Robert Neimeyer, a nationally known researcher and author on death, grief, loss and suicide intervention, will lead an all-day workshop on “Death, Loss and the Quest for Meaning” on Feb. 15 at the College of Education. His appearance kicks off the first of several yearly lectures on death education planned by the college.
The free workshop, open to any UF faculty members, stud…
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How will today’s UF College of Education, and daily life teaching and studying in historic Norman Hall, be viewed by future generations 50 years from now?
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Thirty years ago, Paul George was among a group of visionary UF education professors who campaigned for creation of separate schools to meet the needs of children in early adolescence.
Now George says many Florida middle schools may no longer be serving their original function. He recently headed a panel of Florida educators that produced an assessment of critical issues for middle school reform in our state, at the request of the Helios Education Foundation.
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No matter how hard we try to improve teaching and learning in our public schools, or how faithfully we execute the intent of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the achievement gap between students of different income levels and social or ethnic backgrounds can be substantially narrowed “only when school improvement is combined with social and economic reform.”
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This fall promises to be quite exciting as we close out our centennial celebration and then gear up for new projects and activities in the spring. I want to remind everyone to plan on attending the Centennial Conference Nov. 2-4, “Closing the Achievement Gap through Partnerships,” which will be held at the St. Petersburg Hilton […]
Without question, the most dramatic news for this semester is President Machen’s decision to award the newly created David Lawrence, Jr. Professorship in Early Childhood Studies to the College of Education. His choice was based on the quality of the research; the number of family/school/community-ba…
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2006 is off to a great start, with the countdown to our first Centennial Celebration event under way. Because so much is happening this year, a College calendar of events will be sent out on e-mail and posted on the Web. This calendar will be updated biweekly; if you want your event posted, send details […]
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I hope everyone was able to attend our opening Centennial event with The New York Times columnist David Brooks earlier this month, because it was an absolutely wonderful way to begin our celebration. Our speaker was everything we hoped he would be – funny, charming and very engaged with the panelists and audience – and […]
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Best ideas flourish in a ‘blue-sky’ culture As we wind down this semester, it appears that the initiatives launched by the Office of Educational Research, and supported by the strategic task force on research and the FPC Research Advisory Committee, have been a resounding success. All the Fien speakers were extremely well received, with standing […]
On rankings, ‘education debt’ and outreach scholarship The 2007 U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best graduate schools has just been released, and when I saw it, the old adage, “Live by the sword; die by the sword,” quickly came to mind, although in our case, it is national rankings. While we were […]
Top bereavement expert to lead UF workshop Feb. 15 on 'Death, Loss and Quest for Meaning'
Robert Neimeyer, a nationally known researcher and author on death, grief, loss and suicide intervention, will lead an all-day workshop on “Death, Loss and the Quest for Meaning” on Feb. 15 at the College of Education. His appearance kicks off the first of several yearly lectures on death education planned by the college.
The free workshop, open to any UF faculty members, stud…
Save this date—2056—for opening of college's centennial time capsule
How will today’s UF College of Education, and daily life teaching and studying in historic Norman Hall, be viewed by future generations 50 years from now?
Major Middle School Overhaul in the Works?
Thirty years ago, Paul George was among a group of visionary UF education professors who campaigned for creation of separate schools to meet the needs of children in early adolescence.
Now George says many Florida middle schools may no longer be serving their original function. He recently headed a panel of Florida educators that produced an assessment of critical issues for middle school reform in our state, at the request of the Helios Education Foundation.
Centennial conference cites partnerships as essential tool for closing achievement gap
No matter how hard we try to improve teaching and learning in our public schools, or how faithfully we execute the intent of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the achievement gap between students of different income levels and social or ethnic backgrounds can be substantially narrowed “only when school improvement is combined with social and economic reform.”
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Dean Emihovich reports good news for the College
Without question, the most dramatic news for this semester is President Machen’s decision to award the newly created David Lawrence, Jr. Professorship in Early Childhood Studies to the College of Education. His choice was based on the quality of the research; the number of family/school/community-ba…