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UCLA Teacher Education Program in the News
Kimi Waite, TEP Alum, Recognized for Her Work in Environmental Education
Kimi Waite was recognized as an “EE 30 Under 30” by the North American Association for Environmental Education and the U.S. Forest Service for being an impactful leader who is using the power of education for a sustainable future.
A TEP Alum Discusses the Impact of Immigration Policies on LA classrooms
Angélica Reyes, a TEP Alum, wrote an Op-Ed published in the LA Times: “Op-Ed: Ending DACA would violently disrupt many public classrooms.” Read the Op-Ed
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UCLA Department of Education Rated Number One in US News & World Report Rankings
“We are humbled by this recognition,” says Wasserman Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco. “It is a tribute to the extraordinary collective work of our world-renowned scholars, our amazing staff, and our students — the next generation of engaged, optimist Bruins taking their GSE&IS tools to make the world a better place. While it is important to keep these rankings in perspective, we are both gratified and grateful for the honor.”
TEP student teaches ethnic studies program in middle school
Andrew Gutierrez almost did not graduate from high school because a teacher wrongfully told him and other students of color that they did not meet graduation requirements. Now, he teaches middle school students about racial and ethnic history and empowerment in an ethnic studies program he helped pioneer.
Teaching kids how to distinguish fake news from real news
UCLA Teacher Education Program Professor Jeff Share advises K-12 teachers on how to educate students in critical media literacy. He teaches critical media literacy courses at UCLA, where he trains current and future K-12 teachers in ways to show students how to deconstruct media, create their own alternative messages and separate fake news from facts.