Welcome to the School of Teaching and Learning!
Welcome to the School of Teaching and Learning! With approximately 1,400 students and nearly three dozen faculty, the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida is committed to making a positive difference in schools through innovative, evidence-based approaches to the preparation and professional development of exemplary teachers, educational researchers, and teacher educators. The School offers baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees with specializations in:
Our faculty generate, apply, and disseminate knowledge about teaching and learning through extramural funding approaching $6 million since 2006. They also collaborate with colleagues in the profession in working to solve seemingly intractable problems in education—such as abetting student achievement in high poverty schools and meeting critical teacher shortages. The School offers rigorous teacher education programs in Unified Elementary Education and Secondary Education. These consist of five years of intensive work in the arts and sciences, and professional education culminating in the Master of Education degree and state certification as a classroom teacher.
The School also advances its scholarship and education missions through innovative partnerships. A job-embedded master’s degree program in conjunction with the College of Education’s Lastinger Center for Learning focuses on developing Master Teachers. It is delivered onsite and free of charge to teachers in Lastinger partner schools throughout Florida. In addition, recent collaborations with UF colleagues in the sciences have resulted in unprecedented initiatives such as Science for Life, funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and UFTeach, sponsored by ExxonMobil.
We welcome your interest in the School of Teaching & Learning and encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have.
