P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School Archives

Novelist’s continued support helps scale up UF literacy initiatives

December 12, 2019

After a successful first phase, the next chapter of the James Patterson Literacy Challenge is ready to be written.

4 P.K. Yonge teachers named among Florida’s best ‘high impact teachers’

May 2, 2016

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked these highly ranked teachers at UF’s P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School why they are succeeding.

How Outstanding Young Alum saved his teaching career

April 8, 2016

Jon Mundorf was considering quitting teaching. Now he is receiving the College of Education’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Learn how the P.K. Yonge teacher revived his career.

School names corridor after former principal to honor daughter’s gift

February 24, 2016

Leslie Eggert Scales-Holloway (BAE '68) was visibly moved as she reflected on her late father’s role as the beloved principal at P.K. Yonge...

Study explores impact of ‘active learning classroom’ design

January 19, 2016

Inspired by the early impact of P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School’s new, state-of-the-art elementary wing, faculty researchers from PKY and...

UF precollegiate center keeps teachers up to date on bioscience technologies

November 23, 2015

Florida high school science teachers learn the latest technology and laboratory methods as part of a collaborative effort at the University of Florida to spark interest in bioscience careers among high schoolers. Read the story >>