Bilingual Ed. scholar Maria Coady fills a prestigious endowed Fien professorship that allows her to expand her landmark multilingual studies aimed at helping at-risk English language learners at rural high-poverty schools.
International group installs COE professor as president-elect
TESOL International, the world’s largest organization of educators committed to advancing English language teaching for non-English speaking students, has installed Ester de Jong, a UF COE professor and school director, as its president-elect.
UF awarded $2.7M for new center aiming to transform elementary teacher preparation
GAINESVILLE, Fla.—With $2.7 million from the Florida Department of Education, the University of Florida College of Education is creating a new...
Smooth leadership transition for School of Teaching and Learning
The University of Florida College of Education’s School of Teaching and Learning, the hub of teacher preparation and K-12 educator advancement at...
GAINESVILLE SUN: Project Delta–Ester de Jong & Maria Coady
Gainesville Sun3-24-14Project DELTA, UF researchers seek to change ESOL educationUF researchers Ester de Jong and Maria Coady were quoted in a...
7-year study aims to boost teaching of state’s English language learners
After $1 million, six years, and data from more than 24,000 elementary school teachers and 72,000 students, three University of Florida education...
COE researchers out in force at AERA’s massive annual meeting
(Click here for PDF listing of UFCOE presentations) For years, the massive annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association has been...
Smith Professorship study will benefit English language learners
Elementary school students learning English as a second language will benefit from groundbreaking research by University of Florida education...
EDUCATION WEEK: Ester de Jong
Education Week 5-23-12 Ester de Jong (ESOL/bilingual education) ESOL/Bilingual Professor Ester de Jong was cited as an expert source in two articles...