Project Pages

AREPA: Anti-Racist Education Partners for Action

https://ocean.education.uci.edu/arepa/
We are a network of Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) groups in Southern California across UCI and UCLA. We are a collective that is focused on partnering with educators and examining how to utilize the latest research about anti-racism to make positive changes in local schools.

El Sol Academy RPP

https://ocean.education.uci.edu/el-sol/
Our research-practice partnership with El Sol Academy explores and builds upon essential practices to provide equitable access to effective bilingual instruction for all learners.

Fraction Ball in Santa Ana

https://sites.uci.edu/ucistemlearninglab/2021/04/08/fraction-ball/
In this partnership we are co-designing connections between the Fraction Ball intervention and classroom instruction with teachers and students from Santa Ana Unified School District.

GEAR UP @ Center for Educational Partnerships

https://sites.uci.edu/gearup/
The GEAR UP team provides ongoing support for students, families, and educators in the Compton Unified School District community. Our primary objectives are to help students graduate from high school, increase enrollment in post-secondary programs, and increase a college-going culture in Compton.

OC Networked Improvement Community

https://ocean.education.uci.edu/hify-nic/
This work began in 2020 with funding from the Spencer Foundation. Amid a global pandemic, practitioners across Orange County joined forces with the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to form a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) to support housing insecure and foster youth.

Playful Learning Landscapes

https://sites.uci.edu/ucistemlearninglab/2021/04/08/playful-learning-landscapes/
In this project, we are collaborating with the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI) to design playful learning installations that are reflective of the culture, values, and goals of the Santa Ana community.

Samueli Academy RPP

https://ocean.education.uci.edu/samueli/
Since 2016, Samueli and UCI have engaged in an RPP. By creating data infrastructure and conducting several longitudinal studies, research in this partnership informs Samueli’s efforts to support the STEM success of marginalized youth through high school and college.

School-Wide Improvement in Mathematics (SWIM) RPP

https://ocean.education.uci.edu/swim/
Since 2019, NMUSD, OCDE, and UCI have partnered to improve mathematics learning opportunities for elementary school students through teacher professional development and principal instructional leadership support.

SFUSD-OCEAN

https://ocean.education.uci.edu/sfusd
This work began in 2020 with funding from the William T. Grant Foundation. In late 2021/early 2022, the research team In partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), research teams at UCI,  UC Davis, and University of Wisconsin, Madison are conducting a mixed-methods study that will enhance our understanding of the district’s equity priority and its potential for reducing inequality in educational attainment.