We’re all more connected to immigrants — and immigration policies — than we think

Mica Pollock, professor in UC San Diego’s Department of Education Studies and director of the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), wrote an op-ed column for Iowa’s Des Moines Register to connect with people where she grew up. Read the article below or online here. We’re all more connected to…

Celebrating Breakthrough Teaching at UC San Diego

Teaching broadcast journalism to elementary students. Teacher-friendly computer science instruction. New ways of promoting social justice in schools. Breakthrough teaching practices were the focus of the fourth annual teaching and learning conference hosted by UC San Diego’s Department of Education Studies (EDS) and the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE)….

Innovation and Networking at UC San Diego’s ‘Teaching for Impact’ Education Conference

Light morning drizzle and grey skies could not stop 230 dedicated educators from attending “Teaching for Impact: Innovative Practices for Today’s Standards,” the third annual conference for local educators hosted by UC San Diego’s Department of Education Studies (EDS) and the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE). Held at Pepper…

Hands On Lab: Expanding Knowledge through Active Inquiry, Collaborative Learning

By Nan Renner, Ph.D., CREATE; Leader, Hands On Lab, UC San Diego Why does water “stick” together? How does soap work? What do bubbles and cells have in common? Can we make artificial cells? A group of local high school students had the opportunity to find answers to these types of questions and explore fascinating…

Educators Dive Deep at Annual EDS/CREATE Conference

Teachers explore an engineering design process for elementary students at “Diving Deep: Transforming Educational Practice for All Students through CCSS/NGSS” conference at UC San Diego. “When educators take a Saturday to learn together about new ways to support young people, you know public education is in good hands,” said CREATE Associate Director Susan Yonezawa with her co-organizer…

Change the World, Be a Teacher: Learn More at UC San Diego’s EDS Information Session Dec. 3

If you’re interested in finding out how you can become a teacher, plan to attend an information session Dec. 3, 2014, 5:30 to 7 p.m., at the Bear Room at UC San Diego’s Price Center. Meet and mingle with faculty and staff from UC San Diego’s Department of Education Studies (EDS), Ethnic Studies Department and the EDS…

Op-Ed Calls for Investment in Mathematics Teaching and Learning

“Can We Solve San Diego’s Math Problem Together?” is featured in today’s Opinion section of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Co-authored by CREATE Director Mica Pollock, Associate Director Susan Yonezawa and Math for America San Diego Executive Director Barbara Edwards, the commentary addresses the critical need for collective support of mathematics teachers and teaching in our region….

This Week @ UC San Diego: K-12 Educators Teach, Learn and Network at EDS/CREATE CCSS and NGSS Conference

More than 350 educators gathered at Pepper Canyon Hall at UC San Diego on Saturday to learn about the Common Core State Standards and New Generation Science Standards from local educational leaders and each other. The free, one-day conference was co-sponsored by the Department of Education Studies (EDS) and the Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment…

Want to Become a Teacher? EDS and Teachers4Change Host Information Session Feb. 26

If you’d like to spend a lifetime making a difference and inspiring the next generation, consider becoming a teacher. Please join UC San Diego’s Department of Education Studies (EDS), in collaboration with its graduate student organization Teachers4Change, at an informational meeting on February 26, 2014 at Pepper Canyon Hall (Room 340, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m)….

Helping Early Readers Go DEEP: CRLP Bolsters Early Education Literacy Initiatives in San Diego’s Diamond Community

The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP), a teacher professional development program for reading and academic language instruction housed at CREATE, is providing key support for literacy initiatives at three elementary schools in southeast San Diego.  Part of the Jacobs Center for Innovation, the Diamond Educational Excellence Partnership (DEEP) literacy initiatives are seeking to ensure…