Welcome to the School of Teaching and Learning (STL). I’m Alyson Adams, the School Director, and I’m proud every day to work with my amazing colleagues in STL.

Our faculty and programs have broad appeal and impact, and we all, in some way, focus on teaching and learning. Some of us focus on the PK-12 context; others explore and improve learning environments for adults. Some of us provide immediate, practical support for educators; others examine the intricacies of learning processes within the brain. Despite our different approaches to research, teaching, and service, we agree upon and embrace our core values of Diversity, Quality, Equity, Collaboration/Teamwork, Respect/Professionalism, and Transparency. We recognize that Schools have been –and might always be — political in nature, contexts tossed by the winds of change. We welcome collaborators, colleagues, and students who seek strategies to bolster these contexts, ways to celebrate and empower educators and leaders at all levels, and solutions to some of education’s most pressing issues, locally, nationally, and globally.

As our name implies, the School of Teaching & Learning includes both a teaching and learning focus.

Teaching Focus in STL

Our School includes a broad range of programs from undergraduate teacher certification all the way to doctoral level, with areas that focus on educational technology and computer science education; science, social studies, and math education; languages and literacies; and the societal and political influences on educational contexts. Our degrees, certificates, and concentrations offer a range of options for those seeking new education careers or advancing in their current professions.  We are equally proud of our rigorous campus-based programs and our online programs designed for people who apply new learning in their full-time jobs. Our programs are highly ranked, many winning national awards and recognitions. We take pride in the diversity of our programs, students, and partnerships.

Learning Focus in STL

Our faculty and students contribute to learning through their extensive and well-funded research efforts. Some of our studies are intentionally designed to immediately impact educational contexts, such as Freedom School, support for Bilingual learners in Biology, mathematical modeling, virtual reality for students with autism, or increasing equity and access in computer science education. Others stretch our understanding of emerging learning technologies, the neurophysiology of learning, the history of African-Americans in gifted education, or the innovations of artificial intelligence systems in education. Whether to advance innovation and theory or support practical improvements, our faculty members continue to shape and (re)define the future of education.

We invite you to join us, as a learner, as a leader, as a collaborator. Please feel free to reach out to me personally (adamsa@coe.ufl.edu, or 352-273-4107) and I will connect you to our amazing faculty, students, and staff who can help you get started. Together we can do more.