Videos
Shirley LeRoy’s Vision for a Better Education for All
LeRoy Family Fund for Neurodiversity Supports New Educational Model
Shirley LeRoy established the LeRoy Family Fund for Neurodiversity at the School of Education to fund the planning and development of an innovative educational model for teaching credential candidates, helping them to remove instructional barriers to learning so that all their students, including those who are neurodivergent, will be able to thrive and succeed.
Emerging Scholars
Expanding Equity in Research
On Thursday, May 11, 2023, the UC Davis School of Education and the Graduate Group in Education presented “Expanding Equity in Research on Language, Race & Culture, and Intersectionality & Policy,” a special Emerging Scholars Series panel showcasing critical, diverse disciplinary perspectives in education from exceptional pre-tenure scholars across the nation.
Youth Participatory Action Research: A Webinar
Presented by the California Institute for School Improvement
California Institute for School Improvement held a free and public webinar on Thursday, December 8, 2022, focused on Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)—a strategy to support youth learning and development and strengthen institutions and communities.
Led by Brandon Louie, director of community engagement at the UC Davis Center for Regional Change, and hosted in partnership with the REEd Center at UC Davis, this one-hour webinar is geared toward principals, teachers and district leaders.
Centering Equity in Graduate Education
Keynote Presentation by Prof. Michal Kurlaender
On Thursday, October 6, 2022, Prof. Michal Kurlaender gave a keynote presentation addressing issues of equity in graduate education at a virtual conference hosted by UC Davis Graduate Studies and The Alliance for Multi-campus, Inclusive Graduate Admissions (AMIGA). Prof. Kurlaender discussed challenges and opportunities in the pipeline to graduate school, and ways to enhance diversity and strengthen conditions for inclusion.
Hodari Davis Presents “Public Scholarship in Action: Exhibit A Oakland”
On October 24, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured language, literacy and culture PhD student Hodari Davis presenting “Public Scholarship in Action: Exhibit A Oakland.”
Sharing our Gratitude and Appreciation
Alumni Sandi Redenbach and Ken Gelatt Gift Names New Learning Lab
In this video, the School of
Education community comes together to thank generous longtime
supporters and alumni Sandi Redenbach (’72, Cred. ’73) and Ken
Gelatt (’67, Cred. ’68) for their generous support of the school
over many years, and on the occasion of the naming of Room 2377
in the Academic Surge building the Sandi Redenbach and Ken Gelatt
Learning Lab in their honor.
Maximus Sefotho Presents “The Philosophy of Botho/Ubunto in Research”
On May 2, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured professor of educational psychology Dr. Maximus Sefotho of the University of Johannesburg presenting “The Philosophy of Botho/Ubuntu in Research!” In it, Dr. Sefotho explores how the philosophy of ubuntu, or a form of African humanism, can help inform more inclusive research.
Darnel Degand Presents “Advanced Illustration Ability Not Required: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Comics Essays in an Education”
On May 23, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Prof. Darnel Degand presenting “Advanced Illustration Ability Not Required: Undergraduate Students’ Experiences with Comics Essays in an Education.”
Virtual Webinar: How COVID-19 Changed Education
At this UC Davis Plugged-In virtual event on May 25, 2022, UC Davis School of Education leaders Dean Lauren Lindstrom, Prof. Margarita Jimenez-Silva and Director of Research and Partnerships/Executive Director of REEd Carlas McCauley presented about the school’s integral role in understanding and mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on education. Through its support of teaching and learning during an unprecedented time, the School is building unique ways to foster equity in education for all—even during this unforeseen global crisis.
Ambar Hernandez Negrete Presents “They Don’t Value Us as Human Beings”
On April 18, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured PhD student Ambar Hernandez Negrete presenting “‘They Don’t Value Us as Human Beings’: Centering Students in Policy Research and Processes.”
Elizabeth Montaño and Izamar Ortíz-González Present “It’s for the Kids!”
On April 11, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Prof. Elizabeth Montaño and PhD student Izamar Ortíz-González presenting “‘It’s for the Kids!’: The Illusion of School Justice in a Charter School Unionized Environment.“
Teachers as Learners Project Presents on Dialogic Teaching in the Digital Classroom
On March 7, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Prof. Lee Martin and postdoctoral researcher Kayce Mastrup presenting “Dialogic Teaching in the Digital Classroom: Teachers’ Collaborative Adaptation in the Face of Disruption.”
Stacy Wittstock Presents on “Standards” as Institutional Gatekeeping: Ecology of Assessment in a Developmental Writing Course
On February 7, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured Stacy Wittstock, UC Davis Ph.D. candidate in the Learning and Mind Sciences, presenting on “Standards” as Institutional Gatekeeping: Examining Faculty and Administrative Perspectives on the Ecology of Assessment in a Developmental Writing Course.
Michael W. Moses II Presents On Racialized Methodological Norms
On January 24, 2022, the UC Davis School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Research Seminar Series featured UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow from UC Riverside Michael W. Moses II presenting on Racialized Methodological Norms: Theorizing IRBs and Anonymity as Racism.
Yanira Madrigal Garcia Presents on Colonial Schooling and Resisting Racialization
Yanira Madrigal-Garcia presents “Revealing colonial schooling: Youth and teachers resisting racialization in two urban high schools,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on June 3, 2021.
School of Education Graduation Ceremony 2021
The School of Education’s 2021 graduation event may have been held virtually, but the celebratory spirit was fully present. School of Education leaders Dean Lauren Lindstrom, program chairs Danny C. Martinez, Elizabeth Montaño and Margarita Jimenez-Silva, and student speaker and Assistant Vice Provost Binnie Singh spoke live from the School of Education building. They were joined online by 70 PhD, EdD, MA and Credential graduates who celebrated from their homes with family, friends and even pets.
Undergraduate Research Assistants Present at 2021 UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference
At the 2021 Undergraduate Research Conference, undergraduate research assistants Jillian Yick, Felicia Wang and Jia Lei Qiu presented “Parent-Child Emotion Talk and its Link to Children’s Emotion Regulation: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Between Mexican-American and Chinese-American Families.”
Dr. Claudia Escobar presents on Learning Experiences and Noncognitive Factors
On May 24, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series featured the Dr. Claudia Escobar discussion “I don’t know, what I don’t know: An exploration of learning experiences and noncognitive factors at a broad-access institution.”
Vanessa Segundo Presents on Engineering Latinx Student Success
Vanessa Segundo presents “’We’re Not Here for a Photo Op’: Engineering Latinx Student Success,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on May 17.
Kaozong Mouavangsou Presents on Hmong Students Transforming their University
Kaozong Mouavangsou presents “History and legacy in the making: Hmong students transforming their university,” as part of our Ph.D. Student Colloquium Series on May 10.
