Centers, Institutes & Projects

American Indian Language Development Institute

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

American Indian Language Development Institute

Borderlands Education Center

The Borderlands Education Center is an intellectual hub in the rural borderlands of Southern Arizona that expands learning and research opportunities for border teachers and communities.

Borderlands Education Center

CEARE

The core focus of CEARE is to offer program evaluation services, training, and scholarship opportunities that foreground COE’s and UArizona equity-centered mission in research, teaching, and service to the Arizona community and beyond.

CEARE

Center for the Study of Higher Education

Established in 1977, the Center for the Study of Higher Education offers graduate degree programs with concentrations in comparative higher education, organization and administration, college access, and student affairs.

Center for the Study of Higher Education

Cooper Center for Environmental Learning

A partnership between TUSD and the College of Education, the Cooper Center educates children and adult chaperones, educators, pre-service teachers, and volunteers about ecology, science, and the wonders of the Sonoran Desert.

Cooper Center for Environmental Learning

Each One, Teach One

The phrase Each One, Teach One is an African proverb that originated in the United States during slavery when Africans were denied education. When someone learned how to read or write, it became their responsibility to teach someone else. 

Each One, Teach One

Education Policy Center

As the only university-based center in the state dedicated to policy issues of PK-20 education, the Education Policy Center shares education policy research with the community and is a key resource for policymakers.

Education Policy Center

Educational Psychology Research Sponsored Activities

We are proud to introduce you to our current Educational Psychology research-sponsored activities, each playing a pivotal role in advancing our knowledge and contributing to the betterment of education.

Research Sponsored Activities

Indigenous Teacher Education Project

The Indigenous Teacher Education Project (ITEP) is a 4-year project in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tohono O'odham Nation, and Tucson Unified School District to strengthen the learning experiences of indigenous students by addressing the need to increase the number of Indigenous teachers serving Indigenous students, schools, and communities.

Indigenous Teacher Education Project

Native SOAR

Native SOAR is a service-learning mentoring program for Native undergraduate students that provides mentorship and prepares members to mentor local Native middle and high school students.

Native SOAR

Pathways to Teaching

Pathways to Teaching is a collaboration between the College of Education and Sunnyside Unified School District that supports Tucson-area residents in earning a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an ESL endorsement.

Pathways to Teaching

Project FOCUS

A pioneering post-high school option for students ages 18-22 who have intellectual disabilities and are enrolled in schools in Pima County, Project FOCUS provides access to the university's academic offerings and campus life in order to increase students’ self-determination and employability. 

Project FOCUS

Project OIC

The University of Arizona (UA) is offering an interdisciplinary collaboration between two highly effective online special education programs: preparing teachers of Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students and preparing behavior analysts

Project OIC

Project Outreach FAMILIA

Project Outreach FAMILIA is a collaborative of the College of Education and the University’s HSI Initiatives Office that seeks to expand college-going outreach and quality dual enrollment courses at local high schools.

Project Outreach FAMILIA

Project POEM

The goal of this research project is to better understand and further advance the awareness, persistence, and resilience of STEM-related careers by middle and high school students with visual impairments through mentoring and project-based learning.

Project POEM

Research Group on Child Development, Education, and Policy

The Research Group on Child Development, Education, and Policy is a multi-disciplinary collaborative that conducts research to study early childhood and family characteristics that impact learning, development, school readiness, and health outcomes. 

Research Group on Child Development, Education, and Policy

Student Services Support for Aspiring Teachers

The College of Education is one of just three University of Arizona units awarded $1.3 million each to provide student support services, particularly for first-generation students, low-income students, and students with disabilities.

Student Services Support for Aspiring Teachers

Talk It Out

Talk It Out is a partnership program with the TUSD Family Resource Centers that provides free and timely mental health counseling services to TUSD students and families using a practicum training model.

Talk It Out

Teachers in Industry

A collaboration between the College of Education and Tucson Values Teachers, Teachers in Industry connects certified teachers with STEM companies in Arizona through paid summer internships and professional development.

Teachers in Industry

The BioS.P.H.E.R.Es Lab

The BioS.P.H.E.R.Es research lab examines emotion regulation, social, and motivational factors that predict student well-being, including their quality of life, acculturative stress, and physiological stress.

The BioS.P.H.E.R.Es Lab

Tucson Regional Educators Collaborative

The Tucson Regional Educators Collaborative is a project led by the College of Education and CITY Center for Collaborative Learning that will improve professional learning opportunities for teachers in Southern Arizona.

Tucson Regional Educators Collaborative

Upward Bound

Upward Bound is a college-prep program that provides underrepresented, low-income, first-generation high school students the social and academic capital building support needed to transition from high school into college.

Upward Bound

Worlds of Words

Worlds of Words, the largest international collection of global children's books in the United States, is a global literacy center committed to creating an international network of people who share the vision of bringing books and children together.

Worlds of Words