SOE faculty supervise a team of SOE graduate students from Special Education and School Psychology to provide free autism assessments to the Inland Empire community. Assessments are in English and Spanish, as needed.  In addition, the SEARCH Clinic holds “Office Hours” where residents can bring any question about autism.

SEARCH Center

The IMPACT (Influencing and Mentoring Partnering Academics and Cooperative Teaching) Summer Institute brings together faculty, staff, Supervisors of Teacher Education, district cooperative teachers and administrators to offer intensive professional development, mentorship and hands-on learning experiences. The institute equips educators with innovative teaching strategies founded in research that support diverse student populations.

Teacher Education Program

Working in partnership with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SOE faculty organized a professional development workshop series for local K-12 STEM educators. Teachers participated in active learning instructional strategies using real-world problem solving applications to enhance in person and online STEM curriculum and improve STEM student outcomes.

California Teach-Science Math Initiative

Funded by the Gates Foundation, the math "Big Bet" will develop new courseware for first-year Calculus using technology-based tools to guide learning based on a new platform that incorporates pedagogical best practices for cognitive development. The goal is to make significant improvements to the learning outcomes of students needing to master material in "barrier" courses to STEM education, beginning with first year calculus.

Big Bet on Math Initiative

UCR faculty and students produce a very personal podcast series that emanates from the award-winning documentary Autism Goes to College. Hosted by a UCR Ph.D. student, the podcast invites current autistic students and recent graduates to discuss their life experiences growing up, getting into college and navigating life on campus.

Autism Goes to College

The SOE, UCLA and the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) partner to allow students to work with master Math, Science, Social Science and English instructors, who prepare them for the rigorous curriculum that they will face in AP courses. Concurrently, their AP teachers observe and learn from the master instructors, gathering a framework for how to successfully conduct an AP course. This unique program allows for students and teachers to learn together.

AP Readiness

The STEAM Academy is a free two-week, academic experience providing quality STEM programming for middle and high school students with a specific focus on those who are under-performing, but have high potential and high interest. Students engage in hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM).

Summer STEAM Academy

The SOE Middle School Initiatives fills the void that so many middle schoolers experience regarding college preparation, especially in under-resourced schools. With college visitation days, essay contests, 8th grade promotion sponsorships, book drives and school visits, UCR faculty and staff connect with middle schoolers and build their self-esteem about going to college.

Middle School Initiatives

UCR LIFTED seeks to expand access to a UCR Bachelor’s degree to students living inside a prison in the Inland Southern California region. Through this program we seek to amplify the voices of those incarcerated nationally and provide avenues for them to become future advocates for those who have are currently and have been formerly incarcerated.

UCR LIFTED

SOE researchers created a community-based program designed to integrate professional development strategies with a rigorous early childhood language and literacy program. So far, this multi-award winning program has reached over 350,000+ students across CA and the U.S. 

Project Moving Forward 

The UCR School of Education APA-accredited school psychology PhD program collaborates with 15 California public school districts as well as a county public health system, children's hospital, and private practice to train highly qualified future mental health professionals to serve our community, state and nation.

“Our close relationships with educational professionals, doctors, and licensed psychologists allow our trainees to support positive outcomes for students while developing skills that will impact countless children and families.” – Austin Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies

School Psychologist Training

ITOC works with the community to provide on-going critical professional development space to support wellbeing, strengthen racial literacy, and cultivate the racial justice leadership capacities of teachers of Color who work in K-12 public schools that serve students of Color. A unique collaboration between the disciplines of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Ethnic Studies, this fellowship rigorously selects and supports approximately 150 ITOC Fellows each year.

Institute for Teachers of Color Committed to Racial Justice