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The UF Alliance partnered with the COE’s Education College Council and UF’s student chapter of the Florida Education Association this week to fill two vans with donated clothing, shoes, school supplies and personal hygiene items for children in need. COE faculty and staff also donated enough cash to give each school a $170 gift certificate […]
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Imagine 5,000 families, left homeless by the forces of nature, living in tents crammed in an area the size of a football field. Imagine their struggles and feelings of helplessness that come from the lack of basic necessities like food, water, clothing or even a bathroom. Since the catastrophic Haiti earthquake in 2010, thousands of […]
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ST. PETERSBURG TIMES 10-26-11 Brian Dassler (COE 2002 graduate) COE graduate Brian Dassler (MEd “02, English Education) and David Colburn of UF’s Reubin Askew Institute co-authored a guest opinion column in the St. Petersburg Times urging policymakers not to embrace virtual schooling—especially for-profit virtual schools—as a cure-all for problems in public education.” Dassler is principal […]
EDUCATION WEEK 10-26-11 UF online degrees in education technology The COE’s online graduate degree programs in educational technology, teacher leadership and school improvement, and special education were cited in the Oct. 26 edition of Education Week as examples of “options” that many practicing teachers who have the time for graduate coursework are taking advantage of.
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE, JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD, FLAGLER LIVE.COM, 10-25-11 Cathy Cavanaugh (professor, education technology), Peggy Haldeman (Ed tech Ed.D. student) Dr. Cavanaugh and Peggy Haldeman (EdD student and Florida Virtual School senior manager) were quoted in this Sarasota Herald-Tribue article critical of the quality and cost of for-profit virtual schools. The […]
Catherine Cavanaugh, UF associate professor of education technology, has been named to the International Advisory Panel for the European Union’s Lifelong Learning Programme multi-year project examining innovative ICT-enhanced learning initiatives, http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/
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Todd Haydon, a 2008 UF doctoral graduate in special education, is one of two recipients of the second annual Ted Carr Initial Research Award, presented by the international Association for Positive Behavior Support. Haydon is an assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Cincinnati. His research involves examining classroom management strategies that […]
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PALM BEACH POST 10-16-11 Linda Jones (science education) encourages hands-on labs A Palm Beach Post article reports the decision of a Palm Beach middle school to get rid of hands-on science labs in their classrooms, placing more emphasis on standardized testing like the FCAT. Associate professor Linda Jones, a proponent of hands-on learning, was quoted […]
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INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR; THE LEGIS-GATOR; UF BROADCAST NEWS 10-10-11 Tim Jacobbe (STL-math education) receives $2M NSF grant Supported by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UF math education researcher is leading a multi-center effort to create high-quality testing instruments in statistics, which will help teachers keep middle and high school students on […]
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Guest Lectures Nov. 9: Working with students and teachers in urban schools
COE student groups collect goods for local schoolchildren
The UF Alliance partnered with the COE’s Education College Council and UF’s student chapter of the Florida Education Association this week to fill two vans with donated clothing, shoes, school supplies and personal hygiene items for children in need. COE faculty and staff also donated enough cash to give each school a $170 gift certificate […]
New online certificate in disaster counseling addresses shortage in field
Imagine 5,000 families, left homeless by the forces of nature, living in tents crammed in an area the size of a football field. Imagine their struggles and feelings of helplessness that come from the lack of basic necessities like food, water, clothing or even a bathroom. Since the catastrophic Haiti earthquake in 2010, thousands of […]
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: Brian Dassler (2002 alumnus)
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES 10-26-11 Brian Dassler (COE 2002 graduate) COE graduate Brian Dassler (MEd “02, English Education) and David Colburn of UF’s Reubin Askew Institute co-authored a guest opinion column in the St. Petersburg Times urging policymakers not to embrace virtual schooling—especially for-profit virtual schools—as a cure-all for problems in public education.” Dassler is principal […]
EDUCATION WEEK: Online ed tech degrees
EDUCATION WEEK 10-26-11 UF online degrees in education technology The COE’s online graduate degree programs in educational technology, teacher leadership and school improvement, and special education were cited in the Oct. 26 edition of Education Week as examples of “options” that many practicing teachers who have the time for graduate coursework are taking advantage of.
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE, JAX DAILY RECORD, FLAGLER LIVE.COM
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE, JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD, FLAGLER LIVE.COM, 10-25-11 Cathy Cavanaugh (professor, education technology), Peggy Haldeman (Ed tech Ed.D. student) Dr. Cavanaugh and Peggy Haldeman (EdD student and Florida Virtual School senior manager) were quoted in this Sarasota Herald-Tribue article critical of the quality and cost of for-profit virtual schools. The […]
Ed tech scholar named to EU panel on lifelong learning
Catherine Cavanaugh, UF associate professor of education technology, has been named to the International Advisory Panel for the European Union’s Lifelong Learning Programme multi-year project examining innovative ICT-enhanced learning initiatives, http://www.virtualschoolsandcolleges.info/
’08 PhD graduate wins Initial Research Award
Todd Haydon, a 2008 UF doctoral graduate in special education, is one of two recipients of the second annual Ted Carr Initial Research Award, presented by the international Association for Positive Behavior Support. Haydon is an assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Cincinnati. His research involves examining classroom management strategies that […]
PALM BEACH POST: Linda Jones (science education)
PALM BEACH POST 10-16-11 Linda Jones (science education) encourages hands-on labs A Palm Beach Post article reports the decision of a Palm Beach middle school to get rid of hands-on science labs in their classrooms, placing more emphasis on standardized testing like the FCAT. Associate professor Linda Jones, a proponent of hands-on learning, was quoted […]
FLORIDA ALLIGATOR, THE LEGIS-GATOR: Tim Jacobbe (math education)
INDEPENDENT FLORIDA ALLIGATOR; THE LEGIS-GATOR; UF BROADCAST NEWS 10-10-11 Tim Jacobbe (STL-math education) receives $2M NSF grant Supported by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, UF math education researcher is leading a multi-center effort to create high-quality testing instruments in statistics, which will help teachers keep middle and high school students on […]