Sebnem Cilesiz, a 2006 UF doctoral graduate in education technology, presented her award-winning research recently at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) in Jacksonville. She previously received the 2010 Young Scholar Award from AECT for her article, “A Phenomenological Approach to Experiences with Technology: Current State, Promise, and Future […]
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Gainesville Sun 12-14-11 David Miller (research and evaluation methods) REM Professor David Miller was quoted in the Dec. 14 edition of the Gainesville Sun in an article titled “Students working overtime to conquer FCAT.” The article described how some local schools were conducting voluntary FCAT preparation classes on Saturdays to help struggling students prepare for […]
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Ann-Marie Orlando, a University of Florida doctoral candidate in special education, recently received the 2011 Alice H. Hayden Emerging Researcher Award from TASH, a leading international advocacy group for people with disabilities. The annual award honors doctoral students in education and related fields who demonstrate potential leadership and ongoing commitment in teaching, scholarship and service […]
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P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School instructors Mickey MacDonald and Kerry Thompson are partnering to prepare the UF laboratory school’s biology students for this year’s inaugural end-of-course biology exam. With traditional grading practices often rewarding students for work completion or class participation as a substitute for knowledge of content, Thompson and MacDonald are piloting standards-based grading […]
Elementary teachers at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School hosted 32 visiting educators from Duval County schools on Nov. 17. Their visit was a follow-up to an intensive, two-week summer training opportunity, Teachers Scholars Reading Academy, provided in collaboration with the college’s Lastinger Center for Learning. P.K. Yonge, which is UF’s K-12 laboratory school, hosts some […]
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Making waves is an activity in which the staff of the P.K.Yonge “Making Waves” literary magazine excels. The yearly publication has once again been recognized for excellence, receiving a Gold Medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. With a staff of P.K. Yonge middle schoolers, “Making Waves” competes with high school magazines around the country […]
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P.K. Yonge alumna and “lifer” Jennifer Ramski has returned to the P.K. Yonge School campus to lend her expertise in the planning and furnishing of the new elementary building, currently under construction. Ramski, founding principal of the interior design and planning firm, Ramski & Company, will lead PKY’s elementary division through a series of charrettes […]
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The University of Florida colleges of Education and Medicine have joined forces to offer a new master’s degree program geared toward not only helping physicians be better teachers, but also training them to be scholars in the field. The online joint master’s degree program will begin in the fall and is open to physicians across […]
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Christina Wan, an M.Ed. student in UF’s Student Personnel in Higher Education program, has been named Graduate Student of the Year by the Florida chapter of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education—called NASPA-FL for short. NASPA is considered the nation’s leading association for student affairs professionals. The state award recognizes chapter members enrolled in Florida […]
UF’s College of Education has selected doctoral students Jungah Bae (special education) and Dadria Lewis (mental health counseling) as its 2011 Outstanding International Students. The award recognizes deserving students from other countries who demonstrate strong academics, innovative research activity and exemplary service to UF. Bae and Lewis, along with honored students from other UF colleges, […]
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Ed tech graduate presents award-winning research
Sebnem Cilesiz, a 2006 UF doctoral graduate in education technology, presented her award-winning research recently at the annual meeting of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) in Jacksonville. She previously received the 2010 Young Scholar Award from AECT for her article, “A Phenomenological Approach to Experiences with Technology: Current State, Promise, and Future […]
GAINESVILLE SUN: David Miller (research & evaluation methods)
Gainesville Sun 12-14-11 David Miller (research and evaluation methods) REM Professor David Miller was quoted in the Dec. 14 edition of the Gainesville Sun in an article titled “Students working overtime to conquer FCAT.” The article described how some local schools were conducting voluntary FCAT preparation classes on Saturdays to help struggling students prepare for […]
PhD candidate honored as emerging researcher in special education
Ann-Marie Orlando, a University of Florida doctoral candidate in special education, recently received the 2011 Alice H. Hayden Emerging Researcher Award from TASH, a leading international advocacy group for people with disabilities. The annual award honors doctoral students in education and related fields who demonstrate potential leadership and ongoing commitment in teaching, scholarship and service […]
P.K. Yonge biology instructors pilot new standards-based grading approach
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School instructors Mickey MacDonald and Kerry Thompson are partnering to prepare the UF laboratory school’s biology students for this year’s inaugural end-of-course biology exam. With traditional grading practices often rewarding students for work completion or class participation as a substitute for knowledge of content, Thompson and MacDonald are piloting standards-based grading […]
Research in Action: A hands-on approach to professional learning
Elementary teachers at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School hosted 32 visiting educators from Duval County schools on Nov. 17. Their visit was a follow-up to an intensive, two-week summer training opportunity, Teachers Scholars Reading Academy, provided in collaboration with the college’s Lastinger Center for Learning. P.K. Yonge, which is UF’s K-12 laboratory school, hosts some […]
Middle school magazine wins gold medal for literary excellence
Making waves is an activity in which the staff of the P.K.Yonge “Making Waves” literary magazine excels. The yearly publication has once again been recognized for excellence, receiving a Gold Medal from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. With a staff of P.K. Yonge middle schoolers, “Making Waves” competes with high school magazines around the country […]
Blue Wave lifer-alumna shares design expertise in planning new elementary building
P.K. Yonge alumna and “lifer” Jennifer Ramski has returned to the P.K. Yonge School campus to lend her expertise in the planning and furnishing of the new elementary building, currently under construction. Ramski, founding principal of the interior design and planning firm, Ramski & Company, will lead PKY’s elementary division through a series of charrettes […]
UF education, medical colleges team up on new master’s degree to help doctors become better teachers
The University of Florida colleges of Education and Medicine have joined forces to offer a new master’s degree program geared toward not only helping physicians be better teachers, but also training them to be scholars in the field. The online joint master’s degree program will begin in the fall and is open to physicians across […]
Student affairs group honors SPHE graduate student
Christina Wan, an M.Ed. student in UF’s Student Personnel in Higher Education program, has been named Graduate Student of the Year by the Florida chapter of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education—called NASPA-FL for short. NASPA is considered the nation’s leading association for student affairs professionals. The state award recognizes chapter members enrolled in Florida […]
UF recognizes International Students of Year
UF’s College of Education has selected doctoral students Jungah Bae (special education) and Dadria Lewis (mental health counseling) as its 2011 Outstanding International Students. The award recognizes deserving students from other countries who demonstrate strong academics, innovative research activity and exemplary service to UF. Bae and Lewis, along with honored students from other UF colleges, […]