UC Berkeley School of Education

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We're looking for K-12 teachers for summer 2026 to teach in our Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP). STEM teachers encouraged to apply! See Jobs link in bio.

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Thanks Spencer Foundation 🙌 for supporting Assoc. Prof. Tolani Britton's vision of cultivating early career scholars who use quantitative approaches to study reducing inequality in K-16 student outcomes. She's hosting early career scholars so they can share work, get feedback, address barriers.

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Congratulations @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Professor @ginaanngarcia.bsky.social! Elected an inaugural fellow of the Association for the Study of Higher Education. She and other fellows are setting the standard — recognized for integrity, advancement of knowledge, mentoring, and service.

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Join the webinar today at Noon (Pacific) with Assoc. Prof. Zach Pardos on increasing access to higher education, by using artificial intelligence (AI) to create equitable pathways for transfer students, promote academic success, and reduce structural barriers. tinyurl.com/43tyufau

Love seeing our students pay it forward and their commitment to building the pipeline of educators.

Ideal candidates connect theory to practice through human-centered design, learning analytics, and classroom-embedded research; attend to ethics, effectiveness, and impacts of AI; and envision next-gen STEM teaching, curriculum, and assessment responsive to diverse learners and educational settings.

We are especially interested in scholars who design, study, and critically evaluate AI in learning environments to improve teaching, learning, and equitable outcomes in K–12 and higher-education contexts.

We're hiring! Asst Professor (N/T) - Using AI and the Learning Sciences to Advance STEM Teaching and Learning: K12-Higher Education. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05125

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We're hiring! Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy. This faculty position is for someone whose scholarship addresses the goals of the Education Policy Cluster of the @obi-belonging.bsky.social. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211

So many fantastic reasons to apply to the Berkeley School of Education, including acknowledgment from outside sources that Berkeley is pretty darn good place to study. 👇 Undergrad portal to submit applications opens today! #GoBears bse.berkeley.edu/academics/un...

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Homecoming is almost here! Friday 10/03 at 4:30 p.m., 2121 Berkeley Way. We'll be talking about "​​Advancing Equity & Excellence in Higher Education: a Discussion of Key Issues" w/faculty members @eostrinidad.bsky.social @ginaanngarcia.bsky.social, Zachary Pardos. link in bio #CalHC #BerkeleyTime

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Today 5:00 p.m. PDT. (virtual) Public Education at the Precipice: Lessons in Resilient Leadership. Cal Alumni Assoc hosts 4 BSE alums to share expertise on integrating technology, responding to policy shifts, and strategies that promote equity + inclusion for all students. Link in our bio.

GenAI, Ethics, and Equity: A New Era for TK-12 Education Leaders: Community of Practice (Virtual) #21CSLA Bay Area
bse.berkeley.edu/21csla-bay-a... @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social #EduSkyAI #AILiteracy #AIEthics

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Can you picture yourself at Berkeley? We can!! Apply today! Our graduates go on to be educational leaders in schools, teachers, systems administrators, researchers, policy makers, and more. bse.berkeley.edu/admissions @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

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Excited to share that Assoc. Prof. Tesha Sengupta-Irving will be serving on two editorial boards. Assoc. Editor at Cognition and Instruction @tandfresearch.bsky.social, and, Commentary Editor of Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, the premiere research journal in math ed.

Learning takes so many forms. These @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social students observing where learning happens and our @damcotto.bsky.social will lead them in discussion about the why and how.

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And she's not wasting any time. On the first day meeting with graduate students in her class Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving, they had a lively discussion about the role of spatial thinking in early mathematical cognition.

As U.S. students struggle with grade-level math, the research of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Asst. Prof. @damcotto.bsky.social is sure to have immense impact on how early childhood education can set them up for success. #math #UTK

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The fall 2025 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social semester has official begun! Dean @mdyoung.bsky.social welcomes incoming students with a selfie in our lobby. #GoBears

They're talking about building collaborations; exploring higher ed systems; together finding a path to yes; more community involvement; recognizing and seeing students; and maybe even a pickleball team.

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The joy and excitement of our @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Education Assistant Professors (l to r) @eostrinidad.bsky.social @maggiemeikichan.bsky.social @damcotto.bsky.social
and Kourtney Kawano is contagious. They're ready to welcome #GoBears students!!

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Starting off the semester right with these amazing BSE faculty and staff at this world class @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social at our fall retreat as we prepare for another awesome academic year. #GoBears #education

Specifics are at homecoming.berkeley.edu/event/berkel...

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It’s Berkeley Time! Join us for BSE's 2025 Homecoming. Connect + network with fellow alums and engage with our esteemed faculty, students, and staff. We'll also have compelling insights from our featured speakers – more details coming soon! #CalHC #BerkeleyTime

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Congratulations doctoral student isaacdoblea.bsky.social on being awarded an American Educational Research Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship!

Felix's dissertation is titled Ecologías Transfronterizas: Transfronterizx Youth Movements and the Development of Border-Crossing Repertoires.

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Meet Wilfredo Ortiz who is heading into his second year as a PhD student in education with a focus on language, literacy and culture. In our One Mic show, he shares how his journey led him to Berkeley. Link in bio or copy/paste youtu.be/Oxt3F5LUKsE?...

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We're hiring! The Mathematics Outreach Coordinator will collaborate with the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) to create an algebra tutoring program aimed at improving the mathematics teaching and learning at the elementary and high school levels. bse.berkeley.edu/jobs

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Congratulations @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social alumna and our EdD student Superintendent Cheryl Cotton BA Social Welfare '93! Modeling for students that learning and growing is a lifelong endeavor.

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We're thrilled to share that @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Associate Professor Cati V. de los Ríos has been elected Associate Chair of the @ncte.org Assembly for Research. Congratulations!

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Join us in congratulating doctoral candidate Yared C. Portillo, who received an NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship!! The title of her dissertation is "¡A Fandanguear!: Studying Son Jarocho Music Workshops as a Translingual Cultural Practice" Read more naeducation.org/awardee/yare...