by kaylasharp | May 30, 2014 | Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers
Something about COE clinical associate professor Penny Cox’s destiny “clicked” four decades ago when the college’s recently named Undergraduate Teacher of the Year overheard a conversation between her mother and a stranger in Jacksonville, Fla. “We just moved into a...
by kaylasharp | Apr 12, 2013 | Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Press Releases
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—University of Florida education professor Mary Brownell, a leading scholar and policy expert in special education and teacher preparation, has received a top honor from the world’s largest advocacy organization for students with special needs. The...
by kaylasharp | Oct 1, 2012 | Press Releases, Research News, Spotlights
The University of Florida’s College of Education will receive $25 million over the next five years to address a concern that has plagued American schools for more than two decades—inadequate teaching of children with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education’s...
by kaylasharp | May 21, 2012 | Alumni Accolades, Press Releases
The Council for Exceptional Children, the world’s largest international organization of special education professionals, recently awarded University of Florida alumnus Fred Spooner (PhD ’80, special education) its prestigious 2012 TED/Merrill Award for Excellence in...
by kaylasharp | Jan 24, 2012 | Press Releases, Research News
Aided by a $1.5-million federal grant, the University of Florida has announced plans to restructure the College of Education’s special education teacher-preparation program to meet increasingly higher national standards for new teachers. Like many American education...
