Professional Development Academies in Education

Professional Development Programs in Information Studies

UCLA’s School of Education & Information Studies is home to two departments. Each is a leader in their field, helping to pioneer what's next in the Education and Information worlds.

UCLA Ed&IS faculty are at the forefront of their fields, addressing issues of equality, access and social justice in the fields of education and information. Their scholarship has an international reputation for excellence and commitment to addressing the most critical issues facing our society.

An ecosystem of K-12 teaching schools where UCLA partners to develop, study, share, and advance innovative best practices.

The work at UCLA Ed&IS is guided by the principles of individual responsibility and social justice, an ethic of caring, and commitment to the communities we serve. Learn more about our mission and values, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our faculty and students, our history and more.

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are defining features of UCLA Ed&IS and we embrace them as a source of strength.

Department of Education 2023 Information Sessions

Department of Information Studies Programs

Department of Information Studies 2023 Information Sessions

Learn more about the undergraduate and graduate academic programs we offer, when program information sessions are being offered and how to apply.

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Aanya Ismail

LinkedIn | Instagram | paluckiam@gmail.com | (949) 243-6987

Specialization
Science Credential in Teacher Education (Chemistry, Biology)

Washington University in St. Louis - Bachelors of Arts

Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology; Spanish

Amanda Palucki (she/her)

andreasoria55@berkeley.edu | (323) 331-0564

Specialization
Multiple Subject Teaching credential with a Bilingual Authorization

Psychology, B.A. (Education Minor, Spanish Linguistics Minor)

Andrea Soria (she/her/hers)

Specialization
Multiple Subjects credential in Teacher Education

Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science, Yale College (2018)

Caroline Kanner (she/her)

Specialization
Multiple Subject Elementary Credential (Bilingual Authorization)

Daisy De La Cruz

Specialization
Secondary Science Credential in Teacher Education (Chemistry)

Damon Liang

emily.fainsan@g.ucla.edu | (323) 362-3125

Specialization
Single Subject Science Credential in Teacher Education

Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity (UC Davis)

Emily Fainsan (she/her)

Specialization
English credential in teacher education

English with Future Teacher Specialization

Emily Nguy

LinkedIn | jserrano36@g.ucla.edu | (213) 915-1166

Bachelor of Arts- History: History and Social Science Education w/ a minor in Women's Studies

Serrano Jonathan. "Propaganda on the American Homefront: The Driving Force of Mobilization." The Toro Historical Review 9, no. 1 (2020). https://journals.calstate.edu/tthr/article/view/2397/2206.

Jonathon Serrano

Specialization
Multiple Subject Credential

Julie Quan (she/her/hers)

Lizbeth Sharon (she/they)

Specialization
English credential in Teacher Education

B.A. in Comparative Literature from UC Irvine

Michaela Krum

Mirella Perez Orellana (she/her)

BA Psychology, University of Southern California, 2020

Neva Nowek

Specialization
Teaching Credential in Secondary Social Science and a Spanish Bilingual Authorization

B.A. History, UCLA '19, Classical Civilizations Minor

Samantha Valdez  (she/her/ella)

LinkedIn | sebonilla@ucdavis.edu | (818) 792-8833

Specialization
Life Sciences Credential in Secondary Education

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Management; University of California, Davis

Teacher Education Program

M.Ed.