About Us
UC|CSU Collaborative for Neuroscience, Diversity, and Learning
We believe in recognizing and nurturing the unique strengths of each student, developing educator agency to cultivate these strengths. Our goal is to equip both aspiring and current educators with the resources, skills, and strategies needed to meet the diverse needs of students, enabling them to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.
Our Mission
To transform educational systems through informed policy, practice, and preparation programs that create conditions for every young person to thrive in school and life.
Our Vision
Throughout their educational journey, each young person’s strengths and differences are honored, elevated, and nurtured in a way that promotes opportunity, access, and resilience.
Our Goals for the Collaborative
Identify systemic barriers and provide practical, timely, evidence-based solutions to address needs/challenges faced by CA educators.
Create agency in all those working with students through knowledge about how to meet the diverse needs of learners.
Create a network to multiply the impact of efforts to improve educational outcomes.
OUR STRATEGY
Collaborative Approach
- Engage in intersegmental collaboration through the educational ecosystem.
- Foster knowledge-sharing practices among the UC/CSU systems and educational experts rooted in the latest neuroscience and developmental science.
- Develop a shared understanding and language about whole child concepts.
- Create practical, accessible resources on children’s development and individual learning differences.
Aspiring Educators
An Investment in California’s Future
For aspiring educators, we know that substantial support and resources to help them prepare for their future careers is critical. By working with pre-service training programs, we will equip them with effective teaching methods that promote cognitive, emotional, and social development in students.
Current Educators
A Commitment to Creating an Educational Environment That Values Every Aspect of a Child’s Development
For current educators, advanced training, coaching, and leadership programs are important to enhance their teaching practices and create inclusive learning experiences. We will design programs that will emphasize the links between academic skills, including literacy and whole-child development, preparing students for success in all aspects of life.
