Cal Lutheran Graduate School of Education

Congratulations to our Department of Learning and Teaching candidates for their 100% submission rate and 100% pass rate on the spring 2026 edTPAs! You absolutely deserve a huge round of applause for all of your hard work!

To our faculty, supervisors, mentor teachers, and program staff, thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your efforts to help prepare our candidates for their successes!

Attention all GSOE students and alumni! Come celebrate summer with us at an informal networking event next Thursday, June 25 from 3-5 pm in the Spies-Bornemann Center for Education and Technology courtyard on the Thousand Oaks campus. Paletas from Paletas Dominguez will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. We hope you’ll join us!

🎉 Last week, the Department of Learning and Teaching held their annual Credentialing Ceremony honoring all of our teaching credential candidates who have completed their credential programs.

Each year at this ceremony, we recognize our Teacher Candidate of the Year recipients and honor scholarship recipients. At last week’s ceremony, these were just a few of the awardees:

🍎 Erika Garcia, Multiple Subjects Credential
🍎 Nuha Sood, Mild to Moderate Support Needs Credential
🍎 Curran McIntyre, Multiple Subjects Credential
🍎 Sonia Estrada, Mild to Moderate Support Needs Credential
🍎 Emma Myers, Dual Credential in Multiple Subjects and Mild to Moderate Support Needs

Future Teacher Scholarship Recipient:
🍎 Eric Montero, Single Subject Credential with Bilingual Authorization

Congratulations to these incredible future educators!

Welcome back to our continuing and new students who will be doing summer coursework! Summer Session I starts today. This doesn’t necessarily mean that your class begins today, but many do. Check your course syllabus or details in Self Service on MyCLU for your specific course schedule. But we hope summer classes go smoothly for all of our students and faculty!

Meet Our Candidate: Emma Myers
Program: Dual Credential in Preliminary Multiple Subjects and Ed Specialist In Mild to Moderate Support Needs

We’re excited to see the impact Emma will make in schools and the community. Congratulations on this incredible milestone!

Meet Our Candidate: Katherine Sett
Program: Preliminary Ed Specialist Credential in Mild to Moderate Support Needs

We’re excited to see the impact Katherine will make in schools and the community. Congratulations on this incredible milestone!

Meet Our Candidate: Eve Hughes
Program: Preliminary Ed Specialist Credential in Extensive Support Needs

We’re excited to see the impact Eve will make in schools and the community. Congratulations on this incredible milestone!

Leading up to Friday’s Graduate Commencement ceremony, the Graduate School of Education will be recognizing those students who have been honored as Outstanding Graduating Student from their respective program. Program faculty determine the recipient of this recognition for their contributions in and out of the classroom. We congratulate this year’s recipients from the Department of Learning and Teaching:

🎉 Nathan Swanson, Master’s in Teacher Leadership

Congratulations to you, Nathan, and thank you for your tremendous work in your Master’s program!

Leading up to Friday’s Graduate Commencement ceremony, the Graduate School of Education will be recognizing those students who have been honored as Outstanding Graduating Student from their respective program. Program faculty determine the recipient of this recognition for their contributions in and out of the classroom. We congratulate this year’s recipients from the Department of Counselor Education:

🎉 Richard Beaver, Master’s in Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services

🎉 Claire Triplett, Master’s in Counseling and College Student Personnel

Congratulations to you both, and thank you for your tremendous work in your respective program!

Looking for great educational and fun summer camp experiences for your elementary or middle school aged child? The California Reading and Literacy Project in the Grad School of Education is once again offering multiple summer camps that may be a perfect fit for your child’s interests. Scan the QR code in the post to learn more about our array of programs.