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We are thrilled to report that the renovation to our main lobby space is continuing at an exciting pace. The walls have officially come down to make room for the new student lounge, workspace, group project rooms, kitchen, outdoor patio, and offices for advisors, support staff, and our alumni council. We will continue to update you as construction progresses! 

This semester marks the official launch of TREC (Tucson Regional Educator Collaborative)! TREC is a group of educators committed to supporting teacher professional development in the Tucson Region. TREC aims to build professional development capacity, increase teacher retention, and develop teacher leaders.

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The Mild to Moderate Disabilities major includes instruction on working with students with autism spectrum disorders, learning and intellectual disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders. The Bachelor of Science in Education in Mild to Moderate Disabilities at the University of Arizona is a 60-credit program for aspiring special education teachers, and will now be offered to Arizona residents through Arizona Online. 

A team from the College of Education will be representing our many initiatives at the AZ Rural Schools Association (ARSA) Conference Sep 16-18 at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ. ARSA provides a unified voice for rural schools to legislative bodies, policy makers, and elected public officials. The conference will include exhibits, speakers, workshops, and opportunities to connect with our programs that operate throughout rural...

This summer, 18 faculty members from across the University of Arizona received funding from Research, Innovation, and Impact and the Office of the Provost as part of the Hispanic Serving Institution Faculty Seed Grant Program. College of Education-based projects that received funding include: Indigenous Communities in the Americas: Learning and Thriving Together Through Higher Education, Story-Based Early Childhood Robotics for Latinx...

Cooper Center needs your help to grow our educational staff, improve and expand our programs, and better serve a more diverse audience of students from throughout southern Arizona. Now is the time to expand and meet the needs of students ready for engaging, inspiring educational experiences that happen outside the classroom.  

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The National Science Foundation awarded a $10 million grant to the Native FEWS Alliance, a higher education program focusing on expanding the career filed in food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) within Native American communities. The alliance includes College of Education's Valerie Shirley, UC Berkeley's Alice Agogino, and numerous other researchers from across the University of Arizona: D. Dalbotten, G. Barron-Gafford, K. Simmons-Potter, ...

Drs. Jeremy Garcia, Blaine Smith, and Valerie Shirley received an award of $76,723 from the Agnese Nelms Haury Program. This partnership with the College of Education’s Indigenous Teacher Education Project (ITEP) and the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) will enable the establishment of relationships with local Native nations and tribal schools, with the goal of co-constructing a digital literacies and Native American Code Writers...

The exhibit, Around the World in 70 Maps: Three Centuries of Cartographic Treasures from Children’s Literature, has itself traveled around the world. However, Worlds of Words Center of Global Literacies and Literatures (WOW) in the University of Arizona College of Education is the first venue in the U.S. to show this imaginative collection from the International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich, Germany.

The Tucson Regional Educator Collaborative has officially launched! KGUN 9 spoke with Tucson-area teachers and TREC Director Jen Kinser-Traut about how the new initiative is helping educators.