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UC Berkeley School of Education
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We are home to a diverse group of students and faculty joined by their common interests in understanding and improving the complex world of education. https://linktr.ee/berkeley_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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November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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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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October 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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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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October 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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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
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October 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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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
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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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
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October 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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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September 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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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.
collage of four alums lora bartlett cheryl cotton elena silva and candance walker all smiling at camera
September 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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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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September 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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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.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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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.
Assistant Professor Dana Miller Cotto on the left takes a selfie with nine students who are sitting at tables facing the camera and smiling. A graphic added to the picture reads back to school.
September 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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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
Dean Michelle Young takes a selfie with some of our incoming graduate students who are lined up in front of the wall sign that reads Berkeley University of California
September 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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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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August 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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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
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August 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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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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August 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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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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August 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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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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July 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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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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June 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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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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June 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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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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June 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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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...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Round of applause! Meet our Outstanding Graduate Student Instructors: Xueqin Lin, Isaac Felix, and Jill Yochim. Xueqin was also selected by @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Graduate Division for the Teaching Effectiveness Award.
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June 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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The celebrating continues!
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May 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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What an honor and inspiration to have @rbreich.bsky.social deliver our keynote address. Congratulations all of our bachelor's, master's, and doctoral graduates! #gobears
professor emeritus of the goldman school of public policy robert reich standing at the podium delivering the keynote address three people standing next to each other smiling at the camera. they are professor emeritus of the goldman school of public policy robert reich on the left, dean michelle young in the middle, and lisa garcia bedolla on the right who is the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Hitchcock Dean of the Graduate Division and the Chancellor's Professor of Education nine undergraduates lined up next to each other with two faculty members on the far left all smiling at a person taking a picture with a phone distinguished professor frank worrell on the left and doctoral graduate lieutenant darryl diptee on the right both are smiling at the camera
May 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The celebration continues!
distinguished professor frank worrell on the left and doctoral graduate lieutenant darryl diptee on the right both are smiling at the camera eight people from the principal leadership institute standing in front of the u c berkeley school of education backdrop bunched together for a selfie
May 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM