UC Resources for Counselors and Educators

The University of California is involved in the full spectrum of California education, from kindergarten through college and beyond to lifelong learning. The following UC resources and programs are designed to assist K-12 teachers and administrators statewide in fulfilling a shared commitment to improving our schools and educating our children.

Professional Development for Teachers
The largest professional development enterprise in California’s educational system, UC teaches the teachers through California Subject Matter Projects and California Professional Development Institutes, which conducted programs for more than 80,000 teachers during 2000-01 through intensive, standards-based institutes and other programs held throughout California.

California Subject Matter Projects
California Teach - 1,000 Teachers

Development in Key Subject Areas:

• Arts
• Foreign Language 
• Health and Physical Education 
• History and Social Science
• International Studies
• Mathematics 
• Reading and Literature 
• Science 
• Writing

Content Standards for Public K-12 Schools

Teacher Preparation and Certification
UC recruits, trains and supports K-12 educators at each of its eight general campuses, and offers multiple routes to teacher credentialing, including traditional and alternative certification programs.

New Teacher Center

Special Programs for Teachers
UC offers programs designed to serve targeted K-12 populations in collaboration with California colleges and universities.
California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) – UC partners with California high schools to increase their students' college-going rates
Edward Teller Education Center - This Lawrence Livermore
     National Laboratory-based program provides extensive
     teacher professional development programs and enrichment
     programs for K-12 students in the Central Valley.

Educational Leadership
UC recognizes that educational leaders, like teachers in the classrooms, play a critical role in improving the quality of our public schools and the academic preparation of our students.

Principals' Leadership Institutes at Berkeley and Los Angeles

UC Resources for Counselors

UC Schools of Education

UC Teaching, Learning and technology Center (TLtC)

Academic Preparation Research and Evaluation

Educational Research (UC Nexus)
Admissions Research and Student Academic Preparation Evalutation- conducts research
     and analysis in support of UC admissions and statewide
     evaluation of UC outreach programs

Campus-Based College Prep and Outreach Programs

Educational Resources at UC's National Labs
Educational Resources (Berkeley)
Friends of Science (Berkeley)
Educational Programs (Livermore)
Science and Technology Education Programs for Teachers and Students (Livermore)
Education Programs – Los Alamos