A lifetime of research productivity, masterly teaching and inspirational leadership has earned UF special education professor James McLeskey the prestigious 2010 TED/Merrill Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded by the Council for Exceptional Children.
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Current school reform efforts, like No Child Left Behind, emphasize teacher quality as the most important factor in student success, but University of Florida researchers have identified another, stunningly accurate predictor of classroom performance—the student’s home address.
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A lifetime of research productivity, masterly teaching and inspirational leadership has earned UF special education professor James McLeskey the prestigious 2010 TED/Merrill Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded by the Council for Exceptional Children.
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Thirty-one UF College of Education recipients of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship, offered through the state's Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc., attended FFMT's 14th annual Recruitment and Retention Conference in March in Orlando.
Teaching isn’t the only profession you’ll hear about at UF’s Education Career Night Thursday (Feb. 18), 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Reitz Union room 282.
Five College of Education alumni will talk about the distinctly different career paths they each have followed—quite successfully—after earning their education degrees at UF. The alumni speakers include a crisis counselor, special education professor, college president, personal and corporate motivational “coach”, and a fourth-grade teacher.
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Improving the quality of teacher preparation–a perennial topic in American education–has received renewed attention under the Obama administration, and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has made several high profile speeches recently that underscore the need to elevate the teaching profession. Specifically, in an article he wrote for American Educator (Winter 2009-10), Duncan suggested that […]
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The College of Education at the University of Florida is pleased to announce the 8th annual “Engaged Scholarship” award competition for faculty, graduate students, and community members. These awards are based on Ernst Boyer’s vision that research-oriented universities need to broaden their concept of scholarship to reflect the issues and concerns of society at large. As he noted:
Lastinger Center partnering with Pinellas schools to develop master teachers in science and math
With a $1.6 million boost from Helios Education Foundation of Tampa, UF’s Lastinger Center for Learning is partnering with Pinellas County schools to give as many as 500 math and science teachers a shot at advanced degrees and professional development training.
Special ed professor lands CEC honor for excellence in teacher education
Posted April 15, 2010
A lifetime of research productivity, masterly teaching and inspirational leadership has earned UF special education professor James McLeskey the prestigious 2010 TED/Merrill Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded by the Council for Exceptional Children.
coE-News: April 19, 2010, Vol. 5, Issue 5
To predict student success, there’s no place like home: UF study
To predict student success, there’s no place like home: UF study
Posted March 22, 2010
Current school reform efforts, like No Child Left Behind, emphasize teacher quality as the most important factor in student success, but University of Florida researchers have identified another, stunningly accurate predictor of classroom performance—the student’s home address.
Right down to the neighborhood and street number.
Dean to address Baby Gator conference March 20 for parents of young children
To register for conference below, visit www.babygator.ufl.edu or call 352-273-8000.
Special education professor receives TED/Merrill Award
A lifetime of research productivity, masterly teaching and inspirational leadership has earned UF special education professor James McLeskey the prestigious 2010 TED/Merrill Award for Excellence in Teacher Education, awarded by the Council for Exceptional Children.
31 UF minority scholarship students attend FFMT annual conference
Posted April 15, 2010
Thirty-one UF College of Education recipients of the Minority Teacher Education Scholarship, offered through the state's Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc., attended FFMT's 14th annual Recruitment and Retention Conference in March in Orlando.
Alumni to offer career guidance at Education Career Night Feb. 18—on teaching and much more
Teaching isn’t the only profession you’ll hear about at UF’s Education Career Night Thursday (Feb. 18), 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Reitz Union room 282.
Five College of Education alumni will talk about the distinctly different career paths they each have followed—quite successfully—after earning their education degrees at UF. The alumni speakers include a crisis counselor, special education professor, college president, personal and corporate motivational “coach”, and a fourth-grade teacher.
2010 Engaged Scholarship Awards
The College of Education at the University of Florida is pleased to announce the 8th annual “Engaged Scholarship” award competition for faculty, graduate students, and community members. These awards are based on Ernst Boyer’s vision that research-oriented universities need to broaden their concept of scholarship to reflect the issues and concerns of society at large. As he noted:
coE-News: December, 2009, Vol. 5, No. 3
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Lastinger Center partnering with Pinellas schools to develop master teachers in science and math
With a $1.6 million boost from Helios Education Foundation of Tampa, UF’s Lastinger Center for Learning is partnering with Pinellas County schools to give as many as 500 math and science teachers a shot at advanced degrees and professional development training.