by | Oct 14, 2021 | Faculty Laurels
Phil Poekert, director of the Lastinger Center for Learning, was awarded the UF Foundation Term Professorship Award for 2021-2022. Poekert’s leadership role as director has helped to accelerate the Center’s mission to create equitable education systems that make it...
by kaylasharp | Sep 7, 2021 | Press Releases
Every child deserves the opportunity to experience new worlds and achieve their full potential. We know this happens through positive connections among families, schools and communities. The perfect connector? Books. The ability to read and learn are critical life...
by kaylasharp | Oct 30, 2020 | Press Releases
It’s not every day that a UF center has the opportunity to share its work at a Fortune 500 company’s all-staff meeting — but that’s what happened after the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning recently announced the first round of data for its new,...
by | Dec 19, 2017 | Press Releases
A federally funded research project brings innovation to Algebra Nation, a mathematics online learning system used by more than 250,000 students and 10,000 teachers annually across the state of Florida. Algebra Nation provides free, anytime access to state...
by | May 30, 2017 | News and Notes, Press Releases, Spotlights
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Schooool’s out . . . for . . . the summer, as the kitschy Alice Cooper rock anthem informs, but some teachers and administrators from school districts around the state will stay sharp and learn new instructional leadership practices for...
