by kaylasharp | May 21, 2014 | Newsmakers, Press Releases, Research News
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The University of Florida College of Education has hired a leading authority on technology-based learning as a professor of education technology who will also head UF’s new Online Learning Institute, one of UF’s major preeminence initiatives....
by kaylasharp | Apr 17, 2014 | Headlines, Press Releases, Research News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Studies show that up to a quarter of all children entering prekindergarten classrooms today have behavior problems that can disrupt learning for them and their peers. What’s more, researchers say that many preschool teachers lack the...
by kaylasharp | Apr 14, 2014 | Insider News, Research News
UF College of Education faculty and their graduate students are aggressively pursuing vital research, crossing multiple disciplines, that is making a dramatic impact on teacher preparation, teacher practice and student learning in the vital STEM...
by kaylasharp | Mar 21, 2014 | Headlines, Insider News, Press Releases, Research News
(Click here for PDF listing of UFCOE presentations) For years, the massive annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association has been a hotbed of the latest research and new ideas about teaching-and-learning practices and policies. This year, nearly 70...
by kaylasharp | Jan 23, 2014 | Headlines, Press Releases, Research News
After $1 million, six years, and data from more than 24,000 elementary school teachers and 72,000 students, three University of Florida education researchers are close to completing a project that could transform the way teachers-in-training prepare to teach Florida...
by kaylasharp | Nov 26, 2013 | Headlines, Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A new achievement gap is developing among Florida middle-school students based on their access to technology and whether they understand how to use it, according to University of Florida education researchers. They say this “digital divide”...
