On a post-graduation trip to the Philippines in 2006, Leah Villanueva looked out across the South China Sea as the sun set and was struck by an overwhelming calling to be a teacher. Villanueva, who identifies as “Filipina-Canadian-American,” had just graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Education with a bachelor’s degree in elementary […]
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new book by a University of Florida education professor about science fairs and other extracurricular school science programs hits the shelves just as education in science, technology, engineering and math – the STEM disciplines – continues making headlines. Sevan Terzian’s newly published book, Science Education and Citizenship, gives insight into the […]
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Lauren Tripp, a doctoral candidate in curriculum, teaching and teacher education, was recently honored by the Association for Academic Women as an emerging scholar for her dissertation research. The association named Tripp as a finalist in its Emerging Scholar competition and will reward her with a $1,000 cash award. The award was created to honor outstanding […]
As global east-west relationships grow stronger, UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School is celebrating a burgeoning relationship with the Nanjing International Experimental School (NJIES) in China by sending the first Blue Wave student delegation to visit the Chinese school during P.K. Yonge’s spring break, March 22 to April 1. NJIE holds a “lab school-type” connection […]
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Independent Florida Alligator3-15-13U.S. News and World Report ranking The Independent Florida Alligator reported that U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Education as 30th among public education colleges and 40th among both public and private universities. Larry Lansford, director of the college’s News and Communications, was quoted in the story.
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With the controversial Trayvon Martin trial coming up in June in Sanford, two UF College of Education professors will participate in a special spring lecture and panel discussion on Wednesday, March 20, to discuss the racial aspects of the case from several different angles. It has been just over a year since Martin, an unarmed […]
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UF’s College of Education remained the top ranked education college in Florida and among public institutions in the Southeastern Conference, while its special education and counselor education programs maintained top 10 national ratings in their specialties in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which were announced Tuesday (March […]
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On April 2, join the College of Education and Alachua County in celebrating International Children’s Book Day. The event, which is sponsored by the University of Florida, Alachua County Library District, Santa Fe College and St. Leo University, will offer a variety of activities, including book displays at UF’s Education and Baldwin libraries and a […]
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GAINESVILLE, FL—Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville on March 4 became Florida’s second high school to adopt a novel program called Algebra Nation, a free online preparation tool created through the University of Florida to help students prepare for a required algebra end-of-course exam. More than 40 percent of Florida middle and high school students […]
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Education Leadership grad leaves UF campus a friendlier place for Asian Pacific Islanders
On a post-graduation trip to the Philippines in 2006, Leah Villanueva looked out across the South China Sea as the sun set and was struck by an overwhelming calling to be a teacher. Villanueva, who identifies as “Filipina-Canadian-American,” had just graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Education with a bachelor’s degree in elementary […]
UF COE Career Night
Professor’s book ties origin of science fairs to call for more STEM education
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new book by a University of Florida education professor about science fairs and other extracurricular school science programs hits the shelves just as education in science, technology, engineering and math – the STEM disciplines – continues making headlines. Sevan Terzian’s newly published book, Science Education and Citizenship, gives insight into the […]
Academic women’s group taps doctoral candidate as ‘emerging scholar’
Lauren Tripp, a doctoral candidate in curriculum, teaching and teacher education, was recently honored by the Association for Academic Women as an emerging scholar for her dissertation research. The association named Tripp as a finalist in its Emerging Scholar competition and will reward her with a $1,000 cash award. The award was created to honor outstanding […]
PKY high-schoolers in China visiting UF partner schools
As global east-west relationships grow stronger, UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School is celebrating a burgeoning relationship with the Nanjing International Experimental School (NJIES) in China by sending the first Blue Wave student delegation to visit the Chinese school during P.K. Yonge’s spring break, March 22 to April 1. NJIE holds a “lab school-type” connection […]
INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR: U.S. News and World Report ranking
Independent Florida Alligator3-15-13U.S. News and World Report ranking The Independent Florida Alligator reported that U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Education as 30th among public education colleges and 40th among both public and private universities. Larry Lansford, director of the college’s News and Communications, was quoted in the story.
COE faculty to discuss Trayvon Martin case, racial prejudice Wednesday at law school event
With the controversial Trayvon Martin trial coming up in June in Sanford, two UF College of Education professors will participate in a special spring lecture and panel discussion on Wednesday, March 20, to discuss the racial aspects of the case from several different angles. It has been just over a year since Martin, an unarmed […]
US News rates COE first in state; five specialties nationally ranked
UF’s College of Education remained the top ranked education college in Florida and among public institutions in the Southeastern Conference, while its special education and counselor education programs maintained top 10 national ratings in their specialties in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which were announced Tuesday (March […]
UF, county to celebrate International Children’s Book Day
On April 2, join the College of Education and Alachua County in celebrating International Children’s Book Day. The event, which is sponsored by the University of Florida, Alachua County Library District, Santa Fe College and St. Leo University, will offer a variety of activities, including book displays at UF’s Education and Baldwin libraries and a […]
UF launches free Algebra Nation prep tool at 2nd Florida high school
GAINESVILLE, FL—Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville on March 4 became Florida’s second high school to adopt a novel program called Algebra Nation, a free online preparation tool created through the University of Florida to help students prepare for a required algebra end-of-course exam. More than 40 percent of Florida middle and high school students […]