Gainesville Sun, Independent Florida Alligator, WUFT-FM Radio, Sunshine State News, Education Week, American Institutes for Research, SiloBreaker.com 10-1-12 CEDAR Center The Gainesville Sun, along with the Independent Florida Alligator, WUFT-FM Radio, Sunshine State News, Education Week, American Institutes for Research, and SiloBreaker.com, reported that the University of Florida’s College of Education will receive $25 million […]
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Only America’s most exceptional teachers find themselves strolling through the White House discussing education policy with Vice President Joe Biden. COE alumnus Eric Grunden (MEd ’94, science education) recently got the VIP treatment from Biden and the White House staff after receiving the nation’s highest honor in the science teaching profession. Grunden was one of […]
Gainesville Sun 9-3-12 Kids Count The Gainesville Sun published an article about the re-opening of the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County’s Rotary Campus & Mentor Center, which houses the Kids Count program, the America Reads literacy tutoring program through UF’s College of Education.
WUFT-FM Radio 8-15-12 Dorene Ross (teacher education) A local radio station, WUFT, aired a news report with an interview of Professor Dorene Ross offering back-to-school tips for parents of young schoolchildren. The coverage resulted from a COE media advisory.
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(Compiled by professors and instructors at UF’s College of Education and its affiliated P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School.) With the start of the new school year upon us, several professors and instructors at UF’s College of Education and its affiliated P.K. Yonge Developmental Reearch School have compiled a few lists of Back-to-School Tips to help PARENTS […]
IN with a new school year, OUT with back-to-school anxiety Special Back-to-School column by DORENE ROSS, Ed.D Professor, College of Education, University of Florida 352-273-4206; dross@coe.ufl.edu (For children and their parents, the transition from summer to new school year is important–and sometimes a bit stressful. Change can be exciting and the new year offers many opportunities […]
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Disruptive, anti-social behavior in the classroom—such as openly defying the teacher’s instructions or bullying a classmate—has been a major concern of school systems for years. Studies show the single most common request for assistance from teachers is related to behavior and classroom management. Research also shows that students in disruptive classrooms tend to make lower […]
By J. DIANE PORTER-ROBERTS, Director, Student Personnel in Higher Education graduate program, UF’s College of Education Associate Director of Housing for Student Learning and Engagement, University of Florida Tips for NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS 1) CONNECT EARLY. Get connected on campus early in the semester (for example, get involved with at least one club or […]
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Elizabeth Washington has been smitten with social studies and civics education since her 11th-grade American History class. She remembers dressing up as Eleanor Roosevelt for American Heritage Day as a class assignment and never looking back on her way to becoming a state and national thought leader in civics education. “That definitely jump-started me and […]
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The test results are in and a high percentage of students–and their teachers–at UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School are beaming with pride for the students’ stellar performance on the 2012 statewide End of Course exams and FCAT scores. The average scores of PKY students collectively ranked in the Top 5 statewide on End of Course exam results in […]
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GAINESVILLE SUN, INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR: CEDAR Center
Gainesville Sun, Independent Florida Alligator, WUFT-FM Radio, Sunshine State News, Education Week, American Institutes for Research, SiloBreaker.com 10-1-12 CEDAR Center The Gainesville Sun, along with the Independent Florida Alligator, WUFT-FM Radio, Sunshine State News, Education Week, American Institutes for Research, and SiloBreaker.com, reported that the University of Florida’s College of Education will receive $25 million […]
COE alum receives nation’s highest science teaching honor
Only America’s most exceptional teachers find themselves strolling through the White House discussing education policy with Vice President Joe Biden. COE alumnus Eric Grunden (MEd ’94, science education) recently got the VIP treatment from Biden and the White House staff after receiving the nation’s highest honor in the science teaching profession. Grunden was one of […]
GAINESVILLE SUN: Kids Count
Gainesville Sun 9-3-12 Kids Count The Gainesville Sun published an article about the re-opening of the Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County’s Rotary Campus & Mentor Center, which houses the Kids Count program, the America Reads literacy tutoring program through UF’s College of Education.
WUFT-FM: Dorene Ross
WUFT-FM Radio 8-15-12 Dorene Ross (teacher education) A local radio station, WUFT, aired a news report with an interview of Professor Dorene Ross offering back-to-school tips for parents of young schoolchildren. The coverage resulted from a COE media advisory.
Back-to-school tips for parents & teachers
(Compiled by professors and instructors at UF’s College of Education and its affiliated P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School.) With the start of the new school year upon us, several professors and instructors at UF’s College of Education and its affiliated P.K. Yonge Developmental Reearch School have compiled a few lists of Back-to-School Tips to help PARENTS […]
Easing children’s anxiety before first day of school
IN with a new school year, OUT with back-to-school anxiety Special Back-to-School column by DORENE ROSS, Ed.D Professor, College of Education, University of Florida 352-273-4206; dross@coe.ufl.edu (For children and their parents, the transition from summer to new school year is important–and sometimes a bit stressful. Change can be exciting and the new year offers many opportunities […]
New Fien Professor finding ways to reduce disruptive classroom behavior
Disruptive, anti-social behavior in the classroom—such as openly defying the teacher’s instructions or bullying a classmate—has been a major concern of school systems for years. Studies show the single most common request for assistance from teachers is related to behavior and classroom management. Research also shows that students in disruptive classrooms tend to make lower […]
Success tips for new college students–and their parents
By J. DIANE PORTER-ROBERTS, Director, Student Personnel in Higher Education graduate program, UF’s College of Education Associate Director of Housing for Student Learning and Engagement, University of Florida Tips for NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS 1) CONNECT EARLY. Get connected on campus early in the semester (for example, get involved with at least one club or […]
Washington works to restore civics instruction, civic involvement
Elizabeth Washington has been smitten with social studies and civics education since her 11th-grade American History class. She remembers dressing up as Eleanor Roosevelt for American Heritage Day as a class assignment and never looking back on her way to becoming a state and national thought leader in civics education. “That definitely jump-started me and […]
PKY lab school students score in Top 5 on statewide FCAT, end-of-course exams
The test results are in and a high percentage of students–and their teachers–at UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School are beaming with pride for the students’ stellar performance on the 2012 statewide End of Course exams and FCAT scores. The average scores of PKY students collectively ranked in the Top 5 statewide on End of Course exam results in […]