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Seattle Times
February 9, 2012
Despite a growing body of evidence about its importance, Puget Sound-area public-school districts still can't seem to build a diverse teaching corps. M.i.T. Alum Treneicia Gardner's experience illustrates an issue that's gaining attention across the country. Ken Zeichner, Director of the Teacher Education Program, is also quoted.
February 6, 2012
A new paper by Cap Peck, Chrysan Gallucci and UC-Santa Barbara colleague Tine Sloan has been named Outstanding Journal of Teacher Education article of the year by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. The paper is titled “Negotiating Implementation of High-Stakes Performance Assessment Policies in Teacher Education: From Compliance to Inquiry.”
That's how Patrick Okell, parent of an autistic son, describes the Haring Center's Experimental Education Unit. Center Director Ilene Schwartz is also interviewed.
Research That Matters 2011
The College of Education has dedicated the 2011 issue of Research That Matters to an expansive and timely topic: learning across the lifespan. Understanding education from inside and outside school walls, as well as across a lifetime, enables our researchers to design smart, system-wide strategies for closing the achievement gap that plagues our nation.