As a child, Eliza Day spent much of her time playing school. It’s no surprise that her passion for education led this two-time alumna to her current career as a special education teacher.
Danielle Mireles, doctoral candidate, presents " 'That's like, a white man's disease': Counternarratives of dis/abled students of Color at four-year campuses" on Friday, May 22.
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are highlighting outstanding educators and alumni from GSOE who continue to shape ideas, minds, and the future. Read their stories below! For #GivingTuesdayNow, please consider giving a gift to the Teacher Education Fund. Learn more about the fund in Ken Noller's profile below. Paying it Forward: Ken Noller...
Assistant Professor and licensed Clinical Psychologist Katherine Stavropoulos will be holding weekly “Virtual Student Support Hours" for GSOE students who may be struggling, or just want to talk, during this time.
Special education doctoral candidate, and graduate student researcher in SEARCH Family Autism Resource Center, shares how the center is pivoting to telehealth, and other ways COVID-19 has impacted her work.
Danielle talks about the importance of peer support groups, especially during COVID-19, and how she’s destressing (hint: it’s furry and has four legs!).
Two-time alumnus Adrian Diaz views every class period, and every new academic year, as an opportunity to build relationships with hundreds of diverse students, each who “bring unique and valued contributions to our classroom, whether it be their language abilities, learning styles, prior knowledge, talents, or culture.” As an educator, he believes that authentic and...
Matthew Schiller first caught the teaching bug while tutoring math and science as a college student, but it was his role as a teaching assistant as a UCR biochemistry graduate student that solidified his decision to become a teacher. “Being a teaching assistant showed me not only what I wanted to do with the rest...
"It's been important for me to try and understand what graduate students’ specific concerns are and how I can support them in addressing those concerns."
Set to earn her master's with multiple subject credential this summer, Miranda talks about distance learning as a student teacher, and how she's adapting under quarantine.
As a first-generation student from the Inland Empire, alumna Brenda Angulo earned her master’s degree in education, teaching credential, and bilingual authorization in 2014 so she could become an educator and advocate in her community. She is currently a kindergarten teacher in the Jurupa Unified School District where she is committed to promoting educational equity...
In our first installment of student and faculty stories under quarantine, Assistant Professor Kinnari Atit shares some of her tips for getting through this challenging time.
Eddie Comeaux, associate professor of higher education, discusses the importance of flexibility in admissions amid COVID-19 with the Los Angeles Times.
As of March 14, the campus is closed, and GSOE staff and faculty are working remotely. Look here for resources and information for GSOE students, faculty, staff, and partners during this time.
Congratulations to all our teacher education scholarship recipients! Special Education Scholars In an effort to boost the number of fully credentialed special education teachers in Southern California’s Inland Empire, UCR GSOE recently launched the Special Education Scholars program . Scholars accepted into the program receive “service awards” that cover the cost of their M.Ed. plus...
UC Riverside Graduate School of Education welcomes Kelly Kraus-Lee as its new director of development. In this role, Kelly will be working closely with the dean and the faculty of GSOE to advance the fundraising objectives and priorities of the school. “I am excited to join the UCR team as the Graduate School of Education’s...
Associate Professor Eddie Comeaux served as co-chair of the university-wide task force studying whether to recommend keeping or eliminating standardized tests as a factor in admissions decisions.
