The School’s magazine, Catalyst, is published every
spring and fall. Each issue is attached as a PDF file to that
issue’s description.
If you would like to receive periodic news and notification when
the Catalyst is posted to the site, please send your
name and email address to Donna Justice, director of
marketing and communications.
The School of Education is pleased to present special edition of
the Catalyst to commemorate its tenth anniversary. In
this issue we feature a timeline to illustrate how the School
grew each year over its first decade, launched new programs,
added more faculty and students, and extended its innovation and
bold ideas through partnerships that span every aspect of public
education.
This issue also features our Alumni Hall of Fame; we meet some of
the first class of seniors at West Sacramento Early College Prep,
a unique college-ready charter school we lead in partnership with
Washington Unified School District and Sacramento City College;
and we highlight our Power of Ten Scholarship initiative.
Download the issue here.
The School of Education is pleased to present its Spring 2012
Catalyst. In this issue we feature a special section on
Strengthening Professional Learning Communities. Explore our
in-depth coverage of the School’s work on programs and special
initiatives for professional development. This issue also
features the School’s 2012 Distinguished alumni and an update on
the School’s progress in the UC Davis Campaign. Finally, read
about all of the events, special initiatives and speakers the
School hosted this academic year.
Download the Catalyst in PDF format.
The School of Education’s Catalyst magazine was
recognized in March 2012 by the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE) with a silver award in the category
Communications & Marketing Programs – Print External Audience
Tabloids and Newsletters.
The School of Education is pleased to present its Fall 2011
Catalyst. In this issue we feature a special section on
Strengthening Scholarship and Practice for a Diverse World.
Explore our in-depth coverage of the School’s work on issues
related to the needs of English Learners, along with other news.
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the Catalyst in PDF format.
Inside this issue, we explore the impact of the School’s work in
education policy and leadership. We also feature the School’s
2011 Distinguished Alumni, welcome two new faculty, and celebrate
new gifts to establish scholarships for students.
The School of Education is pleased to offer its Fall 2010
Catalyst online. In this issue of the magazine, we delve
into how the School is tackling the need for robust STEM
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in
our schools and communities. We highlight our research and
programs and ask Cynthia Carter Ching to help us understand the
role of technology in education. We also highlight UC Davis’s
launch of a comprehensive fundraising campaign and thank everyone
who has supported our efforts over the last year through their
philanthropy.
You may download the Catalyst
in PDF format or view it as a flipbook
(requires Flash).
The School of Education is pleased to offer its Spring 2010
Catalyst online. In this issue of the Catalyst,
we provide just a glimpse at the diversity of programs and
solutions we employ to address the needs of schools and
communities in our region. All of them illustrate the School’s
commitment to giving voice to our partners and the youth they
serve. Some highlights include a special section on our work in
Arts Education, a feature on Heidi Ballard, assistant professor
of Environmental Education, and features on our alumni, students
and volunteer leadership.
The fall
Catalyst features numerous examples of the School’s
innovative approach and commitment to doing what matters in the
field and in the academy, from an article on our Young Scholars
Program to our faculty’s vision for transforming teacher
education to our contribution to the national and state
conversation on how to meet the needs of all learners and ensure
America’s leadership in innovation and technology. We also
feature thoughts from the dean and faculty about the importance
of advocating for the university in the face of unprecedented
financial challenges.
The spring
2009 issue introduces our new magazine format for the
Catalyst, with a feature article on our charter school,
West Sacramento Early College Prep.
The fall 2008
issue celebrates UC Davis’s Centennial; introduces Chris
Faltis, the Dolly and David Fiddyment Chair in Teacher Education;
and thanks the Children’s Center at Sutter Medical Center,
Sacramento, for its generous endowment to support Words Take
Wing.
In the spring
2008 issue, we report on the State of the School report, a
reflection on the School’s first five years in operation; we
welcome five new faculty; and we feature our first teacher
appreciation event, which is now our annual Honoring Educators
and Alumni Awards Reception.
In the spring
2007 issue, we celebrate the School’s fifth birthday. We have
an article on the School’s partnership with Sacramento City
College and Washington Unified School District to establish a
charter school, West Sac Early College Prep. And we feature Cary
Trexler, associate professor of education, who received a
Fulbright Scholarship to expand his work in Vietnam.
In the fall 2006
issue, we thank our donors and share the 2005-06 Donor Honor
Roll. We also feature an article on Barbara Goldman, associate
director of teacher education, who received the 2006 James H.
Myer Distinguished Achievement Award.
In the spring
2006 issue, we celebrate our first endowed chair, the David
and Dolly Fiddyment Chair in Teacher Education, with a special
insert on the Fiddyments and teacher education at UC Davis.
In the winter
2006 issue, we announce that the School has established the
Center for Applied Policy in Education and that the
CRESS Center has been chosen to manage the California
Afterschool Network.
The fall 2005
issue celebrated some major milestones for the young School
of Education. We reported that contributions to the School
increased by over 700 percent in 2004-05, and we graduated our
largest class to date. We featured the accomplishments of two
alumni: Mary Catherine Swanson (Credential ‘67), the founder of
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), and Dawn Imamoto
Yamagucci, who was named the Cal Aggie Alumni Association’s 2005
Outstanding Young Alumna.
In the spring
2005 issue, we feature a unique assignment created by Joanne
Galli-Banducci for student teachers that asks them to reflect on
their childhood experiences as readers. And a guest editorial,
“This Is Not My High School System” by Teri Munger, contends that
the current high school system does not prepare students to enter
the workforce of the 21st Century.
In the winter
2005 issue, we feature a study, “Categorical School Finance:
Who Gains, Who Loses?” by Thomas Timar. We spotlight Rebecca
Ambrose and her research on how children solve mathematics
problems. We announce the launch of our joint doctoral program
with Sonoma State, Capital Area North Doctorate in Educational
Leadership, and we feature an article, “You Say You Want a
Revolution—It’s Here: Digital Television and Education,” by
David Hosley, former president and general manager
of KVIE Public Television.
This was the School’s first issue of the
Catalyst. In this issue, we introduce our alumni and
friends to the founding dean of the School, Harold G. Levine. We
feature an article by Winston Doby, former vice president for
education outreach for the Univeristy of California, titled
“UC Outreach and the Future. We announce our partnership
with St. HOPE Public Schools and the UC Davis MIND Institute
to establish a preschool in Oak Park, California, and we honor
two alumni who were named California Teacher of the Year.
