Earn a $1,000 stipend through ASPIRE!
 In supporting Early Childhood Education, ASPIRE is offering a stipend by completing:
• 3 semester units (4.5 quarter units) of eligible coursework
• Online training on the C.L.A.S.S. observation tool
• 2 sessions with an ASPIRE advisor
 Eligibility: 
• Work with children 0-5 in a licensed ECE setting at least 15 hours a week in L.A. County 
• Take coursework towards an ECE/Child Development degree or permit during the academic year 
• Be ineligible for the L.A. County Investing in Early Educators Stipend Program  

The application deadline is June 30th, 2015. 
Apply online at www.laup.net/aspire

Southern California Association for Young Children – North Bay presents 3 hours of Professional Development: Differences Among Children: supporting an inclusive classroom April 25, 2015

UCLA Extension PK-12 Credential Programs is a partner with Los Angeles Unified School District to help fill a critical shortage of Special Education teachers projected for 2015-2016. Members of our team have been invited to meet with prospective special education teachers to discuss credential program options at three April information sessions hosted by LAUSD. Anyone interested in attending one of these information sessions can contact Derek Ramage, LAUSD Director of Certificated Recruitment, Selection, and Credential Services, derek.ramage@lausd.net. The sessions have been scheduled for 3:30-5:00pm at different locations on these three dates: April 20, 21, and 23.

At the California Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference, the Leadership Day keynote made a strong argument for the future of education: to develop individual differences and unique abilities rather than serving the median. Several talks referenced executive functioning skills and mental health in early childhood. The UCLA Extension talk went really well (Roca and Davis)! On Consulting a speech therapist: Neurological processes in language development to create language-based curricula.

The UCLA Extension Education Department will be exhibiting at the March California Charter Schools Association Conference in Sacramento. Teachers and administrators should stop by Booth 1410 for information about programs for charter school professionals: Preliminary and Clear Credentialing in General Education and Special Education; Charter School Leadership; College Counseling, Early Childhood Education, and more. We will also be offering a 10% discount on any Education Department courses for conference attendees! 22nd Annual California Charter Schools Association Conference

The College Counseling progam would like to share this article: Grad School Highlight: Counseling Students to the Next Steps - Western Association for College Admission Counseling

The employees of the UCLA Extension Education Department are doing wonderful work with their respective programs. The department has recently instituted a "Thank You Board" to allow recognition of this work from co-workers, instructors, students, and other extension community members. The four employees we are honoring this month are Wendy Abarca, Lynette Cooper, Rachel Grazer, and Tyler O'Brien.

The UCLA Extension Early Childhood Education Raffle was won by a Family Child Care Provider in our focus groups!

Free Networking Event by UCLA Extension on Feb. 19 at 7 PM. 1145 Gayley Ave. Room 121.

LAUSD will be hiring this year. They are likely to have 60 openings!

The CAEYC Awards and Grants submission deadline has been extended. Awards & Grants are open to all current members of CAEYC and are designed to promote professional growth and educational support.

CAEYC Annual Conference Award (five awards)
Successful applicants will receive complimentary full (four day) conference registration to CAEYC's Annual Conference and Expo held on March 4-7, 2015 in Sacramento, CA.

CAEYC Presidents Education Award (1 award)
Successful applicant will receive $1,000 for graduate degree or credential study in Early Childhood Education or Child Development.

Deadline Extended: applications and supporting documents must be received (in the CAEYC office, not just post-marked) no later than Friday, January 23, 2015. All applicants will be notified of the status of their application in February. For questions and assistance call CAEYC at 916-486-7750, or email info@caeyc.org

Halloween potluck '14 at UCLA Extension Education Department.

Dear Friends and Families of the UNEX Education Department,

Pathway at UCLA Extension is very excited to announce and invite you to their first dine-in fundraiser of the school year! Please join us at Veggie Grill on

Wednesday, November 12
anytime from 4:00 – 9:00 PM.

Please be sure to take a copy of the attached flyer with you, and 50% of the proceeds from your food and beverage purchases that night will be donated to the Pathway program! Printed copies are also available at the Education/Pathway office (Room 639), and from any of the Pathway staff.

Veggie Grill is located at:
10916 Lindbrook Drive
Westwood, CA

Please feel free to share this flyer with any of your friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances... the more the merrier! If you have any questions regarding this fundraiser, please contact Brooke Nakagawa, Program Manager for Pathway, at extension 4-4341 or via email at Nakagawa@uclaextension.edu.

We hope to see you all there!

We would like to welcome Tyler O'Brien to our growing team. Tyler brings a lot of spirit and we are glad to have him.

Utah State University (USU) models its new program after UCLA Extension’s Pathway program. Click here to view the video.

UCLA Extension, Education Department at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) National Latino Family Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

California Teacher Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional Click here to read the article. Thousands of new UC grads enter the world. Click here to read the article.

The Education Department at the Getty Center

Check out our most recent interview with CBS news http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/03/24/need-for-special-educators-rises-in-la/

The 21st Annual California Charter Schools Conference in San Jose, CA March 3-6, 2014.

Visit us at the 21st Annual California Charter School Conference on March 3-6, 2014 at the San Jose Convention Center.