1. 2014 State of the School

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. A School of Education for the Future
Technology
A School Grounded in Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Psychology ● Neuroscience ● Economics ● Sociology Linguistics ● Learning Sciences ● Humanities ● Informatics

5. Who We Are People 23 Senate Faculty 69 Lecturers
35 Professional and Support Staff
18 Affiliated Faculty
5 Visiting Scholars

6. Welcome to New Faculty!
Drew Bailey
Maria Rosales-Rueda

7. Faculty Synergies
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
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.

8. Quality Indicators
Faculty Research

9. Quality Indicators Grants and Contracts Current Research Funding
• $31,000,000
2014 – 2015 (July 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015)
30 Proposals
50 Proposals
36 Proposals
33 Proposals
41 Proposals

10. US News & World Report Rankings
Quality Indicators
US News & World Report Rankings

11. 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 Afterschool
Education
• 42 Awarded (Spring 2014)

12. Teacher Education at UCI
Our Programs
Teacher Education at UCI
3 Pathways

13. California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
UCI Passed with Flying Colors in Spring 2014
Highlights from the Accreditation Review
All programs functioning as a cohesive unit
Robust collection, analysis, and application of data
Strong relationships with the community
Strong curriculum that incorporates Common Core standards
Integration of Senate faculty research into curriculum and practice

14. National Council on Teacher Quality
2014 National Rankings of 800
Teacher Education Programs
UCI’s Cal Teach Math & Science Program Ranked
#1 in California
#8 in U.S.

15. Number of Ph.D. Applications
Ph.D. in Education
Number of Ph.D. Applications
30 Graduates
71 Current Students
Student Productivity in
65 articles published/in press
24 articles under review
122 presentations at conferences

16. 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

17. UCI Writing Project Carol Booth Olson
11 million USDE Office of Innovation & Improvement
38 Years of Programs for Teachers:
Summer Institutes
35,000+ teachers from 90 school districts and
15 colleges/universities
30 Years of Programs for PreK-12:
Summer Youth Program
2000+ students: Summer 2014
21 Years of Annual Conference for Teachers
650+ attendance: Fall 2014

18. 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”

19. 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”

20. Director of Development Director of Student Affairs
Welcome to New Staff!
Mike Khuu
Senior Contracts and
Grants Analyst
Jenel Lao
Director of Online
Programs
Patricia Collette
Assistant Dean
Michelle Dramé
Director of Development
Rhett Lowe
Programmer
Kevin Reimer
Director of Student Affairs
Luther Tolbert
Facilities Manager

21. Welcome to New Administrative Support!
Emily Yu
Administrative Assistant
Jamie Blanchard-Poling
Administrative Specialist
Jennifer Tang
Administrative Assistant

22. Welcome to New Research Staff and Postdocs!
Meeta Banerjee
Academic Specialist
Abigail Alido
Research Assistant
Jessica Ardo
Managing Editor
Anne Marre Bautista
Research Assistant
Anna Lene Dicke
Postdoctoral Fellow
Paul Hanselman
Postdoctoral Fellow

23. Director of Research, Writing Project
Welcome to New Research Staff and Postdocs!
Nayssan Safavian
Postdoctoral Fellow
Libier Isas
Research Assistant
Tina Matuchniak
Director of Research, Writing Project
Ellen Sheehan
Lab Manager
Ashley Wright
Research Assistant

24. 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

25. Moving Forward Dean’s Advisory Board: 8 New Members
Dean’s Leadership Council: 2015 Inaugural Meeting
Dean’s Executive Alumni Council: 4 Executive Members

26. 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