Seven COE ProTeach undergraduates have been named UF Anderson Scholars for their outstanding academic performances, and three faculty members have been recognized for mentoring several of the honored students. Anderson Scholar certificates are given campuswide by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to students who have earned cumulative grade point averages of at least […]
Independent Alligator 01-23-15 UF study: condemn school paddling The Independent Alligator in Gainesville, Fla., ran a story quoting COE research professor Joe Gagnon concerning his part in a study that calls for abolishment of corporal punishment in all Florida schools.
News 4 Jax TV 01-21-15 Study calls for end to corporal punishment in schools Channel 4 News in Jacksonville, Florida, aired a story and ran an article on its webpage about a study conducted by UF COE professors Joe Gagnon and Brianna Kennedy-Lewis that calls for abolishment of corporal punishment in all Florida schools.
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Sun Sentinel 01-21-15 Corporal punishment in Florida schools: UF researchers calls for its end The Sun Sentinel of Florida’s Broward and Palm Beach counties ran a story quoting UF research professor Joe Gagnon, who collaborated with UF colleague Brianna Kennedy-Lewis in publishing a monograph calling for an end to corporal punishment in all Florida schools.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers is calling for an immediate end to paddling students in all state public schools, citing its new study of classroom disciplinary trends that depicts corporal punishment as violent and outdated, and a source of complications such as increased dropout rates and lawsuits. The team’s 33-page […]
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College of Education alumna Amber Benedict (PhD ‘14, special education) will head for San Diego this spring to receive the prestigious Student Research Award for Qualitative Design from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research. The council is the world’s largest organization of special education professionals and educators. Benedict, who has been serving as a […]
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Griff Jones, a clinical associate professor of science education at the University of Florida College of Education, has been selected as an Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow by the UF Warrington College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Jones, who serves as director and principal investigator for the Florida STEM Teacher Induction and Professional Support (STEM […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The University of Florida College of Education has one of America’s best online master’s degree programs in teacher education, and some of the nation’s best graduate students, according to national rankings announced Wednesday (Jan. 7) by U.S. News & World Report. The college’s distance learning program was rated 13th in the magazine’s 2015 Best […]
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The Gainesville Sun 12-21-14 Morgan Freeman surprises granddaughter Alexis during COE commencement The Gainesville Sun ran a story after Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman surprised everyone — even UF officials — when he dropped in at UF’s commencement on Saturday, Dec. 20. But no one was more surprised than his granddaughter, Alexis Freeman, who was graduating […]
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The Gainesville Sun 12-19-14 Mom’s journey following daughter to UF culminates in master’s degree The Gainesville Sun ran a feature story on 64-year-old Roxie Gordon, who followed her daughter, former UF tennis star and COE student Alexis Gordon–to UF as a student and in December received her master’s degree in mental health counseling from the COE.
UF scholars program taps 7 ProTeach students, 3 faculty mentors
Seven COE ProTeach undergraduates have been named UF Anderson Scholars for their outstanding academic performances, and three faculty members have been recognized for mentoring several of the honored students. Anderson Scholar certificates are given campuswide by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to students who have earned cumulative grade point averages of at least […]
Independent Florida Alligator — UF study: condemn school paddling
Independent Alligator 01-23-15 UF study: condemn school paddling The Independent Alligator in Gainesville, Fla., ran a story quoting COE research professor Joe Gagnon concerning his part in a study that calls for abolishment of corporal punishment in all Florida schools.
News 4 Jacksonville — UF study calls for an end to corporal punishment
News 4 Jax TV 01-21-15 Study calls for end to corporal punishment in schools Channel 4 News in Jacksonville, Florida, aired a story and ran an article on its webpage about a study conducted by UF COE professors Joe Gagnon and Brianna Kennedy-Lewis that calls for abolishment of corporal punishment in all Florida schools.
Sun Sentinel — UF researchers call for end to corporal punishment
Sun Sentinel 01-21-15 Corporal punishment in Florida schools: UF researchers calls for its end The Sun Sentinel of Florida’s Broward and Palm Beach counties ran a story quoting UF research professor Joe Gagnon, who collaborated with UF colleague Brianna Kennedy-Lewis in publishing a monograph calling for an end to corporal punishment in all Florida schools.
UF researchers call for immediate end to corporal punishment in all Florida schools
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers is calling for an immediate end to paddling students in all state public schools, citing its new study of classroom disciplinary trends that depicts corporal punishment as violent and outdated, and a source of complications such as increased dropout rates and lawsuits. The team’s 33-page […]
Benedict joins growing list of special ed. students to win prestigious CEC research award
College of Education alumna Amber Benedict (PhD ‘14, special education) will head for San Diego this spring to receive the prestigious Student Research Award for Qualitative Design from the Council for Exceptional Children’s Division for Research. The council is the world’s largest organization of special education professionals and educators. Benedict, who has been serving as a […]
Business school taps science ed. professor as Entrepreneurship Fellow
Griff Jones, a clinical associate professor of science education at the University of Florida College of Education, has been selected as an Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow by the UF Warrington College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Jones, who serves as director and principal investigator for the Florida STEM Teacher Induction and Professional Support (STEM […]
COE online program rated best in nation for student selectivity; jumps to 13th overall in U.S. News rankings
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The University of Florida College of Education has one of America’s best online master’s degree programs in teacher education, and some of the nation’s best graduate students, according to national rankings announced Wednesday (Jan. 7) by U.S. News & World Report. The college’s distance learning program was rated 13th in the magazine’s 2015 Best […]
Gainesville Sun — Morgan Freeman sees granddaughter graduate from UF
The Gainesville Sun 12-21-14 Morgan Freeman surprises granddaughter Alexis during COE commencement The Gainesville Sun ran a story after Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman surprised everyone — even UF officials — when he dropped in at UF’s commencement on Saturday, Dec. 20. But no one was more surprised than his granddaughter, Alexis Freeman, who was graduating […]
Gainesville Sun — Mom follows daughter to UF; gets master’s degree
The Gainesville Sun 12-19-14 Mom’s journey following daughter to UF culminates in master’s degree The Gainesville Sun ran a feature story on 64-year-old Roxie Gordon, who followed her daughter, former UF tennis star and COE student Alexis Gordon–to UF as a student and in December received her master’s degree in mental health counseling from the COE.