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March 19, 2019
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The 2018 GGSE Grad Slam participants
Three Gevirtz School graduate students will take part in the School’s internal Grad Slam on April 2 and three students will participate in the 2019 UC Santa Barbara’s Graduate Student Showcase Grad Slam that runs from April 8-19. For both...
March 18, 2019
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Program Continues Growth through Multiple School District Partnerships and Expanded Grade Offerings The Young Writers Camp – a nonprofit program of the South Coast Writing Project at UCSB – announced plans to once again expand its reach in...
March 13, 2019
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The 2019 President's Educator Fellows (l-r): Clarissa Torres, Yoli Galavdon, Esmeralda Rojas, Courtney Malafronte, Abigail Wever (not pictured: Jason Dai, Monique Melgoza)
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Teacher Education Program students Jason Dai (single subject credential, Mathematics), Yoli Galvadon (single subject credential, English), multiple subject credential candidates Courtney Malafronte,... -
Christopher Salem, one of the two Dorman Commons Fellows for 2018-19
Christopher Salem, a student in the Department of Education, and Kiara-Nabil Cortez, who is working on her multiple subject teaching credential in the Teacher Education Program, were awarded 2018-2019 Dorman Commons Fellowships. This fund...
March 12, 2019
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In its just published 2020 list of the top graduate school of education in the country, U.S. News & World Reports ranked UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School number 53. The graduate school ranks number 38 among public... -
Bertin Solis (l) with a student in the UCSB McNair Scholars Program, a program that supports undergraduate students historically underrepresented in higher education pursue research and Ph.D.s. Solis was part of the program as an undergrad and now serves as a graduate mentor.
This week we caught up with Bertin Solis, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Education at UC Santa Barbara with an emphasis in Culture and Development working with his advisor Professor Richard Duran. Solis earned a BA in Sociology and...
March 7, 2019
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UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education continues this year’s “Policy Goes to School” lecture series on Monday, March 18 from 4 pm - 5 pm in room 1201 Education Building. David Blazar, Assistant Professor of Education...
March 5, 2019
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This week we caught up with Gabby Gutierrez-Serrano, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Education. Gabby received her B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in Chicana/o Studies with a minor in Education. GGSE: What...
March 4, 2019
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Michael Gottfried, Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School, has recently published Absent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism (Harvard Education Press... -
Jasmine McBeath, Alumni Fellow for Community Service, Professor Dorothy Chun, Gabby Gutierrez-Serrano, Philip & Helen Green Travel Fellow, and Diana Chagolla, Alumni Fellow for Teaching/Mentoring
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education doctoral students Jasmine McBeath and Diana Chagolla have received awards from the Alumni Fellowship in the Department of Education, in Excellence for Community Service and Excellence for Teaching/...
February 26, 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, March 5th from 6:30-8 p.m. The talk,... -
UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School alumna Ann P. Kaganoff has published the book Best Practices in Educational Therapy (Routledge 2019). Best Practices in Educational Therapy provides actionable strategies and solutions for...
February 25, 2019
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Faculty and students from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will take major roles in several events at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) in Atlanta, GA from February 26-March 1. The National...
February 21, 2019
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Santa Barbara Unified School District’s Task Force on School Climate and Safety presents a districtwide transitional kindergarten / kindergarten to 12th grade School Safety Community Forum on February 21 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at La Colina... -
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education doctoral student Amy Barrett is this year’s winner of the Gale and Richard Morrison Fellowship. The Morrison Fellowship is awarded from an endowed fund to recruit top applicants to the Gevirtz School to...
February 19, 2019
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Matt Nehmer, left, chair of Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Teacher Recognition Committee; Roosevelt School Principal Christy Bazemore; and Roosevelt teacher Barbara Barr. (Courtesy photo)
Rotary Club of Santa Barbara has recognized Roosevelt Elementary School teacher Barbara Barr for her outstanding work and significant contributions to public education. Barr, who teaches sixth grade, is in her 30th year of teaching at... -
Talia Allen is the recipient of the 2019 Martha Aldridge Promise Award. Allen is in the Multiple Subject Credential program at UCSB’s Teacher Education Program. Family, friends, and colleagues established the Aldridge Memorial Fund to... -
This week we caught up with Daniel Santana, who is pursuing a Masters of Education and a Special Education Credential in the Teacher Education Program. GGSE: What is you undergraduate degree and where did you get it?...
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...