Orlando Sentinel12-28-13Pedro Villarreal III COE education professor Pedro Villarreal III, who specializes in education finance, is quoted in an Orlando Sentinel story that suggests more Florida college students are applying for — and receiving — Pell grants because more Floridians are having trouble paying for rising education costs. Nearly 40 percent of public-university undergraduate students got […]
Gainesville Sun12/18/13Kara Dawson, Albert Ritzhaupt UF researchers Kara Dawson and Albert Ritzhaupt are quoted in a Gainesville Sun’s story about 20 students at Terwilliger Elementary School in Gainesville receiving iPads as part of an education grant. Dawson and Ritzhaupt study digital learning.
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The Republic11-22-13Algebra Nation The Republic, a newspaper in Columbus, Ind., published a feature article about Algebra Nation. Don Pemberton and Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center for Learning are quoted in the story
In Arthur “Art” Sandeen’s 26 years as head of UF student affairs and 14 years as a College of Education professor, his love and advocacy of students gave the university community a friend and leader they knew they could count on. These traits help explain why the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) has chosen […]
The New York Times11-26-13Amanda Hughes Kraemer (MA ‘09) Alumna Amanda Kraemer, maiden name Hughes, was quoted in a New York Times article about diverse students’ enrollment in Advanced Placement courses in Orange County, Florida. Kraemar is an AP calculus teacher at Freedom High School in Orlando.
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Kenneth Noble, a University of Florida College of Education doctoral student, will join most Americans this Saturday in remembering and honoring those who died in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941—a date that President Franklin Roosevelt declared “will live in infamy” forever. The United States declared war on Japan the day after […]
As Florida schools prepare for the official implementation of the Common Core standards next school year, UF mathematics education associate professor Tim Jacobbe and P.K. Yonge, UF’s K-12 developmental research school, have been teaming up since 2009 to ensure the school is ready to meet the more rigid math standards. With Jacobbe’s help, P.K. Yonge […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A new achievement gap is developing among Florida middle-school students based on their access to technology and whether they understand how to use it, according to University of Florida education researchers. They say this “digital divide” is rooted in how students’ socioeconomic status, gender and ethnic background affect their computer savvy. UF education technology […]
The Gainesville Sun, The Tampa Tribune11-15-13, 11-17-13Algebra Nation 2.0 Articles in The Gainesville Sun and The Tampa Tribune covered the Nov. 1 release of Algebra Nation 2.0, the update to Algebra Nation, a digital algebra program created by the Lastinger Center for Learning and Study Edge. Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center is quoted in […]
Alumni Association’s Florida GatorFall 2013Stacy Carlson (PhD ’11) The UF Alumni Association profiled alumna Stacy Carlson, who is the program director of a STEM grant awarded to the Lastinger Center for Learning, in their fall magazine’s “Pathfinder” section. Story not available online.
Orlando Sentinel: Pedro Villarreal III–Pell grants
Orlando Sentinel12-28-13Pedro Villarreal III COE education professor Pedro Villarreal III, who specializes in education finance, is quoted in an Orlando Sentinel story that suggests more Florida college students are applying for — and receiving — Pell grants because more Floridians are having trouble paying for rising education costs. Nearly 40 percent of public-university undergraduate students got […]
Gainesville Sun: Kara Dawson, Albert Ritzhaupt–iPads donated to school
Gainesville Sun12/18/13Kara Dawson, Albert Ritzhaupt UF researchers Kara Dawson and Albert Ritzhaupt are quoted in a Gainesville Sun’s story about 20 students at Terwilliger Elementary School in Gainesville receiving iPads as part of an education grant. Dawson and Ritzhaupt study digital learning.
THE REPUBLIC: Algebra Nation
The Republic11-22-13Algebra Nation The Republic, a newspaper in Columbus, Ind., published a feature article about Algebra Nation. Don Pemberton and Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center for Learning are quoted in the story
Art Sandeen, student affairs icon, honored as Distinguished Pillar in student personnel
In Arthur “Art” Sandeen’s 26 years as head of UF student affairs and 14 years as a College of Education professor, his love and advocacy of students gave the university community a friend and leader they knew they could count on. These traits help explain why the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) has chosen […]
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Amanda Kraemer (MA ’09)
The New York Times11-26-13Amanda Hughes Kraemer (MA ‘09) Alumna Amanda Kraemer, maiden name Hughes, was quoted in a New York Times article about diverse students’ enrollment in Advanced Placement courses in Orange County, Florida. Kraemar is an AP calculus teacher at Freedom High School in Orlando.
Student’s ‘best essay’ depicts post-WWII education mission in Japan
Kenneth Noble, a University of Florida College of Education doctoral student, will join most Americans this Saturday in remembering and honoring those who died in Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941—a date that President Franklin Roosevelt declared “will live in infamy” forever. The United States declared war on Japan the day after […]
P.K. Yonge, COE professor team up to align math curriculum with Common Core standards
As Florida schools prepare for the official implementation of the Common Core standards next school year, UF mathematics education associate professor Tim Jacobbe and P.K. Yonge, UF’s K-12 developmental research school, have been teaming up since 2009 to ensure the school is ready to meet the more rigid math standards. With Jacobbe’s help, P.K. Yonge […]
Study reveals ‘digital divide’ among state’s middle schoolers
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—A new achievement gap is developing among Florida middle-school students based on their access to technology and whether they understand how to use it, according to University of Florida education researchers. They say this “digital divide” is rooted in how students’ socioeconomic status, gender and ethnic background affect their computer savvy. UF education technology […]
THE GAINESVILLE SUN, THE TAMPA TRIBUNE: Algebra Nation 2.0
The Gainesville Sun, The Tampa Tribune11-15-13, 11-17-13Algebra Nation 2.0 Articles in The Gainesville Sun and The Tampa Tribune covered the Nov. 1 release of Algebra Nation 2.0, the update to Algebra Nation, a digital algebra program created by the Lastinger Center for Learning and Study Edge. Boaz Dvir of the Lastinger Center is quoted in […]
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S FLORIDA GATOR: Stacy Carlson
Alumni Association’s Florida GatorFall 2013Stacy Carlson (PhD ’11) The UF Alumni Association profiled alumna Stacy Carlson, who is the program director of a STEM grant awarded to the Lastinger Center for Learning, in their fall magazine’s “Pathfinder” section. Story not available online.