CovED is a community of undergraduates from some of the top colleges/universities across the U.S. who are interested in supporting K-12 students in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to create a virtual platform for pairing mentors from higher-ed institutions with K-12 students affected by school closures. We...
Read MoreThe PHOTONBooth provides an avenue for children to experience fluorescence – the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. The booth is coupled with demonstrations of household fluorescent materials and the creation of “glowsticks” using highlighters. In the “PHOTONBooth,” a clever word play...
Read MoreThe Science Lab Teaching Club was formed at UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy in January of 2012. We are a group of undergraduate physics students who volunteer to go to local schools and present on a physics-related topic in the setting of one 45-minute class. We meet weekly during...
Read MoreFor over two decades, the Music Partnership Program has allowed passionate students to provide music training and mentoring to talented at-risk youth in Los Angeles’ most underserved communities. Each year, UCLA music students teach and inspire hundreds of inner-city youths across the partnership sites. While weekly lessons constitute the program’s...
Read MoreThis K-12 teacher training and curriculum development workshop series, under the theme “Sites of Encounter in World History,” aim to increase capacity and resources for K-12 educators by providing them opportunities to hear from area studies faculty experts, gain content knowledge of world regions and civilizations, and receive pedagogical training...
Read MoreDIYnamics develops inexpensive apparatuses for teaching fundamental concepts in Earth sciences, with an emphasis on geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD), in classrooms from the elementary school to university levels. We provide assembly instructions, lesson plans, and instructional videos to enable students and teachers to experiment with Earth science concepts by doing...
Read MoreGreenSparks aims to spark high school students’ interest around environmental issues. The initiative takes two distinct approaches through two distinct programs: GreenShorts and GreenSmarts. GreenShorts encourages students to tell environmental stories through short films. GreenSmarts provides in-class lessons to discover what NGSS environmental science content we could bring to the...
Read MoreArtsBridge is a University of California program created to put the arts to work within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Each year, the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television prepares 10-12 undergraduate and graduate theater students to apply their university training in a K-12 classroom setting. The students...
Read MoreDevelop educator’s knowledge base of culturally responsive instructional strategies that support diverse student populations academic success while sustaining their cultural norms, beliefs and values. Provide educators with the tools to rethink and re-imagine relationships, policies and teaching and learning through a cultural and equity lens.
Read MoreOutreach education program designed to provide age-appropriate lectures on specific legal and illegal drugs of abuse to high school students. A typical high school visit is comprised of a one-hour session, during which a small group of neuroscience students give interactive presentations and practical demonstrations on how drugs affect the...
Read MoreThree self-paced, online modules that introduce teachers of world and heritage languages to basic concepts of heritage language pedagogy. Modules 1 will help you gain a better understanding of the important differences between heritage language learners (HLLs) and foreign language learners (FLLs). In the second module, you will learn about...
Read MoreScience education outreach program designed to stimulate interest in science for children and young adults by providing hands-on learning experiences that emphasize the function and importance of the brain.
Read MoreProvides elementary school teachers with ideas, activities, and instructional support to include basic physics and astronomy in their lesson plans.
Read MoreUses elements of the ‘Knowledge Is Power’ campaign to support a peer-to-peer HIV prevention program in public and private city schools. The Institute developed this program to provide life-saving information to young people as they begin to settle into their sexual identities and adopt patterns of behavior that will last...
Read MoreThreefold mission is to develop and provide teachers with curricular materials that will engage students in exciting explorations of U.S. and World History; professional development for K-12 history teachers; and to collaborate with schools in building their history curricula.
Read MoreThis program trains teachers Nanoscience experiments, supports teachers’ efforts to use Nanoscience topics in teaching the NGSS standards, and provides one free kit each workshop for teachers to use with 90-180 students.
Read MoreSince 1996, the UCLA Gluck Fellows Music Outreach Program has been the beneficiary of a generous grant from the Max H. Gluck Foundation, which enables our finest UCLA music students to offer educational performances at over 150 schools, libraries, senior centers, and other nontraditional venues throughout Los Angeles County. Free...
Read MoreThe UCLA Mathematics Project (UCLAMP) at Center X is part of a statewide program that strives to make a positive impact on TK-12 educators, students, communities and school districts in the Los Angeles basin. Our goal is to partner with these entities to provide rich and transformative Mathematical experiences in...
Read MoreAssists students at middle and senior high schools (and some elementary schools) so they excel in math and science and become competitively eligible for the most rigorous colleges and universities. The MSP partners with teachers, administrators, school district officials and industry representatives to provide this academic enrichment model.
Read MoreCourses for teachers who wish to increase their competence and confidence in school mathematics.
Read MoreOutreach at the LAI offer academic enrichment and professional development opportunities to local K-12 educators. Funded through a Title VI Federal Area Studies grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, the LAI workshops offer analyses of major themes related to the Latin American Region. The workshops include comparative and...
Read MoreThis site is devoted to the life and times of Dr. John Snow, a legendary figure in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology. Students have the opportunity enter a contest for National History Day about Dr. Snow and learn about his legacy.
Read MoreLearn about planetary science and our place int the universe through hands-on demonstrations, workshops, lab tours, and talks by planetary scientists. The program is designed to bring the exciting world of planetary research to the local community and to help educate the next generation of UCLA planetary scientists. Instagram: @UCLAiPLEX...
Read MoreMission is to create and foster interest, excitement, and curiosity about the brain. We travel to schools in disadvantaged Los Angeles areas to work with students at schools receiving poor funding in the sciences.
Read MoreThese brief videos provide an introductory appreciation of how we learn skills and information, move, think, feel, speak and remember.
Read MoreExploring Computer Science is K-12/University partnership with a mission to increase and enhance the computer science learning opportunities in the Los Angeles Unified School District and to broaden the participation of African-American, Latino/a, and female students in learning computer science. ECS provides professional development for teachers only to deliver the...
Read MoreEnglish tutors available for those students who require reinforcement in a particular English subject. To request a list of English Tutors, please send an email to Stephanie Bundy at graduate@english.ucla.edu.
Read MoreExploring Computer Science is a High School/University partnership dedicated to increasing computer science learning opportunities and broadening the participation of African-American, Latino/a, and female students in learning computer science. We offer a professional development program for high school teachers to build their capacity to teach a culturally responsive and inquiry-based...
Read MoreAims to provide high quality mathematics activity for students in local schools. We hope to provide students with a view of mathematics as a creative reasoning and problem solving activity, with intrinsic beauty and meaningful application.
Read MoreScience educational program run by UCLA undergraduate and graduate students to introduce high school students in the Los Angeles area to the rapidly developing world of biotechnology though hands on laboratory experience.
Read MoreThe California Mathematics Project (CMP) is a statewide professional development network of K-12 and university mathematics educators dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the subject. Each CMP site supports collaboration among and between teachers and university faculty to improve classroom instruction and student learning.
Read MoreGoal is to provide equal access to educational opportunities. UCLA students tutor children in under-resourced communities in targeted Los Angeles area schools and community base organizations. The BruinCorps VISTA Program sponsors a College Career Center project in middle schools and community-based organizations in the Los Angeles area.
Read MoreProvides eight weeks of arts-based curriculum in under-resourced LAUSD public schools by pairing UCLA Arts majors, Visual and Performing Arts Education minors and Arts Education Teaching Sequence participants with K-12 guiding teachers, primarily working at the UCLA Community School, the Lab School and the UCLA Tie-In Schools
Read MoreOrganize outreach events for students featuring hands-on demos and activities, solar telescope viewing, workshops, and science talks.
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