An essential component of the GEAR UP partnership grant entailed working with students to promote a “college-going culture” through various intensive academic enrichment interventions, along with workshops related to pursuing a postsecondary education, including career awareness, goal setting and financial aid. Students also had the opportunity to visit college campuses to experience life as a college student.
- Program website: http://cep.ucmerced.edu/?contentid=3&pcode=gup
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is a federally funded discretionary grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. Through the collaborative efforts of school and district partners along with additional business and community partners, GEAR UP provides critical academic preparation and support for students and families to help them navigate the college-going pathway. GEAR UP partnerships supplement existing school reform efforts and use research-proven practices to promote academic rigor and student achievement. The program brings much-needed resources to increase student academic performance and preparation for college, increase student and family college awareness, increase teachers’ capacity to prepare students for college, and create a college-going culture within the broader community. EPC provides a variety of school-based academic services in its two GEAR UP partnerships in Watsonville/Pajaro Valley and south Monterey County.
- Program website: http://epc.ucsc.edu/programs/gear-up.html
- Contact email: epc@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a federal program funded by the U.S. Department of Education. GEAR UP provides federal funding for 213 state and partnership grants serving over 748,000 low-income students in 48 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau, and Puerto Rico. The goal of the program is to significantly increase the number of low-income middle and high school students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
- Program website: http://www.castategearup.org/
- Contact email: staff@castategearup.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science, COSMOS, is a 4-week summer residential program for high achieving math and science students. Students live on campus and attend subject specific classes taught by UC faculty and researchers. The program is open to 8th-12th grade high school students. This intense academic program is intended to inspire and encourage young people to pursue future study in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related field. Students will participate in related academic outings to places such as the Novozymes, Genentech, and Bodega Bay Marine Lab.
- Program website: http://cosmos.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: cosmos@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
COSMOS participants stay on the UCI campus to experience the life of a college student. Students learn from UCI faculty and scientists in exciting areas of science and math and conduct a research project and applying your knowledge and skills. Participants will be able to focus on their goals for higher education and challenging careers while building a foundation for a competitive university application.
- Program website: http://www.cosmos.uci.edu/
- Contact email: cosmos@uci.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of COSMOS is to motivate the most creative minds of the new generation of prospective scientists, engineers and mathematicians who will become leaders for California, the nation, and the world. The program aims to create a community of students who participate in and contribute to an intensive academic experience delivered by distinguished educators and scholars.
- Program website: http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/cosmos/
- Contact email: cosmos@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) is a four-week summer residential program at four UC campuses that provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to work side-by-side with outstanding researchers and university faculty, covering topics that extend beyond the typical high school curriculum. The academic experience includes nine clusters taught by UCSC faculty, special discovery lectures, academic field trips, and enrichment sessions. Students’ residential life includes weekend events and fun-filled peer activities, and COSMOS alumni have opportunities to attend the California Nobel Laureate event, receive research awards and college scholarships, and participate in an industry internship program.
- Program website: http://cosmos.ucsc.edu/
- Contact email: cosmos@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Since 1983, the Bay Area Mathematics Project (BAMP) has offered inspiring professional learning opportunities for K-12 mathematics teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma, Solano, and Napa counties. Specializing in support for Common Core implementation and preparation for the new Smarter Balanced assessments, BAMP has a particular focus on equity and supporting English learners. As one of the 19 California Mathematics Project (CMP) sites supported by the State of California and administered by the University of California Office of the President. BAMP increasingly draws strength from increased collaboration with county offices and other CMP sites around the state.
- Program website: http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/services_and_expertise/professional_development/mathematics_professional_development/bamp
- Contact email: lewdouglas@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
A teacher leadership network committed to quality science education that is equitable and accessible for all students, and is based on research, sound teaching strategies, and teachers' experience of effective classroom practice; teacher professional development resources include Saturday seminars, summer institutes; Web site includes online links to nearly a dozen sites containing curricula and lesson plans.
- Program website: http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/services_and_expertise/professional_development/k12_science_professional_development/basp
- Contact email: cbillingsley@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The BAY AREA WRITING PROJECT, based at the University of California, Berkeley, is an organization of, by, and for teachers of writing at all grade levels and in all disciplines, dedicated to improving the teaching and uses of writing through a variety of programs–both on the university campus and in the schools of the Bay Area.
- Program website: http://bayareawritingproject.org/
- Contact email: bawp@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The central mission of the BWLP is to provide professional learning programs that meet the needs of language educators in its service region that includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, and Solano counties. The site offers a tiered program to strengthen participants’ academic content knowledge and content-specific pedagogical skills including technology in order to promote student learning and achievement. Additionally, the site offers a program to build leadership skills that will allow teachers to become leaders at their schools as well as program leaders with BWLP. The programs provide multiple paths of entry designed to accommodate the varied backgrounds and experiences of teachers of World Languages, English Language Learners, and Heritage Language Learners.
- Program website: http://bwlp.berkeley.edu/
- Contact email: n-salsig@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Berkeley Regional Office of the CRLP provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Francisco Bay area/region. Located in the Graduate School of Education at University of California, Berkeley, the CRLP-UC Berkeley Regional Office offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of complex texts and academic language.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/155/25
- Contact email: gwennlei@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
UCBHSSP seeks to bridge the academy and K-12 communities to help teachers strengthen their instructional practice and provide equitable educational opportunities to all students, through a model of learning, practicing, and doing. Housed in the UC Berkeley History Department, UCBHSSP is a member site of the California Subject Matter Projects.
- Program website: http://ucbhssp.berkeley.edu/; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: ucbhssp@berkeley.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The Area 3 Writing Project (A3WP) is a professional development network for California teachers and administrators. A3WP uses a teachers-teaching-teachers model to share the successful practices of those educators who effectively teach writing at all grade levels.
- Program website: http://education.ucdavis.edu/pod/about-a3wp
- Contact email: a3wp@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The History Project at UC Davis is committed to raising student achievement by teaching history in challenging and exciting ways, which expand content knowledge and develop a literate citizenry. The Project is also dedicated to supporting and challenging one another in pursuit of excellence in history and social-science education.
- Program website: http://historyproject.ucdavis.edu/; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: historyproject@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The UC Irvine Regional Office of the CRLP provides professional development programs for teachers in the Orange County area/region. Located in the Center for Educational Partnerships at the University of California, Irvine, the CRLP-UC Irvine Regional Office offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of complex texts and academic language.
- Program website: http://www.cfep.uci.edu/crlp/
- Contact email: bisa@uci.edu; rleegius@uci.edu; lpalomin@uci.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
IMP (Irvine Math Project) partners with local schools and districts to design hands-on, research-based professional development, standards-based curriculum guides and unit plans aligned to the Common Core for K-12 mathematics teachers. IMP provides a different approach for mathematics instruction in low performing schools & districts in the Orange County and LA County area. The IMP team is comprised of classroom practitioners, math content experts, and math education researchers.
- Program website: http://sites.uci.edu/irvinemathproject/
- Contact email: khyde@uci.edu; houstonk@uci.edu; jcanzone@uci.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Irvine History Project provides an institutional framework for collaboration between the UCI History Department and K-12 history/social science teachers in Orange County. The core of our Project is the series of teacher-training institutes we offer in the subjects of literacy, world history, and United States history. These institutes provide the basis for our on-going development of grade-appropriate curriculum that responds, among other things, to the challenges that teachers face in answering to district and state standards.
- Program website: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/ucihp/; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: rgmoelle@uci.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The UCIWP has trained 800 teacher/consultants from 85 local school districts and twelve colleges and universities. Additionally, the project has trained 675 teachers in its open program on Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking, and 600 teachers in the Governor's Professional Development Institutes. The project has reached over 20,000 teachers via conferences and inservice programs. We were the first CWP site to create a summer youth program, which has grown from 35 students and two teachers in 1984 to more than 2,500 students and 200 teachers in 2013.
- Program website: http://writingproject.uci.edu/
- Contact email: uciwritingproject@uci.edu
Last updated: August 21, 2017
The UCLA History-Geography Project, one of the sites of the California History Social Science Project and the California Geographic Alliance, is committed to building a network of teacher-scholars devoted to enhancing history-social science education in the Los Angeles region. We build this network through carefully designed professional development opportunities that focus on current history/social science research and pedagogy.
- Program website: http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/history-geography; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: hipolito@gseis.ucla.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) is one of the California Subject Matter Projects (CSMP), a statewide professional development network comprised of the nine disciplines required for graduation from high school and university admission. CRLP is housed under Center X within the UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies (GSE&IS). The CRLP goal is to design programs that identify, develop and provide effective instruction in English Language Arts for all students, with a particular focus on English Learners and developing readers.
- Program website: http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/reading-literature
- Contact email: demiraz@gseis.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UCLA Mathematics Project (UCLAMP) is part of a statewide program that strives to make a positive impact on math teachers and their students. The project’s goal is to enhance the skill sets of K-12 math teachers who can in turn increase their students’ ability to succeed. Based on twenty-five years of experience UCLAMP has developed a program that is helping to make significant differences in the quality of teaching in urban schools.
- Program website: http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/math-project
- Contact email: koehn@gseis.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The goal of the UCLA Science Project is to design and implement programs that identify, develop and promote strategies that make good science instruction available and accessible to all students. Believing that good teaching begins with a life long commitment to learning, the UCLA Science Project offers several programs throughout the year designed to foster collaborative communities of researchers and practitioners. Through these collaborations, the UCLA Science Project aims to deepen teacher’s science content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in order to better meet the needs of their students.
- Program website: http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/science-project
- Contact email: lkim@gseis.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Welcome to the UCLA Writing Project, a site of the California Writing Project and National Writing Project since 1977. We work with teachers of all disciplines and levels, helping them not only to expand their repertoires as teachers but also as writers. We believe that all - teachers and students - can become good writers and experience the satisfaction of capturing thoughts in just the right words.
- Program website: http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/writing-project
- Contact email: peitzman@gseis.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Merced Writing Project is a collaborative program of the University of California, Merced and Merced County school districts, dedicated to improving writing and the teaching of writing at all grade levels and in all disciplines; a growing network of exemplary classroom teachers, k-university, who conduct professional development programs for teachers and administrators and engage in their own professional development through continued reading, writing, and research; a site of the California Writing Project and an affiliate of the National Writing Project.
- Program website: http://writingproject.ucmerced.edu/
- Contact email: psahakian@ucmerced.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The IASP has and will continue to address performance issues in the schools and districts in the region by providing professional development programs that include both academic content and pedagogical knowledge and have a positive impact in the science classroom. These programs include training in academic literacy, the lesson study process and strategies for working with English language learners.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/83/26
- Contact email: maria.simani@ucr.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Inland Area Writing Project is a university-based, teacher-centered, professional development organization. Hosted by the University of California, Riverside, the IAWP is a member of a state (California Writing Project) and a national network (National Writing Project) of writing projects. We have a history of proven success since the late 1970s and are dedicated to improving writing and learning in the schools of the Inland Area. To best serve teachers of writing at all levels, from the primary grades up through the first two years of higher education, the IAWP offers opportunities for high-quality, research-based, professional development and support for educators while always keeping in mind the Writing Project axiom "Teachers Teaching Teachers."
- Program website: http://iawp.ucr.edu/
- Contact email: iawp@ucr.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) is to provide high quality, standards-based teacher professional development in reading and academic language instruction. Through collaborative partnerships with schools and districts, CRLP supports and sustains continuous academic growth for all students, Pre-K through 12th grade.
- Program website: http://crlpsandiego.ucsd.edu/
- Contact email: kmelanese@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
SDSP is housed at UC San Diego in the Center for Research in Educational Equity, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (CREATE). The CREATE STEM Success Initiative at UCSD utilizes the teacher networks of the San Diego Science Project to broaden the impact of grant funding and university resources.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/115/26
- Contact email: ctrecha@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The San Diego Area Writing Project (SDAWP) at UC San Diego is dedicated to the improvement of student learning through the effective teaching of writing. The SDAWP believes that writing is critical to learning and a vital tool for communication and should occur regularly in all classes and across the curriculum.
- Program website: http://sdawp.ucsd.edu/
- Contact email: sdawp@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
SEP offers several programs that take place at school sites throughout San Francisco. Additionally, SEP produces the Bay Area Science Festival each year, which is region-wide and open all of the public.
- Program website: http://biochemistry2.ucsf.edu/programs/sep/info-for-teachers.html
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The South Coast Science Project, a site of the California Science Project, has been providing professional development for teachers since 1990. Located at UC Santa Barbara, and serving teachers in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, we provide a variety of programs to assist teachers in the delivery of the content of the Science Standards to their students.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/129/26
- Contact email: vankoppen@chem.ucsb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The South Coast Writing Project (SCWriP) is an affiliated site of the National Writing Project (NWP) and the California Writing Project (CWP). We focus on improving the teaching of writing at every level of education and across all disciplines. Toward that end, we conduct our signature event the Invitational Summer Institute in Composition and Critical Literacy for selected outstanding teachers each summer. During this four-week think-tank, teachers from all grade-levels K to college, across all disciplines collaboratively investigate best practices in writing and literacy instruction through shared demonstrations of practice, readings, and an intense focus on our own writing and reading processes. The Summer Institute is the most powerful teacher learning available
- Program website: https://education.ucsb.edu/scwrip
- Contact email: 4scwrip@education.ucsb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UCSB Mathematics Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the Central Coast area/region. Located in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Mathematics Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of mathematics.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/140/23
- Contact email: ograin@math.ucsb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) is one of nine California subject-matter projects. It supports professional development opportunities for teachers in pre-K–12 classrooms. Governed by the UC Office of the President, CRLP supports pre-K–12 students in the Monterey Bay region in achieving the highest standards of academic performance by developing teachers’ content knowledge and expanding their teaching strategies; focusing on academic English language development to prepare all students to meet or exceed academic content standards. CRLP also creates a statewide pool of expert teacher-leaders to train other teachers on sound classroom practices, as well as links universities, schools, and districts together in collaborative partnerships to improve teaching and learning through teacher professional development.
- Program website: http://crlp.ucsc.edu/
- Contact email: epc@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the Central California Writing Project is to improve the teaching of writing and improve learning in California schools. Through its professional development model, the Central California Writing Project recognizes the primary importance of teacher knowledge, expertise, and leadership.
- Program website: http://www.ccwritingproject.org/
- Contact email: jascott@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The California Mathematics Project at Cal Poly Pomona provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Gabriel Valley area/region. Located in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Cal Poly Pomona, the California Mathematics Project at Cal Poly Pomona offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of mathematics.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/119/23
- Contact email: greisyw@csupomona.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The San Gabriel Valley Science Project (SGVSP), is housed in the Center for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching located in the College of Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The Project takes lessons learned from educational and scientific research regarding effective professional development to design programs for teachers in the context of their schools and districts. Guided by the California Content Standards and the English Language Development Standards, the SGVSP programs develop and enhance teachers' instructional strategies and science understanding to improve the academic performance of their students, especially those for whom English is a second language.
- Program website: https://www.cpp.edu/~sci/cemast/index.shtml
- Contact email: nizwickler@csupomona.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Central Coast Science Project (CCSP) is based at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. It includes partnerships with several regional schools, districts, and others doing innovative science learning projects throughout the state. As part of the California Science Project, the CCSP believes that (1) all students can learn science and should have a rich experience at all grade levels, (2) good science instruction provides an excellent vehicle for motivating students and providing opportunities for them to develop their language literacy skills, (3) all teachers can learn science when given appropriate content and material support, and (4) the tools of technology can help students and teachers learn and communicate in dynamic ways.
- Program website: http://www.ccsp.calpoly.edu/
- Contact email: lberberj@calpoly.edu; gneff@calpoly.edu; sbush@calpoly.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Cal Poly SLO/CSU Bakersfield Mathematics Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the Central Coast area/region. Located in the Department of Mathematics at the California State University, Bakersfield, Cal Poly SLO/CSU Bakersfield Mathematics Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of mathematics.
- Program website: http://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/40/23
- Contact email: jfiedler@csub.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Chico Mathematics Project is one of 19 sites statewide of the California Mathematics Project. The focus of its professional development programs is to provide a rich environment for teachers to increase their understanding of the subject matter they teach and to enhance their instructional strategies to improve student learning. The Chico Mathematics Project offers a variety of programs for both teachers and students across a large geographic area, including Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba counties. The many projects of the Chico Math Project all try to incorporate a supportive atmosphere to address current mathematics education issues involved in becoming better mathematics teachers.
- Program website: http://www.csuchico.edu/cmse/k-12_teacher_programs/chico_math_project/index.shtml
- Contact email: mscenter@csuchico.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The CSU Chico/North State Regional Office of the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) provides professional development programs for teachers in the counties of the North State area/region. Located in the North State Area in Redding, the CRLP-North State offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of complex texts and academic language.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/54/25
- Contact email: michelleseligman@gmail.com
Last updated: December 3, 2015
- Program website: http://www.csuchico.edu/cspinc/
- Contact email: bmarcum@csuchico.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Northern California Writing Project (NCWP) is a professional development organization devoted to improving the teaching of writing and literacy in Northern California. It offers Common Core-aligned inservice programs for schools focused on (1) opinion/argument writing in elementary grades, (2) content-area reading and writing in middle and secondary grades, and (3) digital reading and writing. The NCWP also offers programs for individual teachers. “Teachers teaching teachers” has been a Writing Project mantra since its inception; our program leaders are expert local teachers sharing their successful practices with their colleagues. The Summer Institute is the centerpiece of our work with individual teachers.
- Program website: http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/
- Contact email: ncwp-admin@csuchico.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The CSUDH Mathematics Project is one of 19 statewide California Mathematics Projects and is located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. Teachers participate in summer institutes and workshops that focus on the teacher as learner, teacher as researcher and teacher as teacher in an effort to increase teacher content knowledge and content pedagogical knowledge.
- Program website: http://math.csudh.edu/MathProject/index.html
- Contact email: swood@csudh.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Dominguez Hills International Studies Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the Los Angeles and surrounding area. Located at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills International Studies Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of international studies.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/914042/22
- Contact email: bdoten@csudh.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Dominguez Hills History Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the South Los Angeles region. Located in the Department of Liberal Studies at the California State University, Dominguez Hills, the Dominguez Hills History Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core designed to improve student understanding of history-social science and literacy.
- Program website: http://www4.csudh.edu/coe/pathways/history-project/index; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: lhutton@csudh.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The Bay Area Physical Education-Health Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Francisco Bay area/region. Located in the Kinesiology Department at CSU East Bay, the Bay Area Physical Education-Health Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of physical education and health education.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/37/24
- Contact email: bayareaphysicaleducationhealth@gmail.com
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the East Bay Science Project is to provide professional development programs for K-12 teachers and technical support services for schools and districts. Established in 1990 at the California State University East Bay (CSUEB), we have partnered with the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) to improve science education throughout the San Francisco Bay area. Our partnership consists of CSUEB science faculty, pedagogical experts at ACOE, in-service and pre-service teachers, and public school administrators. Our focus is to increase the quality of K-12 science teachers by increasing their science content knowledge and facilitating the sustained use of inquiry-based pedagogies.
- Program website: http://www.sci.csueastbay.edu/ebsp/
- Contact email: dawno@acoe.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Fullerton International Resource for Schools and Teachers (FIRST) provides professional development programs for teachers in Orange County. Located at California State Univiersity, Fullerton, FIRST offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of international studies.
- Program website: http://first.fullerton.edu/
- Contact email: cdecapite@fullerton.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Orange County Mathematics Project at Fullerton provides professional development programs for teachers in the Orange County area/region. Located in the Department of Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton, the Orange County Mathematics Project at Fullerton offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of mathematics.
- Program website: http://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/104/23
- Contact email: dpagni@fullerton.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The History Project at CSU Long Beach provides professional development programs for teachers in the South Los Angeles and Orange County regions. Located in the Department of History at the California State University, Long Beach, the History Project at CSU Long Beach offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core designed to improve student understanding of history-social science and literacy.
- Program website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/projects/historyproject/; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: dave.neumann@csulb.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The CSU Los Angeles Regional Office of California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) provides professional development programs for teachers in the greater Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County area/region. Located in the Special Education Department at CSU Los Angeles, the CRLP-CSU Los Angeles site offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of complex texts and academic language.
- Program website: http://www.calstatela.edu/crlp
- Contact email: gchavez@calstatela.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Los Angeles Writing Project (LAWP) at Cal State LA is an affiliate of the National Writing Project, a network of about 200 sites nationwide. These sites have been providing high-quality, low-cost professional development for PreK-16 teachers of all content areas since 1974. The core work of all NWP sites is an intensive professional development institute. At LAWP, more than 300 teachers have participated in these 20-day Invitational Summer Institutes (ISI) where they share their best ideas about teaching writing, participate in writing groups, discuss academic articles on writing theory and research, and learn from nationally-recognized guest speakers. These teachers are selected each spring from a pool of applicants.
- Program website: http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ccoe/centers/lawp
- Contact email: awp@calstatela.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Monterey Bay World Language Project (MBWLP) is one of the sites of the California World Language Project, affiliated with the California Subject Matter Project. Since 1997, we are dedicated to promoting the best language teaching practices in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. A team of experienced language teachers presents the MBWLP seminars, always using proficiency-oriented strategies aligned with the CA World Language Content Standards designed to improve the language performance of students.
- Program website: https://csumb.edu/wlc/mbwlp
- Contact email: MBWLP@csumb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Cal State Northridge Writing Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the Northwest Los Angeles area/region. Located in the Department of Secondary Education at California State University, Northridge, the Cal State Northridge Writing Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve students' understanding of writing.
- Program website: http://www.csun.edu/writingproject/
- Contact email: writing.project@csun.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
San Fernando Valley Science Project (SFVSP), is a collaborative partnership between the Los Angeles Unified School District and California State University, Northridge. The SFVSP holds summer institutes and monthly workshops with leadership from university instructors, teacher leaders and master teachers. The institutes and workshops include sessions by university faculty and hands-on activities grounded in research-based practices that are designed to enhance teacher effectiveness. The emphasis is on biology, chemistry, earth and physical science with direct links to the California State Science Content Standards. The project incorporates strategies for English Language Learners, which model how science can be used to improve student achievement. The project emphasizes methods of access for all learners through a variety of strategies, integrating best practices with approved materials available.
- Program website: http://www.csun.edu/science/csp/
- Contact email: gsimila@csun.edu; virginia.vandergon@csun.edu; norm.herr@csun.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) is to provide high quality, standards-based professional development in Reading and Language-Arts instruction to help ensure that every California student K-12 achieves the highest standards of academic performance. We are committed to supporting teachers who serve large populations of English learners and low-income students. CRLP collaborates with partnership districts to support and sustain continuous improvement, including the implementation of State Board adopted instructional materials, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and the Common Core State Standards.
- Program website: http://www.csus.edu/crlp/
- Contact email: gbruce@csus.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Capital World Language Project (CapWLP) is committed to (1) enhancing language teaching in order to improve language learning at all levels, (2) providing opportunities for teacher collaboration and curriculum development, (3) modeling effective strategies of language teaching, (4) providing support for continuing development of language skills and cultural knowledge for language teachers and students, and (5) partnering with schools and districts to provide high quality professional development and technical assistance to improve world language education.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/58/20
- Contact email: clanphere@comcast.net; gramwiz@comcast.net
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The CSUS Mathematics Project is a site of the California Subject Matter Project located at California State University, Sacramento within the Center for Mathematics and Science Education. To improve the quality of teaching and learning in mathematics classrooms, it provides area teachers with research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards.
- Program website: http://www.csus.edu/mase/csusmp/
- Contact email: stetson@csus.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Sacramento Area Science Project (SASP) is an education partnership between the University of California, Davis, and California State University, Sacramento. Its mission is to provide science educators with useful, high quality professional development, encourage teachers to be reflective practitioners focused on student understanding, partner with teachers in conducting research into teaching and learning and provide forums where science educators can engage in professional dialogue. Through professional development provided by SASP, teachers increase their capacity to support students to develop the skills, knowledge, dispositions and reasoning capabilities important to science.
- Program website: http://sasp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: hedmanrd@csus.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The focus of the Inland Counties Mathematics Project (ICMP) is to increase teacher mathematical and pedagogical content knowledge, while developing capacity by increasing teacher leadership. The primary goals of ICMP are to (1) lead teachers to a deeper understanding of mathematics, (2) increase teacher pedagogical knowledge, (3) develop a passion for mathematics that is exemplified in teacher practice, and (4) make mathematics relevant to teachers and thus their students. ICMP focuses on students with diverse backgrounds, and recognizes that besides meeting teachers' content and credentialing needs, we will meet the needs of teaching diverse learners (economic, language, or ethnic).
- Program website: http://icmp.csusb.edu/
- Contact email: icmp@csusb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The San Marcos Writing Project (SMWP) is one of 190 sites of the National Writing Project, which is a professional development network of teachers whose goal is to improve student-writing achievement by improving the teaching and learning of writing in the nation's schools. SMWP is a resource for teachers and school districts. During the school year, writing project teachers can also provide professional development workshops for other teachers in their schools and communities. It hosts Open Institutes around relevant topics for two weeks in the summer or two to three day workshops during the school year. It also hosts Young Writer's Camps for two weeks in the summer at school sites around North San Diego County for students in grades two through eight.
- Program website: http://www.csusm.edu/education/outreach/smwp.html
- Contact email: lstowell@csusm.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Central California Mathematics Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Joaquin Valley area/region. Located in the Department of Mathematics at California State University, Stanislaus, the Central California Mathematics Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of mathematics.
- Program website: https://www.csustan.edu/math/ccmp
- Contact email: hcoughlin@csustan.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Great Valley Writing Project is funded through the California Writing Project, an entity of the California Subject Matter Projects, and the National Writing Project. The writing project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners. GVWP provides Professional Development for schools and districts, Inquiry Groups, Family Literacy Programs, and Young Writers' Programs. The GVWP serves Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne counties.
- Program website: https://www.csustan.edu/gvwp
- Contact email: gvwp@csustan.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Central Valley Regional Office of the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) provides professional development programs for teachers in the Fresno/Central Valley area/region. Located in the Kremen School of Education, Department of Literacy-Early, Bilingual and Special Education Department at California State University, Fresno, the Central Valley site offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of complex texts and academic language.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/71/25
- Contact email: ccaldera@csufresno.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Central California World Language Project (CCWLP) strives to provide high quality, content-rich professional learning opportunities for K-16 educators. The CCWLP spans a region that includes Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced and Madera counties.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/883732/20
- Contact email: elsac@csufresno.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Central Valley Science Project aspires to build a professional learning community that promotes science achievement for all students through providing high quality professional development and leadership experiences for teachers. This aspiration is built upon a set of core beliefs: (1) effective science teachers are competent in science content, are capable of delivering standards-based content to diverse groups of students through sound pedagogical strategies, and are willing and able to assume leadership roles within the discipline, (2) science is for ALL students; consequently gender, status, cultural and linguistic equity issues are integral components of all site programs, (3) science learners, whether teachers or students, gain conceptual understanding and develop investigation skills through actively "doing" science, and (4) teacher leaders are a key factor in improving science achievement.
- Program website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/kremen/special-projects/cvsp.html
- Contact email: jvaladez@csufresno.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Since its inception in 1989, the San Joaquin Valley Mathematics Project (SJVMP) has provided a stimulating and supportive professional home for K-12 mathematics teachers residing in the Central Valley of California. Each year, the SJVMP offers summer leadership development institutes designed to help K-12 teachers become more knowledgeable, effective instructors of mathematics. Other SJVMP activities include Saturday workshops, leadership development retreats, and district partnerships. A primary focus during the coming years will be helping teachers implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
- Program website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/kremen/special-projects/sjvmp.html
- Contact email: mchamberlain@fcoe.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The San Joaquin Valley Writing Project (SJVWP), a professional community for educators, provides intellectual challenges, offers professional development opportunities, and supports educators in career-long growth and achievement. Successful teachers and administrators in all fields are identified and brought together yearly in an expanding pool of teacher leaders/consultants. SJVWP is a branch of the National Writing Project and the California Writing Project, professional development networks that serve teachers of writing at all grade levels, primary through university, and in all subjects. It is hosted by California State University, Fresno. We serve teachers, schools, and students in five counties: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Tulare, and Kings.
- Program website: http://sjvwp.org/
- Contact email: kgodfrey@csufresno.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The History Project at Fresno State provides professional development programs for teachers in the Greater Fresno region. Located in the Department of History at the California State University, Fresno, the History Project at Fresno State offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core designed to improve student understanding of history-social science and literacy.
- Program website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/socialsciences/historydept/organizations/hpfs/; http://chssp.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: mjordine@csufresno.edu
Last updated: February 1, 2016
The Redwood Physical Education-Health Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the Northern Coastal region of California. Located in the Kinesiology Department at Humboldt State University, the Redwood Physical Education-Health Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of physical education and health education.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/740009/24
- Contact email: Rock.Braithwaite@humboldt.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Redwood Science Project (RSP) is housed in the Humboldt Science and Mathematics Center for Teaching and Learning at Humboldt State University and is the northernmost California Science Project site. The RSP develops and manages numerous initiatives to support educators across the continuum from preservice teachers through veteran teachers in schools and in informal settings. The RSP offers high quality professional development workshops and institutes, coaching and mentoring, leadership development, and other career advancement opportunities. Special programs focus on curriculum enhancement and media production for both school-based and public audiences. The RSP also conducts evaluation and research on a multitude of education programs.
- Program website: http://www2.humboldt.edu/rsp/
- Contact email: jww12@humboldt.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Redwood Writing Project (RWP) is a network of professionals collaborating to promote literacy skills that sustain life-long learning by providing research-based, teacher-centered professional development; community writing opportunities; and youth writing programs. Housed on the Humboldt State University campus since 1977, RWP is an affiliate of both the National Writing Project (NWP) and the California Writing Project (CWP). As one of the 17 sites of the CWP network, and one of the 200 sites of the NWP network, the Redwood Writing Project is dedicated to the improvement of student learning through the effective teaching of writing.
- Program website: http://redwoodwp.org/
- Contact email: rwp@humboldt.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The International Studies Education Project (ISTEP) of San Diego provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Diego and Imperial region. Located at San Diego State University, ISTEP of San Diego offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of international studies.
- Program website: http://istep.sdsu.edu/
- Contact email: istep@mail.sdsu.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Southern Area International Languages Network (SAILN) has served the world language teacher population of the San Diego County area since 1990. Currently SAILN is housed at San Diego State University and an interdisciplinary unit shared by the School of Education’s Policy Studies Department and the Language Acquisition Resource Center. The project has acquired and now serves the Imperial and Orange County areas. The project offers Regionally-Based Workshops and Institutes that are multi-tiered, high quality (Tier I-IV, Foundational to Leadership Workshops, ranging from 40-120 hours) professional development programs designed to enable world language teachers, grades 7-12 to further develop their instructional teaching competencies in the essentials of language learning which enable them to take on leadership roles in the classroom as well as at their school site and district level.
- Program website: https://larc.sdsu.edu/sailn/
- Contact email: sailn.sdsu@gmail.com
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Long Beach Physical Education-Health Project provides professional development programs for teachers in Southern California area/region. It offers research-based programs aligned with the California Health Education Content Standards and the Common Core State Standards, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of physical education and health education.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/105/24
- Contact email: lbpehp@gmail.com
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The San Jose Area Writing Project (SJAWP) is a California Subject Matter Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project and the California Writing Project. We are a non-profit organization of, by, and for teachers dedicated to improving the teaching and uses of writing at all grade levels (K-16) and in all disciplines. The SJAWP runs school-year and summer programs on the teaching of writing, along with summer and school year writing programs for 3rd to 12th grade students. In addition to workshops for pre- and in-service teachers, SJAWP works with schools, administrators, district offices, and other professional development coordinators to bring training to school sites throughout Santa Clara County.
- Program website: http://sjawp.org/
- Contact email: SanJoseWritingProject@sjsu.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Project provides professional development programs for teachers in the Santa Clara Valley area/region. Located in the Department of Mathematics at San Jose State University, the Santa Clara Valley Mathematics Project offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of mathematics.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/126/23
- Contact email: joanne.rossibecker@sjsu.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The California Mathematics Project: North Coast (CMP:NC) is one of 19 sites of the California Mathematics Project. Since its founding in 2000, CMP:NC has hosted numerous professional learning opportunities for K-12 teachers in California's Region 1 (Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties), including mathematics Professional Development Institutes, California Mathematics and Science Partnerships, AB466 institutes, and many more. The work includes lesson study as the vehicle for transferring the information learned into classrooms, and the region's widespread lesson study efforts are among the most robust in the U.S.
- Program website: http://cmpnorthcoast.org/
- Contact email: dlance@scoe.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The North Bay International Studies Project (NBISP) provides professional development programs for teachers in the North Coast region. Located at Sonoma State, NBISP offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of international studies.
- Program website: http://www.sonoma.edu/nbisp/
- Contact email: northbayinternationalstudies@gmail.com
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) is to provide high quality, standards-based professional development in reading and language instruction to help ensure that every California student PreK-12 achieves the highest standards of academic performance. CRLP collaborates with partnership districts to support and sustain continuous improvement, including the implementation of State Boards adopted instructional materials. CRLP Cal Lutheran serves schools and districts in Region 8, which includes Kern, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties.
- Program website: http://www.callutheran.edu/education/crlp/
- Contact email: njmyers@callutheran.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Since 1985, the Occidental College World Language Project, with sites in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, has provided language educators with professional development programs that meet the needs of teachers throughout their careers. Programs focus on activities that reflect best practices grounded in the Common Core Standards, 21st Century Skills Map, and California's World Language Content Standards, Foreign Language Framework, English Language Development and Career Technical Education Standards. Programs are offered once a month, on Saturdays throughout the year.
- Program website: http://www.la-stars.net/
- Contact email: ocflp@oxy.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Stanford World Language Project is a professional development program designed to strengthen foreign language instruction at every level of California's educational system. Its programs support teachers over time and expose them to new developments in the field. The fundamental goal of this effort is to improve the overall communication skills of foreign language students while enhancing their understanding of other cultures. The Stanford World Language Project offers year-round professional development programs for teachers, including institutes in the summer and professional development series during the school year. Moreover, sites sponsor leadership development programs that enable participants to become more intensively involved in advancing California's language teaching reform efforts. These initiatives also prepare teachers to assume leadership positions in their schools and districts, and to lead professional development activities for their colleagues.
- Program website: http://cwlp.stanford.edu/
- Contact email: duarte.silva@stanford.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Delta Sierra Science Project (DSSP) is a regional project funded by the the California Science Project, a university-based professional development network for teachers of science at ALL levels. DSSP is a partnership between San Joaquin County Office of Education and University of the Pacific and services the region which includes: Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties.
- Program website: http://www.sjcoescience.org/delta-sierra-science-project.html
- Contact email: jhetrick@pacific.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The San Joaquin Global Education Project (SJGEP) provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Joaquin Valley. Located under the School of International Studies at University of the Pacific, SJGEP offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of international studies.
- Program website: https://csmp.ucop.edu/home/site_detail/121/22
- Contact email: msmariags@surewest.net
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Bay Area Global Education Program (BAGEP) provides professional development programs for teachers in the San Francisco and surrounding Bay Area. Located at World Savvy, BAGEP offers research-based programs aligned with the Common Core, English Language Development, and Career & Technical Education standards that are designed to improve student understanding of international studies.
- Program website: http://www.worldsavvy.org/
- Contact email: jen@worldsavvy.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) is to provide high quality standards-based teacher professional development in reading/language arts and English language development to ensure that every student achieves the highest standards of academic performance by (1) developing teachers’ content knowledge and expanding their teaching strategies, (2) supporting the effective use of the current California Common Core State Standards (CCSS), (3) focusing on academic English-language development, and (4) creating a cadre of expert teacher leaders. CRLP signature programs aligned to CCSS include K-6: RALLI (Results: Academic Language and Literacy Instruction) and 7-12: CALL (Content Area Language and Literacy).
- Program website: http://www.icoe.org/educational/curriculum-instruction/crlp
- Contact email: lolguin@icoe.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Davis Mathematics Project (UCDMP) is a regional site of the California Mathematics Project (CMP), one of nine California Subject Matter Projects. UCDMP is a professional development network, perfectly situated to assist schools and districts in meeting professional development needs in the area of mathematics education. UCDMP programs are standards-based and focus on improving mathematics achievement for all teachers and students.
- Program website: http://mathproject.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: ucdmp-help@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: December 1, 2017
The Sacramento Area Science Project (SASP) is an education partnership between the University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento. Its mission is to conduct quality research, provide science educators with useful, high-quality professional development, encourage teachers to be reflective practitioners focused on student understanding, and engage educators in professional dialogue. Through SASP professional development, teachers increase their capacity to support students to develop the skills, knowledge, dispositions, and reasoning capabilities important to science.
- Program website: https://education.ucdavis.edu/sacramento-area-science-project
- Contact email: hedmanrd@csus.edu
Last updated: December 1, 2017
Cal Teach is a program for undergraduate science, math, and engineering majors interested in exploring a career in education. Through UC Berkeley Cal Teach courses, students learn conceptual teaching skills and practice these methods in local K-12 classrooms. Cal Teach offers the minor in Science and Math Education, as well as a unique opportunity for students to complete both a degree and a California teaching credential as an undergraduate.
- Program website: http://calteach.berkeley.edu/
- Contact email: calteach@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of MAST is to increase the number and quality of math and science teachers by:
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- Enriching students’ experiences in math and science classrooms
- Offering academic opportunities to work in K-12 classrooms
- Giving effective academic advice
- Creating multiple pathways for K-12 teacher preparation
- Meeting the needs of under-represented students
- Reducing the attrition of math and science majors - Increasing articulation and outreach to high school and community college students
- Program website: http://mast.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: MAST@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
UCI CalTeach is a unique academic program that recruits talented undergraduate science and math majors to prepare for a teaching career. It is jointly sponsored by the School of Biological Sciences, School of Physical Sciences and School of Education.
- Program website: http://calteach.uci.edu/
- Contact email: calteach@uci.edu
Last updated: June 16, 2017
The goal of the UCLA California Teach program is to encourage UCLA students who are studying math, science, and engineering to consider teaching math and science as a possible career. As such, the program offers guided exploration of teaching as a career, and additional support and pathways for those who decide that teaching is for them.
- Program website: http://cateach.ucla.edu/
- Contact email: cateach@chem.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Merced CalTeach program is designed to address the shortage of science and mathematics teachers in California's elementary, middle and secondary schools, particularly in the Central Valley region. This innovative program recruits and prepares mathematics and science majors for teaching careers by providing special coursework and field experiences in K-12 schools in the Central Valley, as well as direct pathways to a teaching credential in California.
- Program website: http://calteach.ucmerced.edu/
- Contact email: carnold4@ucmerced.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
CaTEACH-SMI is a UC systemwide program with the goal of promoting STEM education and to increase the pipeline of future science and mathematics teachers in California.
- Program website: http://smi.ucr.edu/
- Contact email: smi@ucr.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
UC San Diego's California Teach courses provide a deeper, richer understanding of mathematics and science, while enhancing the ability to effectively communicate mathematical and scientific ideas. Teaching K-12 or college math or science is an important and rewarding career. Good teachers are needed at all levels to ignite a passion for these subjects in the next generation. The Cal Teach science education and mathematics education courses are valuable for those interested in a variety of careers, such as science or technical writing, the design of educational software, education outreach at museums and other institutions, teacher professional development, and research in math or science, or math or science education.
- Program website: http://physicalsciences.ucsd.edu/programs/cal-teach/
- Contact email: edsinfo@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
CalTeach, also known as the Science and Mathematics Initiative, is a UC system-wide program. The purpose of CalTeach is to recruit and mentor STEM undergraduates who are interested in becoming great mathematics and science teachers. CalTeach consists of a sequence of courses and experiences, including time in K-12 classrooms. In this way, CalTeach hopes to help address the shortage of highly qualified mathematics and science teachers in California.
- Program website: https://education.ucsb.edu/calteach
- Contact email: sjohnson@education.ucsb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
UCSC Cal Teach is part of a system-wide University of California program for undergraduate science, math, and engineering majors with the goal to increase the number and retention of highly qualified math and science teachers, especially in high-need California public schools. UCSC's program offers K-12 internships, coursework, academic and career advising, teacher professional development and mentoring, and other support for prospective and novice teachers. Successful Cal Teach interns may apply for merit fellowships to attend UCSC's combined Master of Arts in education and teaching credential program.
- Program website: http://calteach.ucsc.edu/
- Contact email: calteach@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
CalTeach is a program for undergraduate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors interested in exploring a career in education. Through our courses, students learn conceptual teaching skills and practice these methods in local K–12 classrooms. CalTeach offers the Science and Math Education minor as well as a unique opportunity for students to complete both a bachelor's degree and a California teaching credential as an undergraduate.
- Program website: http://calteach.universityofcalifornia.edu/
- Contact email: ucdiversity@ucop.edu
Last updated: June 16, 2017
Administrative umbrella for the following campus, state, and federal outreach programs: Break the Cycle, Community College Transfer Center, Destination: College Partnerships, Early Academic Outreach Program, East Bay Consortium, Educational Guidance Center, School/University Partnerships, Transfer Alliance Project, Upward Bound Program, Young Musicians Program.
- Program website: http://outreach.berkeley.edu/node/26
- Contact :
University of California at Berkeley
Center for Educational Partnerships
2150 Kittredge Street, Suite 4C # 1060
Berkeley, CA 94720-1060
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Irvine Center for Educational Partnerships creates collaborations that support preparation for and success in higher education. Our focus is on equity and access for all students in order to achieve the University of California's goal of academic excellence.
- Program website: http://www.cfep.uci.edu/
- Contact email: webmaster@mail.cfep.uci.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
UCLA's Center X is dedicated to dramatically changing schooling for the underserved students of Los Angeles. Center X provides a unique setting where researchers and practitioners collaborate to design and conduct programs that prepare and support K-12 teachers and administrators committed to social justice, instructional excellence, the integration of research and practice, and caring in low-income urban schools.
- Program website: http://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Merced Center for Educational Partnerships was established to contribute to long-range improvement in the education of San Joaquin Valley students and ultimately, to increase the number of area students eligible to attend institutions of higher education. Since its establishment in 2002, the Center for Educational Partnerships has served more than 24,000 middle and high school students. Of those, more than 10,000 students have been served through grant-funded programs while more than 14,000 have been served by staff with a variety of college-going activities at partner school sites.
- Program website: http://cep.ucmerced.edu/
- Contact email: rsuryana@ucmerced.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
CREATE was established in 1997 as UC San Diego’s entity to support local K-12 outreach and college preparation efforts, specifically for students too often underrepresented in college. Its charge was to marshal campus resources towards support of K-12 education in the San Diego region through supporting local students and their teachers. Increasingly, it consults with colleagues on improving underrepresented students’ experience in the 12-20 (university-level) pipeline as well. Its work now addresses the preK-20/career pipeline in our region and university. Its goal is to leverage our university's resources to support the education of high-need students in the region.
- Program website: http://create.ucsd.edu/
- Contact email: create@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of the UCSB Office of Education Partnerships (OEP) is to support high-quality academic preparation programs that lead to student academic success and increased college-going for students in our region through collaboration with K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, community based organizations, philanthropic foundations, business and industry leaders, families and communities. OEP promotes success in higher education through developing effective programs and advancing preschool – through college (P-20) educational initiatives, together with campus and community partners.
- Program website: http://oep.ucsb.edu/
- Contact email: mario.castellanos@ucsb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Educational Partnership Center coordinates the student academic preparation efforts of the University of California, Santa Cruz with the goal of increasing access and opportunity to postsecondary education for students across the Monterey Bay and Silicon Valley/San Jose regions. Its focus is on helping underserved students in our region reach and succeed in college. Through six vital programs and with support from federal and state funding, it provides an array of direct services which support students on the college-going pathway through tutoring, mentoring, academic planning and counseling, leadership training, test preparation, college awareness and enrichment, and teacher professional development.
- Program website: http://epc.ucsc.edu/
- Contact email: epc@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Ongoing individual academic counseling, application/statement of purpose support & advocacy, subsidized UCB Summer Sessions Concurrent Enrollment, and mentoring for high school graduates from UC and UC Berkeley's pre-collegiate outreach programs who are going to community college on a pathway to UC; in-service training for community college academic enrichment/development program personnel.
- Program website: http://cep.berkeley.edu/transfer-alliance-project-tap
- Contact email: transfer@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Davis Transfer Opportunity Program (TOP) works closely with California Community Colleges to support and enhance a transfer culture, particularly for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students. TOP offers individual admissions and academic advising, group advising, workshops on a variety of transfer-preparation topics, an annual transfer conference (Discover UC Davis) and summer programs.
- Program website: https://www.ucdavis.edu/top
- Contact email: parueca@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: October 1, 2021
The Center for Community College Partnerships is responsible for developing and strengthening academic partnerships between UCLA and California community colleges, particularly those with large underrepresented student populations. In its commitment to social justice and diversity, UCLA CCCP works to increase transfer rates and success of underserved community college populations by holistically equipping students with skills and knowledge of available transfer pathways to empower them to become self-advocates and leaders in their communities.
- Program website: http://www.cccp.ucla.edu/
- Contact email: cccp@college.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Merced Transfer Initiative Program’s mission is to increase the number of eligible transfer ready students in the Central California region through early transfer advising, intervention and increase of access and awareness of transfer resources and tools.
- Program website: http://uctip.ucmerced.edu/
- Contact email: ktan27@ucmerced.edu
Last updated: December 5, 2017
- Program website: http://admissions.ucr.edu/Home/transfer
- Contact email: ricardo.vargas@ucr.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The UC Santa Cruz Transfer Preparation Program (TPP) supports prospective transfer students from California community colleges and assists them in enrolling at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well as other campuses. TPP representatives work most closely with students who are attending one of the thirteen community colleges in the region to plan a successful transfer program, but will assist any California community college student who has questions. The Transfer Preparation Program also collaborates with programs and initiatives that strengthen the transfer process and support individual students in making a successful transition to a four-year institution.
- Program website: http://admissions.ucsc.edu/apply/transfer-students/transfer-preparation-program/
- Contact email: transfer@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
UC Transfer Admission Planner allows broader dissemination of program participation opportunities. The Planner also communicates events, deadlines and other critical information to students and counselors
- Program website: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/transfer-admission-planner/
- Contact email: ucinfo@applyucsupport.net
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Y-Scholars, an extension of the Early Academic Outreach Program, is a collaborative community program that serves low income, first generation college-bound students of diverse backgrounds. The program aims to develop competitively eligible scholars: through EAOP Y-Scholars receive pre-college advising, college tours, and academic enrichment courses; through the YMCA they receive weekly academic support groups, after-school mentoring and tutoring, and recreational, leadership, community service, and outdoor adventure opportunities.
- Program website: http://ymca-cba.org/locations/ymca-pge-teen-center/y-scholars
- Contact email: ahuang@ymca-cba.org
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) provides academic support services, career advising, college counseling, motivational activities and skill-building workshops for more than 5,000 students in 65 Bay Area intermediate and senior high schools. Service area includes San Francisco, Richmond, Berkeley, Oakland, and Southern Alameda County.
- Program website: http://eaop.berkeley.edu/
- Contact email: eaop@berkeley.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) was created in 1976 to help more students meet the requirements to go to college, especially students who are the first in their family to go to college or who are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged. To do this work, EAOP works with students to provide them with information about how to get into college, what happens when you get there, and how to pay for it. The program works with the UC Davis campus, schools, and the community to provide support for everyone involved. UC Davis EAOP works with over 2,300 students in 28 schools.
- Program website: http://eaop.ucdavis.edu/
- Contact email: rvillargana@ucdavis.edu
Last updated: November 6, 2017
The Early Academic outreach program was established in 1976 by the University of California to increase the number of students who have the opportunity to achieve a postsecondary education. Through a series of educational partnerships between school districts, school sites, and community organizations, EAOP designs, develops, and implements academic enrichment strategies to increase the college going rates of the schools it serves.
- Program website: http://www.eaop.uci.edu/
- Contact email: ruiz@uci.edu; agrayson@uci.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
EAOP is an academic preparation program that works collaboratively with families, educators, schools, communities, and various departments to provide students with challenging academic enrichment activities to promote and cultivate a college culture.
- Program website: http://www.eaop.ucla.edu/
- Contact email: dpounds@saonet.ucla.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The program provides students with ongoing academic advising to ensure that they successfully complete required college preparatory courses. UC Scholars EAOP students and their families receive the necessary information and motivation to prepare for postsecondary education, including assistance in the application and financial aid processes.
- Program website: http://cep.ucmerced.edu/?contentid=5&pcode=eao
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) helps educationally and/or economically disadvantaged students realize their dreams of post-secondary education. EAOP increases college preparedness by working one-on-one with local high school students and their parents, and by putting on admissions workshops and campus tours.
- Program website: http://www.eaop.ucr.edu/
- Contact email: EAOP@ucr.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
EAOP's mission is to assist first-generation, socio-economically disadvantaged, and English-language learners by helping them prepare for postsecondary education, pursue graduate and professional school opportunities, and achieve success in the workplace.
- Program website: http://eaop.ucsd.edu/
- Contact email: eaop@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The mission of EAOP at UC San Francisco is to provide programs and services that lead to student academic success and increased college-going rates for the students and schools we serve. It does this in collaboration with the San Francisco Unified School District, families, local community-based organizations, business & industry leaders, and other educational institutions.
- Program website: http://eaop.ucsf.edu/
- Contact email: eaop@ucsf.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Summer Science Camp brings fourth- and fifth-grade students to UCSF for one week each June for a hands-on exploration of the sciences with UCSF students, campus scientists, and health professionals.
- Program website: http://eaop.ucsf.edu/summer-science-camp
- Contact email: eaop@ucsf.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) is a state-wide college preparatory program sponsored by the University of California. UCSB EAOP currently serves students from select schools in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern Counties.
- Program website: http://eao.sa.ucsb.edu/
- Contact email: eaop@sa.ucsb.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) is the University of California’s largest academic preparation program. EAOP works with students at underserved schools to prepare for postsecondary educational opportunities, complete all UC/CSU eligibility requirements, and apply for college and financial aid. EAOP partners with families, schools, and communities to make college dreams a reality and provides a variety of year-round services designed to increase the academic preparation, awareness, and motivation of high school students toward higher education and to inform parents about available education opportunities.
- Program website: http://epc.ucsc.edu/programs/eaop.html
- Contact email: epc@ucsc.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) was established in 1976 by the University of California (UC) to increase the number of students from underserved schools and communities who have the opportunity to achieve a college education.
- Program website: http://www.eaop.org/
- Contact email: eaop@ucop.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015
MDTP is an intersegmental educational project in California that develops, distributes, scores, and reports the results of tests that measure student readiness for mathematics courses from prealgebra to calculus. MDTP provides scoring services for California's precollegiate schools and precollegiate outreach programs. MDTP materials may only be used outside of California by accredited educational institutions that have a current license with MDTP (see Schools not in California for use of MDTP materials in schools that are not in California).
- Program website: http://mdtp.ucsd.edu/
- Contact email: mdtp@ucsd.edu
Last updated: December 3, 2015