Author Archives: Adam M. Lara, Ph.D

​The University of California, Irvine School of Education will join with the Santa Ana Unified School District to launch their first university-assisted partnership at James Monroe Elementary School. The School of Education regularly engages in research-practice partnerships with SAUSD schools and programs. The university-assisted partnership with Monroe Elementary is distinctive for allowing a more robust,Continue reading “School of Education to enter university-assisted partnership with Santa Ana district”

UC Irvine School of Education in partnership with the city of Santa Ana, Santa Ana Unified School District, Northgate Market and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 at the bus stop on the northeast corner of Main Street and McFadden Avenue in Santa Ana. The UCI School ofContinue reading “Grand Opening Celebration for Playful Learning Landscape Project”

PhD student Patricia Fuentes Acevedo leads a Family Math Leadership Team (FMLT) including  caregivers and teachers at two elementary schools serving a large majority of Latinx students in the Buena Park School District. The FMLT meets monthly to co-design mathematical supports for children’s learning and elevate families’ voices in improvement efforts. The team is supportedContinue reading “New Grant will Sustain Solidarity-driven Partnership with Families for Children’s Mathematics Success “

Journalist Kara Arundel from K-12 Dive writes articles on Fraction Ball, stating that students in two southern California school districts are jumping to understand rational numbers on the basketball court, and the engaging series of games — known as Fraction Ball — are already showing significant results. Read more here.

With the grant, AUHSD formally joins UCI’s OCEAN, a series of local partnerships that aim to improve education through collaborative research. Co-principal investigators Ahn and Dean Contreras will work with AUHSD leaders including Matsuda, Amy Kwon, Director of Innovative Programs and Instructional Systems, and Amanda Bean, Director of Career Preparedness Systems Framework Implementation. Read moreContinue reading “$1.1M grant from Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative formalizes partnership between UC Irvine and Anaheim Union High School District”