Videos
Lizette Navarette – 2021 UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist
UC Grad Slam is an annual contest in which master’s and Ph.D. students across UC campuses compete to see who can best sum up their research for a general audience. Watch Ed.D. student and Grad Slam finalist Lizette Navarette present “Time to Begin Adulting.” Navarette is the Vice Chancellor of College Finance and Facilities Planning for the California Community Colleges.
Dr. Rodriguez and Dr. Aleman Present on Money, Equity & Schools
On March 1, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Gloria Rodriguez and Dr. Enrique Aleman presenting on “Money, Equity, & Schools: A CRT/Racial Realist Analysis of Educational Leadership”.
Dr. Liam Aielo Presents on the Role of Revoicing in Dialogic Text Discussions
On February 22, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Liam Aielo presenting on “‘I feel like you’re summarizing badly what we’re saying’: Revisiting the role of revoicing in dialogic text discussions.”
Dr. Cuellar and Dr. Deeb-Sossa Present on Recruitment During COVID-19 as an Emerging HSI
On February 8, 2021, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Marcela Cuellar, Dr. Natalia Deeb-Sossa and Dr. Blas Guerrero presenting on “Recruitment Practices during COVID-19: Perspectives from Institutional Agents at an Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).”
Dr. Nicole Sparapani Presents on Language, Engagement and Serving Students with Autism
On February 1, 2021, the UC School of Education hosted Dr. Nicole Sparapani as she presented on “Teacher Language and Student Active Engagement in Classrooms Serving Elementary Students with Autism” as part of the Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series
Dr. Nicole Mirra and Dr. Antero Garcia Present on Speculative Civic Literacies
On January 26, 2021, Dr. Antero Garcia and Nicole Mirra presented “I Hesitate But I Do Have Hope: Speculative Civic Literacies for Troubled Times” as part of the Expanding Equity in Educational Research Speaker Series.
Dr. Nancy Acevedo Presents on ‘The Chicana/o/x Dream’
The Graduate Group in Education hosted Dr. Nancy Acevedo to speak to speak on her book ”The Chicana/o/x Dream: Hope, Resistance, and Educational Success” as part of its Brown Bag Speaker Series on January 25, 2021.
Alexis Patterson Williams presents on Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy in Science
On November 23, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Alexis Patterson Williams presenting on “Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy in Science: A Transformative, Just Model for Teaching the Language of Science.”
Megan Welsh presents on why Average is Overrated
On November 16, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Megan Welsh presenting on “Average is Overrated: What factors affect means and variation in performance?”
Ga Young Chung Presents on Destabilizing the “Undocumented Korean Box”
On November 2, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Ga Young Chung presenting on “Destabilizing the “Undocumented Korean Box”: Race, Education, and Immigrant Activism for Liberation.”
Michael Singh Presents on Subverting the Neoliberal Role Model
On October 19, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Michael Singh presenting on “Subverting the Neoliberal Role Model: Examining the Performance of ‘Positive’ Latino Manhood in Schools.”
Darnel Degand Presents on Golden Legacies vs. Trivializing Tropes
On October 26, 2020, the UC School of Education/Graduate Group in Education Brown Bag Speaker Series featured Dr. Darnel Degand presenting on “Golden Legacies vs. Trivializing Tropes: Africans, Toussaint L’Ouverture, & Comic Books.”
Bridging the Education Gap
Education is often called the great equalizer. And while it has helped increase economic mobility for generations of people, this path to opportunity is still marked by great inequities. Across the U.S., students and teachers alike face persistent, systemic barriers to educational access and success.
In this video, Dean Lauren Lindstrom, Director of Teacher Education Margarita Jimenez-Silva and PowerSchool CEO Hardeep Gulati discuss the School of Education’s mission of educational equity, our commitment to research, and the importance of working in partnership.
Message for the School of Education’s 2020 Graduates
We can’t be with you to celebrate in person, but we are together in spirit. Listen to Dean Lauren Lindstrom’s message to the School of Education’s graduating class of 2020. We look forward to the day when we can celebrate together.
Be Part of the Change with the UC Davis School of Education
At the UC Davis School of Education, our vision is that every student will have equal access to a quality education. Learn more about how we’re making this vision a reality around the state, the nation and even the world.
Choose Teaching for Your Second Career
Start your second career as a teacher with the UC Davis School of Education! Jason Fisk played defensive tackle for NFL teams for 11 years. When he retired, he wanted a second career that would give him an opportunity to be part of his community and to share his passion for biology. Jason earned his teaching credential and master’s degree at the UC Davis School of Education and now teaches high school science. Visit teach.ucdavis.edu to start your teaching career today.
A PhD Program Where You Can Make a Difference
The UC Davis Graduate Group in Education brings together faculty and PhD students who want their research to have real-world impacts on the disparities that exist for students at all levels our educational system. In this video, hear from faculty and recent alumni about the ways that their research is having an impact, and how they work with teachers, colleagues, community members and policymakers to create change.
Undergraduate Research in the Field of Social Science
Have you ever thought about participating in a research project and didn’t know where to start? School of Education graduate students Sattik Ghosh, Dylan Hawksworth Lutzow and Valeria Zunino have created a set of three short videos to help you get started. The first video introduces undergraduates to the world of social science research and explains why it’s helpful to get research experience as an undergraduate. The second video provides a brief overview of the different approaches used in social science research.
Words Take Wing 2019
Author Erin Entrada Kelly, "Curiosity Thrilled the Cat"
On February 26, 2019, the UC Davis School of Education welcomed Newbery award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly at the Mondavi Center. Her talk, entitled “Curiosity Thrilled the Cat,” was presented as part of the annual Words Take Wing: Honoring Diversity in Children’s Literature (WTW) celebration.
The Graduate Group in Education: An Interdisciplinary PhD Program
PhD students in the UC Davis Graduate Group in Education draw on mentors and coursework from across the university to shape their unique academic path to a doctoral degree. The program’s rigorous standards, nationally and internationally recognized faculty, and emphasis on social justice and equity prepare graduates to be effective educational researchers. Hear from current students and recent alumni about why they chose the Graduate Group in Education’s PhD program.
