2019
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Delaine Eastin and Samantha Harris
Samantha Harris of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School was named the recipient of the 2019 Delaine A. Eastin Fellowship. This fellowship is given to a graduate student pursuing an MA or Ph.D. in the Department of Education who is the first... -
Amanda Henderson, Jon Mello (donor), Lauren Bedard
Lauren Bedard and Amanda Henderson of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School were named the recipients of the 2019 Guerrier “Hope” Fellowships. The “Hope” Fellowships are awarded to Teacher Education Program credential students who demonstrate... -
Mari Estrada and Carola Oliva-Olson
Mari Estrada and Carola Oliva-Olson awarded awarded a $1.1 million grant for Early Childhood StudiesWe have posted a new alumni spotlight. We had the opportunity to catch up with two of our alumnae, Mari Estrada and Carola Oliva-Olson, both Ph.D.s from the Department of Education. Both faculty at California State University Channel...
February 5, 2019
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This week we caught up with Rylee Theodore, who is pursuing a Masters of Education and a Single Subject Credential in the Social Sciences in the Teacher Education Program. Theodore completed her undergrad at California State University,...
January 31, 2019
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Cynthia Brinkmann, Hector Sanchez, Frederick Brinkmann
Hector Sanchez of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been chosen as the 2018 Cynthia and Frederick Brinkmann Fellowship recipient. This fellowship supports graduate students in the Teacher Education Program who are pursuing a teaching... -
The 2019 Critelli Fellows: (l-r) Cornelia Radis, Benjamin Rudolph, Samantha Chang. Not pictured: Ardes Armstrong.
Ardes Armstrong, Samantha Chang, Corey Radis and Benjamin Rudolph of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have received 2018-2019 Marika Ann Critelli Memorial Fellowships for Community Service. This fellowship is designated for Teacher...
January 29, 2019
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After our recent Fellowship Breakfast, we caught up with Lauren Bedard, a single subject credential candidate in mathematics in the Teacher Education Program. Bedard graduated from UCSB with a BA in Mathematics, focused on high school...
January 28, 2019
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The Autism Seminar & Discussion (ASD) series – sponsored by UC Santa Barbara’s Koegel Autism Center and the Santa Barbara Public Library – will host another monthly lecture and Q&A on Tuesday, February 5th from 6:30-8 p.m. The talk... -
The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) announces its 40th Annual Invitational Summer Institute in Composition and Critical Literacy. This premier four-week professional development event will be held July 8th - August 2nd, 2019, Monday-...
January 25, 2019
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Sabrina Tuyay's husband Herb Tuyay with fellowship awardee Daniel Santana
Daniel Santana of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School has been chosen as the 2019 Dr. Sabrina Tuyay Memorial Fellowship recipient. This fellowship acknowledges teacher candidates who have shown a commitment to providing thoughtful literacy... -
(l-r): 2019 Dr. J donors: Joseph Beyers, Katie Gasik (Dr. J’s granddaughter) and Kathy Beyers, with 2019 recipients: Luis Quintero, Jayne Ward, Jennifer Kloster, Elsa Miranda, Rylee Theodore. Not pictured: Amanda Henderson and Jenna Mazurkiewicz.
The Teacher Education Program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara has named its 2019 Dr. J Student Teacher Fellows: Amanda Henderson Jennifer Kloster Jenna Mazurkiewicz Elsa Miranda Luis Quintero Rylee...
January 24, 2019
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Gevirtz Graduate School of Education alumnus Bruce Wampold (Ph.D., Education [Counseling Psychology], 1981) is the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of...
January 22, 2019
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The 2018 GGSE Grad Slam participants
UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will hold its fifth annual in-house Grad Slam on Tuesday, April 2 from 12 pm – 1:30 pm in Education 4219. Light lunch and refreshments will be provided. This non-competitive event will allow for each... -
Erika Sanchez, a first-year graduate student in the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, has spoken to us how important family is to her and what motivated her to choose CCSP. Sanchez has been working with Dr. Miya...
January 17, 2019
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The UC Santa Barbara Multicultural Center (MCC) presents the documentary Tested at the MCC Theater on Wednesday, January 23 at 6 pm. This provocative film explores such issues as access to a high-quality public education,...
January 15, 2019
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This week we caught up with Jennifer Kloster, a student in the Teacher Education Program working on her multiple subject teaching credential. Jennifer just graduated this past spring 2018 from UCSB and majored in Sociology with a minor in...
January 14, 2019
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Dr. Audra Skukauskaitė, Dr. Liudmila Rupšienė, and Dr. Ingrida Baranauskienė
The Gevirtz Graduate School of Education and Department of Education are hosting a talk titled “Developing Research Capacities in Lithuanian Higher Education: Teaching and learning qualitative and ethnographic research in the context of...