James May, a “double EduGator” with two advanced degrees from UF’s College of Education, was named one of this year’s Top 40 Innovators in Education by the national Center for Digital Education. The center is a national research and advisory institute specializing in K-12 and higher education technology trends, policy and funding. May earned his […]
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Natalie King, a doctoral student in UF’s curriculum, teaching and teacher education program, is a recipient of the 2013 Graduate Student Mentoring Award given by UF’s I-Cubed program. King previously was a biology and chemistry teacher at Gainesville’s Eastside High School and an instructor for the UF College of Medicine’s Health Care Summer Institute. I-Cubed, […]
Mark your calendar for Thursday, Nov. 21, for an EduGator adventure across international borders at the College of Education’s eighth annual Comparative and International Education Day. Former UF educational technology professor Cathy Cavanaugh will be the event’s keynote speaker. Cavanaugh was the associate director of the Abu Dhabi Women’s College in the United Arab Emirates for […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Responding to widespread demand among teachers across the state, the University of Florida is launching Algebra Nation 2.0, an even more powerful way to help students succeed on the high-stakes algebra end-of-course exam. For Florida’s high school students, the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam is as high stakes as it gets – it determines their […]
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HBCU Digest, Black PR Wire10-31-13, 11-1-13SEC statewide minority mentoring program HBCU Digest and Black PR Wire reported on the College of Education’s partnership with Florida’s historically-black colleges and universities to form the Situational Environmental Circumstances (SEC) mentoring program. The statewide program matches student mentors at the colleges and universities in Florida with minority male elementary […]
Today’s schools are under pressure to increase technology access, education and use for their students. UF’s College of Education is helping schools meet these 21st-century goals through a new initiative that prepares pre-service teachers with the resources and skills necessary to teach students how to effectively use and learn from technology. All they need is […]
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Tampa Tribune (Highlands Today edition)10-12-13Don Pemberton Highlands Today, an edition of the Tampa Tribune, quoted Don Pemberton, director of the UF Lastinger Center for Learning, in a story about teacher quality in early learning programs.According to the article, Pemberton told the Florida House Education Committee that UF had just completed a study for the state […]
Albert Ritzhaupt, an associate professor of educational technology at UF, received the best paper award at this year’s Informing Science + IT Education (InSITE) conference in Porto, Portugal. InSITE is a conference sponsored by the Informing Science Institute, a professional association in information and communication technology. The paper was a joint effort between Ritzhaupt and […]
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The Independent Florida Alligator8-26-13Eric Thompson An article in the Independent Florida Alligator reported on recent doctoral graduate Eric Thompson’s research findings, which reveal a link between stressful life circumstances and low reading test scores. Thompson was quoted in the story.
Mark your calendars for Get Up and Give! On Nov. 7 and 8, the University of Florida will launch its third annual Get Up and Give campaign, a 36-hour online giving campaign that invites the entire Gator community to support UF. The fundraiser starts at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7 and ends Friday, on […]
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ESOL ed alumnus named ‘Top 40 Innovator’ in digital education
James May, a “double EduGator” with two advanced degrees from UF’s College of Education, was named one of this year’s Top 40 Innovators in Education by the national Center for Digital Education. The center is a national research and advisory institute specializing in K-12 and higher education technology trends, policy and funding. May earned his […]
Education doctoral student recognized for mentoring efforts
Natalie King, a doctoral student in UF’s curriculum, teaching and teacher education program, is a recipient of the 2013 Graduate Student Mentoring Award given by UF’s I-Cubed program. King previously was a biology and chemistry teacher at Gainesville’s Eastside High School and an instructor for the UF College of Medicine’s Health Care Summer Institute. I-Cubed, […]
Join the celebration of global education Nov. 21
Mark your calendar for Thursday, Nov. 21, for an EduGator adventure across international borders at the College of Education’s eighth annual Comparative and International Education Day. Former UF educational technology professor Cathy Cavanaugh will be the event’s keynote speaker. Cavanaugh was the associate director of the Abu Dhabi Women’s College in the United Arab Emirates for […]
Algebra Nation 2.0 launched to meet statewide demand of teachers, students
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Responding to widespread demand among teachers across the state, the University of Florida is launching Algebra Nation 2.0, an even more powerful way to help students succeed on the high-stakes algebra end-of-course exam. For Florida’s high school students, the Algebra 1 end-of-course exam is as high stakes as it gets – it determines their […]
HBCU DIGEST, BLACK PR WIRE: Statewide minority mentoring program
HBCU Digest, Black PR Wire10-31-13, 11-1-13SEC statewide minority mentoring program HBCU Digest and Black PR Wire reported on the College of Education’s partnership with Florida’s historically-black colleges and universities to form the Situational Environmental Circumstances (SEC) mentoring program. The statewide program matches student mentors at the colleges and universities in Florida with minority male elementary […]
Donor-funded iPads helping COE students learn to teach digital curriculum
Today’s schools are under pressure to increase technology access, education and use for their students. UF’s College of Education is helping schools meet these 21st-century goals through a new initiative that prepares pre-service teachers with the resources and skills necessary to teach students how to effectively use and learn from technology. All they need is […]
TAMPA TRIBUNE: Don Pemberton
Tampa Tribune (Highlands Today edition)10-12-13Don Pemberton Highlands Today, an edition of the Tampa Tribune, quoted Don Pemberton, director of the UF Lastinger Center for Learning, in a story about teacher quality in early learning programs.According to the article, Pemberton told the Florida House Education Committee that UF had just completed a study for the state […]
Education technology professor receives best paper award
Albert Ritzhaupt, an associate professor of educational technology at UF, received the best paper award at this year’s Informing Science + IT Education (InSITE) conference in Porto, Portugal. InSITE is a conference sponsored by the Informing Science Institute, a professional association in information and communication technology. The paper was a joint effort between Ritzhaupt and […]
INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR: Eric Thompson
The Independent Florida Alligator8-26-13Eric Thompson An article in the Independent Florida Alligator reported on recent doctoral graduate Eric Thompson’s research findings, which reveal a link between stressful life circumstances and low reading test scores. Thompson was quoted in the story.
A different kind of campaign
Mark your calendars for Get Up and Give! On Nov. 7 and 8, the University of Florida will launch its third annual Get Up and Give campaign, a 36-hour online giving campaign that invites the entire Gator community to support UF. The fundraiser starts at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7 and ends Friday, on […]