The College of Education at the University of Florida jumped five spots this year to No. 14 among the nation’s public education colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 annual rankings of America’s Best Graduate Education Schools.
UF also placed five spots higher overall at No. 24 among both public and private graduate education programs. The College ranking has improved better than three places per year, on average, over the past eight years. No other education school in the country has improved more over this time span.
UF continues to stake claim as the top-ranked college of education in Florida and among public institutions in the Southeast.
U.S. News also has ranked the College of Education’s distance education program first or second best in the country for the past three years.
UF’s online dual enrollment offers ambitious high school students a path to success. Using the university’s advanced educational technology, the program removes potential barriers of cost and location to provide high school students with the highest caliber of education to prepare them for college.
Through winding-stairways, along brick pathways and through the doors at old Norman – this is where education lives. We’re at the onset of a transformative rehabilitation project of historic Norman Hall and you’re invited to join us.
Faced with a challenge, three Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Education Ed.D. students decided create their own solution: tech-based professional development evaluation using research-based criteria on an interactive platform.
Researchers are collaborating through the use of informatics to study students’ use of the interactive learning platform in efforts to make the online learning system, used in every school district in Florida, even more effective.
“With my degree, I plan to teach at the elementary level to help develop the fundamental skills and foundations needed to help students succeed in the rest of their academic careers.”
“One of the greatest privileges that I have is the opportunity to learn every day. I want to be able to be a positive role model in students’ lives and can share my love of learning with America’s future.”
“The format of this program fosters growth and allows for you to learn in the context of your own practice, helping you define your passions and identify your circle of influence. The online classes are perfectly crafted to facilitate all kinds of learners and to encourage reflection and growth.”
EduGators awarded editor posts at national journals
COE faculty scholars Albert Ritzaupt and Cynthia Griffin have been awarded editorships of leading research journals in their respective disciplines. Alumna Melinda Leko (PhD ’08) also landed a editorship alongside Griffin, her former UF professor.