Public Service Education Programs

UCSD's Education Studies (EDS) offers several opportunities for students to be involved in preK-12 education on a hands-on basis. The public service courses (EDS 130-139) provide students with an introduction to theoretical and practical issues in preK-12 education by incorporating both academic work and a fieldwork component into the course structure.

http://www-tep.ucsd.edu/service2.shtm 

Center for Research on Educational Equity, Assessment,
and Teaching Excellence
University of California, San Diego

http://create.ucsd.edu/

One of The Major Challenges Facing Universities
is the need to increase the number of underserved, low-income youths who are eligible for admittance to college. While numerous efforts have been made to address this problem, an easy solution has proven elusive. What has become clear, however, is that we as a society cannot expect to boost the numbers of underrepresented youths in our colleges without focused efforts to prepare these students academically in their pre-college years.

CREATE is Addressing This Challenge By

• Forming collaborations between UCSD and local elementary and secondary school districts

• Offering the highest quality of education to 700 students at our on-campus model school - The Preuss School

• Conducting research on improving educational opportunities for underserved students

• Offering innovative teacher education and professional development opportunities for local educators

 The CREATE approach enables the university to bring its most vital resources - faculty and students - to support local schools and school districts. Faculty help to introduce the latest innovations in learning and test their effectiveness. UCSD students act as tutors, mentors, and role models for K-12 students, providing a constant reminder that ethnic or economic circumstances are not an obstacle to receiving the best possible education.