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Advocates for teacher quality: Understanding cycles of accreditation in California
A recent report released by the National Council on Teacher Quality suggests that postsecondary institutions charged with the preparation of teachers have, in large part, failed the American public.
August 18, 2013
School ‘Haus’ Rock: What 21st-century education can learn from early German modernists
In its promotion of free flow of ideas; process; choice and freedom of expression, the Bauhaus served as precursor to modernism of the 1960s; Brutalism; and the design postulates associated with Camelot and the jet/atomic age.
August 12, 2013
Educators: Taking the next steps together
One of the weightiest challenges faced by postsecondary institutions involved in the professional preparation of K-12 educators as been striking a careful balance between theory and practice.
August 8, 2013
Untying the ‘Core’-dian Knot
In Greek legend, the Gordian knot was tied in a manner so complex that it mentally exhausted those seeking to untangle it and eventually to divine unique solutions to do so.
August 1, 2013
Focus on instructors: George Haloulakos
“Everyone asks me how to get started in the investment finance business and I tell them, it is different for each person. There is no formula or secret. If the timing is right, and you are ready for it, something can happen.”
July 22, 2013
Instructor spotlight: Karen Young
I have been amazed by the excitement and ingenuity I have experienced as an Extension Instructor. I have taught and developed courses at the University of California, San Diego for five years. In addition to my teaching at UC San Diego, I have also taught in both the brick and mortar classroom as...
July 21, 2013
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