The College of Education at the University of Florida has appointed Brian K. Marchman, Ph.D. as the next director of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School. Lynda F. Hayes will remain on as the school’s director during the leadership transition.
PK Yonge School’s Tony-winning musical tackles social justice issues with 1920s tunes, laughter
Can it be: 1920s themed musicals a “go-to” for teaching high school students about discrimination, bias, and social justice? That’s...
COE doctoral student honored for ‘teaching tolerance’
Ninth-grade students at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School are starting the school year in the classroom of a language arts teacher who has recently gained state and national attention for his effective instructional methods.
4 P.K. Yonge teachers named among Florida’s best ‘high impact teachers’
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked these highly ranked teachers at UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School why they are succeeding.
PKY instructor cited nationally as outstanding teacher-researcher
Practitioner Scholars Ross Van Boven received his doctorate in curriculum and instruction, a program designed to prepare practitioner scholars. What...
How Outstanding Young Alum saved his teaching career
Jon Mundorf was considering quitting teaching. Now he is receiving the College of Education’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Learn how the P.K. Yonge teacher revived his career.
School names corridor after former principal to honor daughter’s gift
Leslie Eggert Scales-Holloway (BAE '68) was visibly moved as she reflected on her late father’s role as the beloved principal at P.K. Yonge...
Study explores impact of ‘active learning classroom’ design
Inspired by the early impact of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School’s new, state-of-the-art elementary wing, faculty researchers from PKY and...
Blue Wave volleyballers do it again — state champs
The news bears repeating. P.K. Yonge's girls volleyball team did it again. For the second year in a row the Blue Wave girls’ volleyball team...
P.K. Yonge goes international
Teachers from UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School have increasingly traveled to foreign lands to broaden their global perspectives and strengthen the lessons they provide their students.