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An iron-CLAD commitment to working with English learners
English Language Authorization (ELA). Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD). CLAD Through California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL). Many names for a type of highly specialized training that, according to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, addresses...
July 18, 2013
Spotlight on student impact: Jhan Dunn
In 2012, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) issued important changes to standards for advanced reading certification for public school teachers in the Golden State. These changes were designed to reflect the changing nature of our educational environments and emerging...
July 17, 2013
Focus on instructors: Jodi Cilley
Jodi Cilley graduated from Boston College in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and began her career in social work. Now, she runs the Film Consortium of San Diego, owns her own video production company, VideologiCo, and is also the lead instructor of the video and editing professional...
July 15, 2013
Spotlighting sustainability at La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse finds resource in UC San Diego Extension's Sustainable Business Practices Certificate program.
July 14, 2013
Focus on instructors: Rebecca Webb
Rebecca Webb curates the film program at UC San Diego's ArtPower! and The Loft at UC San Diego and has taught for UC San Diego Extension since 2009. Take a moment to read what Rebecca has to say about her work, her process and her teaching style.
July 11, 2013
If you build it, will they come? Exploring the future of training and professional development in college counseling
Online college counseling certificate programs offered by a number of University of California Extension campuses have become one of the most ubiquitous sources of training and professional development for college counselors in general and Independent Educational Consultants in particular. As...
July 9, 2013
Focus on instructors: Jerry Ray
“When I retire, I want to be able to look back and say that I spent my career helping others,” says Jerry Ray, who has been teaching Financial Management for Non-Profit Organizations at UC San Diego Extension for a little over a year.
July 8, 2013
New paradigms for counseling the gifted and talented pupil
As a bit of a cinephile and self-proclaimed anachronism, I’ve recently developed a fixation with the manned space flight missions of the 1960s and early 1970s and related films. Beyond the fact that we were able to accomplish these feats with less available technology than is present in most...
July 8, 2013
Focus on instructors: Genadi Radiul
“When we're infused with either enthusiasm or awe or fondness…it changes what we see. It changes what we remember.”
July 7, 2013
Fostering creativity and commitment in the classroom using technology
As educators approach new challenges with vigor, we strive to keep pace with what often feels like sea changes in pedagogy and instructional technology. A quick survey of the American classroom seems to suggest that more than ever before, new web-based platforms and handheld devices appear to be...
July 2, 2013
Focus on instructors: Gini Baker
“How you were fed in the first two years of your life will affect your health for the rest of your life,” says Gini Baker, who coordinates and teaches the Lactation Specialist, Lactation Educator (CLEC), and LEEARC approved Lactation Consultant program.
June 24, 2013
Translating experience into your own business
As globalization and worldwide trade become common place, translators are increasingly needed to assist in communication between cultures.
June 19, 2013
How Lean Six Sigma Black Belts are saving thousands
Not only are students of UC San Diego Extenion's Lean Six sigma program bringing speed and accuracy to process improvement at their respective companies, they're proposing significant cost savings as well.
June 11, 2013
How to deal with your bad boss
A study conducted by Tellyourboss.com reported that only 36% of Americans are happy with their job. 65% percent of those unhappy at work blame their boss, saying a change in management would improve their work situation, while the other 35% would choose a pay raise to better enjoy, or endure,...
June 10, 2013
Health care has the remedy for unemployment
In the past few years, the healthcare industry has grown twice as fast as the national economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the healthcare and social assistance sector will increase by three percent each year, creating more new jobs by 2020 than any other industry.
June 3, 2013
Finding a 'sustainable' career
Sustainability is about the preservation of resources today in order to meet current needs and the needs of future generations, or in other words “the capacity to endure.” For businesses, sustainability means respecting the environment while maintaining commercial success. Individuals with a...
May 6, 2013
Military transition: Building a career in facilities management
The Facilities Management field is a great fit for military personnel in transition. For example, there are parallels between military experience and the construction field, including the design, building, maintenance, and improvement of military infrastructures, power plants, roads, docks and...
April 25, 2013
Choose a company with employee development
How important is a company’s dedication to employee development when choosing your career path? Although such training may not be in the fore front of your career decision making, consider the effect employee development may have on your overall job satisfaction.
April 22, 2013
A few words on the future of libraries
San Diego City Librarian Deborah Barrow is busy with final preparations for a new downtown central library to open this summer, but she’s not too busy to ponder the future role of libraries.
April 21, 2013
Focus on instructors: Al Whitley
Al Whitley has taught for UC San Diego Extension for 25 years, and is a principal at WhitleyGroup, an architectural practice that provides specialized CAD and BIM support for commercial, biotech and government projects. He and his staff have received numerous awards for their work on project...
March 25, 2013
CPA licensure education requirements to increase in 2014
As of January 1, 2014 new requirements will be in place in order to obtain a California CPA license.
March 24, 2013
Going green is the new gold standard
Green is the gold standard in modern business, as industry leaders look for new and improved ways to implement sustainable strategies into their day-to-day operations. The green economy is growing and includes 3.1 million jobs in America, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor...
March 11, 2013
Financial aid for recent college graduates: UC San Diego offering bridge to employment scholarships
University of California (UC) San Diego Extension will award four Bridge to Employment Scholarships for recent college graduates of up to $5,500 in 2013 for adults to pursue continuing education. Applicants do not need to live in the San Diego area because more than two dozen certificate programs...
February 11, 2013
Project management gets agile
Agility, the ability to move quickly and easily, is a term that is sweeping the project management field and is now being adopted across various industries. Agile project management allows companies to respond to issues as they come up during the course of a certain project.
February 7, 2013