American Indian Language Development Institute
The American Indian Language Development Institute offers summer programs focused on Indigenous languages.

Center for the Study of Higher Education
Established in 1977, the Center for the Study of Higher Education offers flexible, interdisciplinary, and individualized master of arts and doctor of philosophy degree programs with concentrations in comparative higher education, organization and administration, college access, and student affairs.

Cooper Center for Environmental Learning
A partnership between the Tucson Unified School District and the College of Education, the Cooper Center educates thousands of school children and adult chaperones, educators, pre-service teachers, and volunteers each year about ecology, science, and the beauty and wonders of our home, the Sonoran Desert.

First Things First
Under Dean Ronald W. Marx’s leadership, Arizona's three state universities secured a $27 million grant to examine how improvements in access to and quality of educational and health services impact young children’s development. The longitudinal study will track children for up to 20 years. “This is the most important investment in young children our state has ever made,” says Marx, the principal investigator of the new grant from the state agency, First Things First (FTF).  “No other state has ever done a longitudinal study like this. This is a unique piece of research.”

Southern Arizona Science and Math Internship Center
The Southern Arizona Science and Math Internship Center (SASMIC) is a collaboration between the Colleges of Education and Science, private sector businesses, and K-12 education (including public, private, and charter schools). The center provides professional development, internships, and networking both to increase the retention of science and math teachers and to improve science and math teaching and learning. SASMIC features an intensive three-year internship plus master’s degree aimed at a select group of beginning teachers. The program combines the best practices of teaching and learning with the expertise of the business and research community, creates a community of practice that supports teachers, and helps classroom teachers build their expertise in content and delivery of science, math, and technology skills within the 21st Century Skills framework.

Worlds of Words
"Open a book — open the world for a child." We all have warm memories of reading a favorite book with the children in our lives as they snuggle closely, peering intently at the illustrations and correcting us if we miss a word. A book provides a flight of imagination that connects children to the significant people in their lives and invites them to explore new worlds and possibilities. At the College of Education, you’ll find a magical place — a place where lives change, thanks to the power of books. Worlds of Words, the International Collection of Children’s and Adolescent Literature, is the largest international collection in the United States.