Grisell Santiago, head of P.K. Yonge’s Spanish department, was named 2011-12 Teacher of the Year by the Florida chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Award winners are selected based on rapport with students, student achievement, involvement in study abroad programs, contributions to school or district language programs, and service to […]
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Julia Carpenter, a recent UF doctoral (Ed.D.) graduate in educational technology, has been awarded the Online Learning Innovator Award for Outstanding Research from iNACOL, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, for her dissertation study on increasing student motivation and completion rates in online courses. Motivation is key in virtual schooling, where students take an […]
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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES 11-5-11 Anita Zucker (1972 graduate) cited in listing of million-dollar philanthropists COE alumna and major donor Anita Zucker (BAE ‘72) is mentioned in this St. Petersburg Times (Sunday edition) article on Florida’s million-dollar philanthropists.
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION (JACKSONVILLE DAILY NEWSPAPER) 11-5-11 Lastinger Center mentor apprenticeship pays off The Florida Times-Union daily newspaper in Duval County profiled North Shore Elementary School instructional coach Brooke Cobbin, one of the first participants in a 2006 apprenticeship program sponsored by the college’s Lastinger Center for Learning.
Wednesday Nov. 16 2 p.m., Reitz Union Rm. 282 Panel Discussion: “International Engagement & Career Growth” Four internationally engaged College of Education Faculty–including two Fulbright Scholars–will share their motivations while adding international components to their work, and will reflect on the benefits and challenges they have faced throughout their careers. The event specifically targets educators […]
Co-authors Swapna Kumar, clinical assistant professor in educational technology, and Marilyn Ochoa, assistant head of the Education Library in UF’s Norman Hall, recently won the Outstanding E-Learn Paper Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Kumar coordinates the online Ed.D program in educational technology and realized the need for library instruction […]
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WUFT-FM RADIO 11-2-11 Tim Jacobbe (math education) Jacobbe was quoted in a WUFT radio news report describing the implications of the latest report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, showing that the nation’s scores of reading and math progress for fourth and eighth graders remained about the same from 2009.
THE DAILY (the first iPad-only newspaper) 11-1-11 Dorene Ross (School of Teaching and Learning) Professor Dorene Ross was quoted in The Daily (the first-ever iPad-only newspaper) in an article headlined “Miami-Dade joins school districts making end-of-term exams optional.” Ross said that by dropping final or midterm exams, students will lose a chance to get feedback […]
Naples News daily newspaper 10-28-11 Education Leadership doctoral program A Naples News report discusses the impact of technology on learning, focusing on issues covered by 18 Collier County district administrators in a new, job-embedded educational leadership doctorate program offered online through UF’s College of Education.
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY CENTER October 2011 Ed tech’s Cavanaugh cited in national policy brief Ed Tech instructor Cathy Cavanaugh’s published research analyzing online learning outcomes in K-12 teaching was cited five times in a policy brief titled “Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.: Uncertain Private Ventures in need of Public Regulation,” published by the National […]
PKY’s Santiago named state’s top Spanish Teacher
Grisell Santiago, head of P.K. Yonge’s Spanish department, was named 2011-12 Teacher of the Year by the Florida chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. Award winners are selected based on rapport with students, student achievement, involvement in study abroad programs, contributions to school or district language programs, and service to […]
International group cites Ed.D. graduate’s online-learning research
Julia Carpenter, a recent UF doctoral (Ed.D.) graduate in educational technology, has been awarded the Online Learning Innovator Award for Outstanding Research from iNACOL, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, for her dissertation study on increasing student motivation and completion rates in online courses. Motivation is key in virtual schooling, where students take an […]
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: Anita Zucker (1972 alumna and donor)
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES 11-5-11 Anita Zucker (1972 graduate) cited in listing of million-dollar philanthropists COE alumna and major donor Anita Zucker (BAE ‘72) is mentioned in this St. Petersburg Times (Sunday edition) article on Florida’s million-dollar philanthropists.
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION: Lastinger Center mentor apprenticeship
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION (JACKSONVILLE DAILY NEWSPAPER) 11-5-11 Lastinger Center mentor apprenticeship pays off The Florida Times-Union daily newspaper in Duval County profiled North Shore Elementary School instructional coach Brooke Cobbin, one of the first participants in a 2006 apprenticeship program sponsored by the college’s Lastinger Center for Learning.
International Education Week events planned
Wednesday Nov. 16 2 p.m., Reitz Union Rm. 282 Panel Discussion: “International Engagement & Career Growth” Four internationally engaged College of Education Faculty–including two Fulbright Scholars–will share their motivations while adding international components to their work, and will reflect on the benefits and challenges they have faced throughout their careers. The event specifically targets educators […]
Ed tech’s Kumar shares outstanding e-learning paper award
Co-authors Swapna Kumar, clinical assistant professor in educational technology, and Marilyn Ochoa, assistant head of the Education Library in UF’s Norman Hall, recently won the Outstanding E-Learn Paper Award from the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Kumar coordinates the online Ed.D program in educational technology and realized the need for library instruction […]
WUFT-FM Radio: Tim Jacobbe (mathematics education)
WUFT-FM RADIO 11-2-11 Tim Jacobbe (math education) Jacobbe was quoted in a WUFT radio news report describing the implications of the latest report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, showing that the nation’s scores of reading and math progress for fourth and eighth graders remained about the same from 2009.
THE DAILY (1st iPad-only newspaper): Dorene Ross (teaching and learning)
THE DAILY (the first iPad-only newspaper) 11-1-11 Dorene Ross (School of Teaching and Learning) Professor Dorene Ross was quoted in The Daily (the first-ever iPad-only newspaper) in an article headlined “Miami-Dade joins school districts making end-of-term exams optional.” Ross said that by dropping final or midterm exams, students will lose a chance to get feedback […]
NAPLES NEWS daily newspaper (TLSI degree program)
Naples News daily newspaper 10-28-11 Education Leadership doctoral program A Naples News report discusses the impact of technology on learning, focusing on issues covered by 18 Collier County district administrators in a new, job-embedded educational leadership doctorate program offered online through UF’s College of Education.
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY CENTER: Cathy Cavanaugh (education technology)
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY CENTER October 2011 Ed tech’s Cavanaugh cited in national policy brief Ed Tech instructor Cathy Cavanaugh’s published research analyzing online learning outcomes in K-12 teaching was cited five times in a policy brief titled “Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.: Uncertain Private Ventures in need of Public Regulation,” published by the National […]