2014 State of the School

The annual Dean’s State of the School

address is shared with faculty, staff,

students, and community partners. The

address summarizes the past year’s

accomplishments and communicates

goals for the coming year.

Our Mission

The School of Education seeks to promote educational success and

achievement of diverse learners of all ages through our research, teaching, and service activities that foster learning and

development in and out of school.

A School of Education for the Future

A School Grounded in Interdisciplinary CollaborationsPsychology ● Neuroscience ● Economics ● Sociology Linguistics ● Learning Sciences ●

Humanities ● Informatics

Technology

Who We Are• People

o 23 Senate Faculty

o 69 Lecturers

o 35 Professional and Support Staff

o 18 Affiliated Faculty

o 5 Visiting Scholars

Welcome to New Faculty!

Drew Bailey Maria Rosales-Rueda

Faculty Synergies

Note: Currently, teacher education is embedded within the grid; however, faculty are discussing whether teacher education should be reflected separately—vertically or horizontally. Other schools of education have teacher education on the vertical axis.

Learning, Cognition, & Development (Psychology, Neuroscience, & Learning

Sciences)

Education Policy & Social Context

(Sociology & Economics)

Language, Literacy, & Technology

(Informatics & Linguistics)

Early Childhood Bailey, Collins, Reich, Vandell Duncan, Farkas, Rosales-Rueda

Black, Mancilla-Martinez

K-12 Literacy Collins Brouillette Black, Lawrence, Mancilla-Martinez, Olson, Warschauer

K-12 Math & Science Bailey, Conley, Eccles, Kang, Sandholtz, Santagata, Sengupta-Irving, Vandell, van Es

Brouillette, Domina, Duncan, Farkas

K-12 Brain Processes, Motivation & Development

Conley, Eccles, Jaeggi, Vandell Conchas, Duncan

Afterschool & Summer Eccles, Vandell Conchas, Farkas Lawrence

Higher Education Kang, Sandholtz, Sengupta-Irving, van Es

Conchas, Domina, Duncan Warschauer

Quality Indicators

US News and World Report Rankings

TopCitations/Faculty (.01%)Articles/Faculty (.01%)% of Faculty with Grants (.02%)

SoE

Performance Relative to Other Schools of Education

Faculty Research

Quality Indicators

Current Research Funding• $31,000,000

2014 – 2015 (July 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015)• 30 Proposals

2013-2014• 50 Proposals

2012-2013• 36 Proposals

2011-2012• 33 Proposals

2010-2011• 41 Proposals

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Our Programs

Undergraduate SCH

B.A. in Education Sciences• 300 Declared Majors (Fall 2014)• 772 Applicants for Fall 2015

Minor in Educational Studies• 286 Graduates (Spring 2014)

Certificate in AfterschoolEducation• 42 Awarded (Spring 2014)

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Our ProgramsTeacher Education at UCI

3 Pathways

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)

a) All programs functioning as a cohesive unit

b)Robust collection, analysis, and application of data

c) Strong relationships with the community

d)Strong curriculum that incorporates Common Core standards

e) Integration of Senate faculty research into curriculum and

practice

UCI Passed with Flying Colors in Spring 2014Highlights from the Accreditation Review

National Council on Teacher Quality

2014 National Rankings of 800Teacher Education Programs

UCI’s Cal Teach Math & Science Program

Ranked

• #1 in California

• #8 in U.S.

Ph.D. in EducationNumber of Ph.D. Applications

30 Graduates

71 Current Students

Student Productivity in 2013-

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• 65 articles published/in press

• 24 articles under review

• 122 presentations at

conferences

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Community Partnerships• The Academy Charter High

School

• UC Irvine Child Development

Center

• St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

• Garden Grove Unified School

District

• Orange County Head Start

• Children’s Hospital of Orange

County

• Online Toolbox: Afterschool

and Summer Outcomes

• Partnerships with 28 Regional

School Districts

UCI Writing ProjectCarol Booth Olson11 million USDE Office of Innovation & Improvement

38 Years of Programs for Teachers:Summer Institutes35,000+ teachers from 90 school districts and15 colleges/universities

30 Years of Programs for PreK-12:Summer Youth Program2000+ students: Summer 2014

21 Years of Annual Conference for Teachers650+ attendance: Fall 2014

2013-14 GoalsOffer Undergraduate Major

Recruit Two Senate Faculty (Early Childhood;

Learning and Cognition)

Hire Full-Time SoE Advancement Officer

Expand Teacher Education Programs

Transform SoE Communications: Website

Redesign, Social Media Presence, Coordination

of “Message”

2013-14 Goals Offer Undergraduate Major

Recruit Two Senate Faculty (Early Childhood;

Learning and Cognition)

Hire Full-Time SoE Advancement Officer

Expand Teacher Education Programs

Transform SoE Communications: Website

Redesign, Social Media Presence, Coordination

of “Message”

Welcome to New Staff!

Patricia ColletteAssistant Dean

Michelle DraméDirector of Development

Mike KhuuSenior Contracts and

Grants Analyst

Jenel LaoDirector of Online

Programs

Rhett LoweProgrammer

Kevin ReimerDirector of Student Affairs

Luther TolbertFacilities Manager

Welcome to New Administrative Support!

Jamie Blanchard-PolingAdministrative Specialist

Jennifer TangAdministrative Assistant

Emily YuAdministrative Assistant

Welcome to New Research Staff and Postdocs!

Abigail AlidoResearch Assistant

Jessica ArdoManaging Editor

Meeta BanerjeeAcademic Specialist

Anne Marre BautistaResearch Assistant

Anna Lene DickePostdoctoral Fellow

Paul HanselmanPostdoctoral Fellow

Welcome to New Research Staff and Postdocs!

Libier IsasResearch Assistant

Tina MatuchniakDirector of Research, Writing Project

Nayssan SafavianPostdoctoral Fellow

Ellen SheehanLab Manager

Ashley WrightResearch Assistant

5-Year Priorities• Grow Senate Faculty to 34

• Move Into the Ranks of the Top 20 Schools of Education

• Secure School of Education Naming Gift

• Expand Cal Teach Undergraduate Education Credential

Program

• Build Online Programming in Language, Literacy, and

Technology

• Acquire Additional Space and Support Staff to

Accommodate Growth in Faculty, Students, Teaching,

and Research

• Develop Strategic Plan for 2016-2026

Moving Forward Dean’s Advisory Board: 8 New Members

Dean’s Leadership Council: 2015 Inaugural

Meeting

Dean’s Executive Alumni Council: 4 Executive

Members

School of Education Initiatives● Using Technology to Transform Learning

● Promoting Early Childhood Learning and Development

● Fostering Literacy in a Diverse Society

● Strengthening Competencies in Math and Science

● Researching Brain Processes, Motivation, and

Development

● Transforming Education of Tomorrow’s Teachers

● Expanding Learning Opportunities: Afterschool and

Summer

Programs

● Remaking the University

● Supporting Community Partnerships